Maryland casino industry gains new competition, profit losses expected Sam Mitchell Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino openingsMarylandWashington June 17, 2015 0Maryland Live is the largest casino in Maryland, which accounts for the 76 percent casino revenue made in 2014. Horseshoe...
Jim Evans takes California Gaming Control chair: Updated Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsTribal GamingGaming Industry NewsCalifornia June 15, 2015 0On June 12, 2015 California Governor Jerry Brown appointed his Chief Deputy Press Secretary, Jim Evans to head up the...
Scarlet Pearl Casino construction milestone Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsNew HotelsBrick-n-Mortar Poker RoomsCasino project updatesMississippi June 14, 2015 0The Scarlet Pearl Casino in D’Iberville, Mississippi held a topping off ceremony on Friday June 12, 2015 to mark the...
Vatican and Interpol no longer accepting FIFA funds Sam Mitchell Latest Casino and Gambling NewsU.S.A.CrimeFinancial FraudRussia June 14, 2015 0FIFA lost support Friday, June 12, 2015, from both the Vatican and Interpol due to fraud investigations. Interpol stated it...
Junket operator David Group denies closures, layoff plans Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Industry NewsMacau June 12, 2015 2On the heels of Neptune Guangdong Group denying media reports yesterday that they plan to idle as many as 300...
Property tycoon blames casino for £2 million debt Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsFines, Lawsuits & Litigation June 12, 2015 1In February of 2014, Safa Abdulla Al Geabury, a known property tycoon, visited the Ritz Club and used a check...
Tribal labor rulings headed to Supreme Court? Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsTribal GamingLabor RelationsFines, Lawsuits & LitigationMichigan June 11, 2015 0American Indian tribes have long contended that business conducted on tribal lands is sovereign and not subject to federal labor...
Nevada judge asked to unseal private eye reports on Sands China Renee Kingsley Las VegasCasino NewsGaming Industry NewsMacauCrimeFines, Lawsuits & Litigation June 11, 2015 0When Las Vegas Sands Chairman and billionaire Sheldon Adelson decided to terminate his Sands China CEO Steve Jacobs in 2010,...
VIP revenue slump causes two junket operators to scale back Sam Mitchell Casino closuresMacau June 10, 2015 0Neptune Guangdong Group and David Group are two of the largest junket operators in Macau. They announced their intention to...
Democratic senators supportive of central New Jersey casino Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationCasino proposalsNew Jersey June 10, 2015 0On Monday, Senator Linda Greenstein of New Jersey, along with Senator Bob Smith and Christopher Bateman, introduced amendment SCR173, seeking...
Ukiah tribe decides to cut down on marijuana farm plans Renee Kingsley Tribal GamingU.S.A.Gaming Industry NewsCalifornia June 10, 2015 0The Pinoleville Pomo Nation runs its business operations from Ukiah, California and derives most of its revenue from its casino...
KG Urban Enterprises meets deadline set by Massachusetts Gaming Commission Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino proposalsMassachusetts June 10, 2015 0KG Urban Enterprises has been under fire for some time as the group has continued to ask for extensions in...
Bribery allegations threaten Russia and Qatar’s rights to host FIFA world cup Renee Kingsley Latest Casino and Gambling NewsU.S.A.Money LaunderingTax EvasionConspiracyCrimeRacketeeringRussia June 9, 2015 0The investigation into FIFA has confirmed that an ugly monster controls the ‘beautiful’ game. The investigation has implicated some of...
NJ Gaming Enforcement offers amnesty, sets deadline for iGaming affiliates Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino NewsOnline PokerLicensed online casinos in USAUnlicensed OperationLicensingNew Jersey June 8, 2015 0Companies that promote, market or direct residents of New Jersey to illegal online gambling sites now have 150 days to...
Moldavian poker player accused of cheating at the WSOP $10,000 Heads-Up No-limit Hold ‘em Championship Renee Kingsley U.S.A.Poker TournamentsCasino CheatingConspiracyCrimeNevada June 8, 2015 0Keith Lehr won the $10,000 Heads-Up No-limit Hold ‘em Championship at the World Series of Poker on the 4th of...