WSOP Colossus proving to be a monster of an event Sadonna Price Las VegasPoker TournamentsBrick-n-Mortar Poker RoomsPoker May 29, 2015 0The 2015 World Series of Poker started this week and perhaps the most anticipated event of the series began starting...
APPT Macau Day 2 action–Xiaohua Fu owns the day Lars Jones Poker TournamentsMacau May 29, 2015 0After starting Wednesday and Thursday (Days 1a, 1b) with 493 total entrants, today’s action began with a field of 188....
House passes multi-step process for new Connecticut casino Sadonna Price Gaming Law & LegislationTribal GamingCasino proposalsConnecticut May 29, 2015 0Despite heavy opposition from specific lawmakers in the state of Connecticut, a new bill to add a third casino in...
Main event Asia Pacific Poker Tour Macau 2015 begins Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsPoker TournamentsBrick-n-Mortar Poker RoomsMacau May 27, 2015 0Wednesday marked the start of big time action in Season 9 of the Asia Pacific Poker Tour with over 200...
Jacobs v Las Vegas Sands to be heard in U.S. Court Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsLas VegasMacauFines, Lawsuits & LitigationNevada May 26, 2015 0Clark County District Court Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez has ruled that a wrongful termination suit brought by the former CEO of Sands...
New Zealand drug lord spends $15 million At SkyCity Casino Renee Kingsley New ZealandMoney LaunderingCrime May 25, 2015 0Authorities across the world have long suspected a connection between casinos, money laundering and the underworld. Police in New Zealand recently...
Chinese authorities arrest internet celebrity Guo Meimei for running illegal casino Renee Kingsley Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationChinaUnlicensed OperationAsian Casino NewsCrimeFines, Lawsuits & Litigation May 23, 2015 0Mainland Chinese love to play games that involve betting and a great many of them love to gamble in their free...
Z Capital wants Affinity Gaming sold Sam Mitchell Latest Casino and Gambling NewsEconomy/FinanceMergers, Acquisitions & PartnershipsNevada May 22, 2015 0May 20th 2015, an offer made by the largest shareholder in Affinity Gaming, to buy the remaining shares of the...
Korean casino cruise ship idea not enjoying a smooth sail Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationCasino proposalsSouth Korea May 22, 2015 0The new law allowing casinos on cruise ships flying the South Korean flag is meeting resistance from within the country’s...
Boston amends lawsuit against Mass state gambling commission Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsLicensesFines, Lawsuits & LitigationMassachusetts May 22, 2015 0In early January Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh filed a lawsuit against the Massachusetts Gaming Commission asking that they stop...
All Asia Dealers’ Championship grand final Thursday Sam Mitchell Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCambodiaAsian Casino NewsMacauPhilippinesSingapore May 21, 2015 0May 21st 2015 marks the final for the G2E Asia event of All Asia Dealers’ Championship in Macau. 36 dealers...
Casinos in Japan; bill awaits review Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationCasino NewsJapanIndepth / Featured Articles May 21, 2015 0For those wishing to see Japan legalize and regulate casinos, June of last year proved particularly frustrating as the Diet...
Senate passes CT Casino Bill, treading carefully Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationCasino proposalsConnecticut May 21, 2015 0Casino gaming moves forward in Connecticut as the Senate voted to begin the process of authorizing another casino to be...
Teamsters picket SLS Las Vegas Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsLas VegasLabor Relations May 21, 2015 0Protests began last week at the SLS Las Vegas with valet parking attendants fighting for their right to form a...
Gov. Brownback signs fantasy sports bill–no SE Kansas casino news Lars Jones Gaming Law & LegislationOnline gambling regulationFantasy SportsKansas May 20, 2015 0Kansas Governor Sam Brownback put the final nail in the coffin of debate over whether fantasy sports betting is legal...