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New Jersey lottery law raises questions over online sales

February 27, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Lottery, Licensing, New Jersey

A lottery bill that passed inconspicuously in New Jersey several months ago is suddenly raising eyebrows, after it turns out that the Garden State may have full blown online lottery sales by the time AB 3094 ta...

Absolute Poker founder pleads not guilty in federal court

Lars Jones

February 24, 2017

Poker Law, U.S.A., Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, Online Poker, Money Laundering, The Players Lounge, Online Gambling News, Licensing, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

Scott Tom, founder and co-owner of Costa Rica-based Absolute Poker, arrived in the U.S. from Barbados Thursday to face money laundering and UIGEA charges. Scott, a resident of Antigua, pleaded not guilty to the...

New Mexico state allowed to go after Pojoaque Pueblo vendors, judge rules

Alex Lanter

February 21, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Tribal Gaming, Licensing, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, New Mexico

The Pojoaque Pueblo’s gaming operations have been dealt a serious blow by federal judge James Browning, who ruled that the state of New Mexico is free to take action against vendors working with the tribe’s gam...

Straub offered lifeline for opening TEN casino by Lesniak

Alex Lanter

February 8, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino openings, Casino project updates, Licensing, New Jersey

New Jersey Senator Ray Lesniak has introduced a new legislation that would reportedly make it easier to open Atlantic City’s TEN Casino, a short time after its owner Glenn Straub was told by the New Jersey Casi...

Fiji casino developer, AG heard in casino license appeals

Lars Jones

February 2, 2017

Fiji, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Licensing, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

The Appeals Court in Fiji heard two separate appeals today related to the One Hundred Sands casino license being canceled. According to a report on fijione.tv, counsel for the casino owner has tried in vain to ...

MGM Resorts open new power-lobby office in Washington, DC

Alex Lanter

January 18, 2017

Las Vegas, Gaming Law & Legislation, Licensing, Nevada, Washington

A month after opening their National Harbor casino near Washington, DC, MGM Resorts, according to a recent announcement, are taking another step in establishing their presence in the nation’s capital by setting...

PhilWeb to ‘compete’ for eGames license, process expedited

Lars Jones

December 27, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Licenses, Licensing, Philippines

PhilWeb Corp., the software provider to 268 eGames internet cafes in the Philippines, filed a report with the stock exchange there, published today noting that the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp (Pagcor) ...

Pagcor to control all online gambling licenses, clarifies Duterte ‘closures’

Lars Jones

December 24, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online gambling regulation, The Players Lounge, Licenses, Online Gambling News, Taxation, Licensing, Philippines

Yesterday, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) walked back a statement from the country's president that indicated all online gaming operators would be put out of business with no exceptions. And...

Philippines President Duterte axes all online gambling in the country, or maybe not

Lars Jones

December 22, 2016

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino closures, Online Gambling News, Licensing, Philippines

See update below In a sweeping move seen as the reversal of an earlier pledge to allow online gambling operations in the Philippines, President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the plug pulled on all online gambl...

First Indian online gaming licenses issued by Nagaland

Adam Morgan

December 17, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, India, Online Gambling News, Licensing

In India, the small northeastern state of Nagaland has begun licensing online gaming operators for the game of poker with the first license going to K365 Web Assets Private Limited and its domain at Khelo365.co...

Light at the end of the tunnel for PhilWeb Corporation

Adam Morgan

November 22, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online Gambling News, Licensing, Philippines

In the Philippines, online games developer PhilWeb Corporation will reportedly soon be given permission to re-open 131 e-Games-branded gaming parlors across the nation following a re-think by the Philippine Amu...

Motives of Hialeah’s new horsemen’s group questioned

Kim M

October 25, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Horse Racing, Florida, Licensing, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

The recognition of a new horseman’s group at Hialeah Park by the Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering is being challenged and a trial is set to begin today in a Tallahassee courtroom. Those in the know regarding ho...

Thousands of jobs lost if PhilWeb license pulled: Updated — license will not be renewed

Sadonna Price

August 8, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Industry News, Licensing, Philippines

This just in: Bloomberg reports that Pagcor will not renew Philweb's license. “We won’t cancel it but we won’t renew it,” Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. Chief Executive Officer Andrea Domingo told the me...

Philippines regulator revokes 124 online gambling licenses

Adam Morgan

August 1, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online Gambling News, Licensing, Philippines

As it steps up efforts to stop operations that cater to local players, the Philippine Amusement And Gaming Corporation has reportedly revoked 124 online gaming licenses over the past month and intends to deny u...

Tribal coalition suggests changes to California online poker bill

Adam Morgan

July 1, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Tribal Gaming, Online Poker, California, Licensing

In California, a coalition of seven tribes that is lobbying against the passage of proposed legislation that would legalize online poker in the state has announced that it could remove its opposition if suggest...

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New Jersey lottery law raises questions over online sales

Absolute Poker founder pleads not guilty in federal court

New Mexico state allowed to go after Pojoaque Pueblo vendors, judge rules

Straub offered lifeline for opening TEN casino by Lesniak

Fiji casino developer, AG heard in casino license appeals

MGM Resorts open new power-lobby office in Washington, DC

PhilWeb to ‘compete’ for eGames license, process expedited

Pagcor to control all online gambling licenses, clarifies Duterte ‘closures’

Philippines President Duterte axes all online gambling in the country, or maybe not

First Indian online gaming licenses issued by Nagaland

Light at the end of the tunnel for PhilWeb Corporation

Motives of Hialeah’s new horsemen’s group questioned

Thousands of jobs lost if PhilWeb license pulled: Updated — license will not be renewed

Philippines regulator revokes 124 online gambling licenses

Tribal coalition suggests changes to California online poker bill

Macau’s Satellite Casinos Face Uncertainty as Transition Deadline Nears

Legal Showdown: The Talisman Group Secures Key Victory in Baccarat Distribution Dispute

Melco Resorts Evaluates Strategic Alternatives for City of Dreams Manila

Star Entertainment Shares Plunge as Company Seeks $650 Million Rescue Amid Financial Woes

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