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PokerStars, Full Tilt get New Jersey approval

October 1, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, North America Casino News, Online gambling regulation, Gaming Industry News, Mobile gaming, Online Poker, Poker, Licensed online casinos in USA, Licenses, Online Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, New Jersey

The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) has authorized Amaya Inc. to operate its PokerStars and Full Tilt brands in New Jersey’s regulated online gaming market. Following an unprecedented and pro...

Sale of Stan James Online to Unibet Group finalized

Kim M

September 30, 2015

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Mobile gaming, Online Poker, Online Gambling News, Sports betting, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, United Kingdom

Unibet Group Plc has finalized the purchase of online gambling business, Stan James Group Plc after having satisfied the contractual requirements of the GBP 19 million sale today. The Stan James Group Plc wi...

Casino on Star Lake near Dent, Minnesota to be built by White Earth Nation

Kim M

September 30, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino proposals, Casino News, Minnesota

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On Friday the White Earth Nation, owner and operator of the Shooting Star Casino, Hotel and Entertainment Company, announced its plans for a casino on the shores of Star Lake in Otter Tail County between Pelica...

Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino: Over 3,000 flood casino floor in first 15 minutes

Kim M

September 29, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Casino News, New Hotels, North America Casino News, Casino openings, Gaming Industry News, North Carolina

Droves of patrons anxiously waited in line to enter Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino & Hotel for the first time when it opened its doors on Monday, September 28. After almost two years of constructi...

Cripple Creek casino sold for $30 million

Kim M

September 29, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, North America Casino News, Colorado, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships

Full House Resorts of Nevada has purchased Bronco Billy’s Casino and Hotel in Cripple Creek for $30 million. The casino developer and operator based in Spring Valley, Nevada purchased the casino and hotel on...

Medford casino met with protests from residents and lawmakers

Kim M

September 28, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Casino News, World Casino News, Licenses, Bankruptcy, New York

Lawmakers along with residents and others from Suffolk County, New York came together on Saturday to voice their disapproval of the establishment of a small casino in Medford. Previously revealed plans by th...

Hundreds of Mardi Gras Casino employees vote “yes” to strike

Kim M

September 28, 2015

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, North America Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Labor Relations, West Virginia

What was just a threat has turned into a vote to strike for nearly 200 employees at the Mardi Gras Casino in Cross Lanes, West Virginia. On Friday, September 25th members of the United Steelworkers Union au...

Second consecutive month for 4 million passenger count at McCarran

Kim M

September 28, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Nevada

In August and for the second straight month, McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada had 4 million passengers fly in and out of the terminal as the Clark County Department of Aviation reported fligh...

Sheraton casino closing makes eight in PR

Kim M

September 28, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, World Casino News, Casino closures, Puerto Rico

Years of economic crisis on the Caribbean island and unincorporated U.S. territory of Puerto Rico has resulted in another casino closing. Located in San Juan’s historic district, the Starwood Hotels & Re...

Playing with less than a full deck results in fine for Hollywood Casino

Kim M

September 27, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, North America Casino News, Casino Cheating, Poker, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Pennsylvania

Mountainview Thoroughbred Racing Association has been fined $13,000 by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board on Wednesday. The fine was levied against the Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course in Dauphi...

Raids result in thousands of arrests in Macau, China, and HK

Kim M

September 27, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, World Casino News, China, Hong Kong, Money Laundering, Unlicensed Operation, Asian Casino News, Macau

According to local sources a series of raids over a three-month period by Hong Kong police have resulted in the arrests of approximately 4,343 people with alleged ties to the city’s infamous organized crime syn...

FanDuel expands into eSports with AlphaDraft purchase

Kim M

September 27, 2015

Online gaming software, Latest Casino and Gambling News, World Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Technology, Mobile gaming, Online Gambling News, Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships, Fantasy Sports

In a press release on Thursday, one-day fantasy sports (DFS) industry leader in, FanDuel announced its acquisition of leading fantasy eSports (DFeS) platform AlphaDraft. A blend of live streaming and fantasy sp...

Hong Kong money laundering trial adjourned until March

Kim M

September 26, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, World Casino News, Hong Kong, Money Laundering, Asian Casino News, Macau

One time Neptune Group Ltd shareholder in Hong Kong’s Macau VIP gambling sector Cheung Chi-tai's trial has been adjourned by a Hong Kong court until March 24, 2016 at the request of prosecutors citing complexit...

Selena World Resort near Vladivostok will be more than a casino

Kim M

September 26, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, World Casino News, Casino project updates, Russia

Selena World Resort is one of four integrated resorts being developed in the Primorye Integrated Entertainment Zone (IEZ) near Vladivostok, in the Asian portion of the Russian Federation. The property will feat...

Responsible Gaming Trust hires PwC to study gambling-related harm

Kim M

September 25, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, World Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Online Gambling News

Data experts at multinational professional services network PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) have been commissioned by the gaming industry-funded Responsible Gaming Trust (RGT) for a research project designed to ex...

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PokerStars, Full Tilt get New Jersey approval

Sale of Stan James Online to Unibet Group finalized

Casino on Star Lake near Dent, Minnesota to be built by White Earth Nation

Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino: Over 3,000 flood casino floor in first 15 minutes

Cripple Creek casino sold for $30 million

Medford casino met with protests from residents and lawmakers

Hundreds of Mardi Gras Casino employees vote “yes” to strike

Second consecutive month for 4 million passenger count at McCarran

Sheraton casino closing makes eight in PR

Playing with less than a full deck results in fine for Hollywood Casino

Raids result in thousands of arrests in Macau, China, and HK

FanDuel expands into eSports with AlphaDraft purchase

Hong Kong money laundering trial adjourned until March

Selena World Resort near Vladivostok will be more than a casino

Responsible Gaming Trust hires PwC to study gambling-related harm

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