Alabama Senate passes on GreeneTrack casino constitutional amendment Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationAlabama April 14, 2016 0A proposed amendment to Alabama’s constitution that would once and for all clarify that GreeneTrack in Greene County and VictoryLand...
VictoryLand will reopen despite Alabama Supreme Court setback; McGregor Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationAlabamaFines, Lawsuits & Litigation April 5, 2016 0Despite an Alabama Supreme Court ruling last week overturning a lower court’s ruling issued in 2015 in favor of VictoryLand...
Card counting is NOT cheating, but… Mark Pilarski Latest Casino and Gambling NewsDeal Me In April 4, 2016 0Dear Mark: When it comes to blackjack, why is counting cards considered a form of cheating? I look at it...
David Baazov, CEO and Chair of Amaya takes leave of absence amid insider trading charges Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsWorld Casino NewsOnline PokerOnline Gambling NewsFinancial Fraud March 29, 2016 0After a seemingly miraculous rise to becoming the world’s largest online gambling company, Amaya’s CEO, David Baazov is taking a...
Daily Fantasy Sports Regulations Announced by Massachusetts Attorney General Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationFantasy SportsMassachusetts March 27, 2016 0Maura Healey, the Attorney General of Massachusetts, has officially filed the regulations she has created to oversee daily fantasy sports...
U.S. Attorney has questions for governor and AG about Alabama bingo machines Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationAlabamaCrimeFines, Lawsuits & Litigation March 26, 2016 0Tuskegee mayor Johnny Ford has enlisted the U.S. Attorney’s office in a bid to clear the way for electronic bingo...
Sports betting licenses to be doubled but, online casino, poker rejected by Germany Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsOnline gambling regulationLicensesGermany March 20, 2016 0Germany’s 16 state ministers have agreed that the number of available sports betting licenses will be doubled but a rewrite...
Feds say $2 million in Amazon gift cards laundered by 5Dimes sports book Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsMoney LaunderingOnline Gambling NewsFines, Lawsuits & LitigationPennsylvania March 18, 2016 0An application for a seizure warrant filed recently by a Department of Homeland Security investigator in the U.S. District Court...
Casinos in Gauteng, South Africa could end up paying higher taxes very soon Renee Kingsley Gaming Law & LegislationSouth AfricaEconomy/FinanceAfrican Casino NewsTaxation March 14, 2016 0Casinos in Gauteng, South Africa have been subjected to paying the government just 9 percent in gaming taxes for close...
Single-sport betting at casinos supported by Canadian regions Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationOntario March 5, 2016 0Canada’s legalization of single-game sports betting could keep billions of dollars in the country and create more than 200 jobs,...
Cambodian authorities continue crackdown on Chinese gamblers in 2016 Renee Kingsley Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCambodiaChinaMacau March 3, 2016 0Ever since Macau launched its anti-corruption crackdown targeting VIP gamblers from Mainland China, these gamblers have preferred to travel to...
BC Lottery Corp to review its policies after money laundering lawsuit filed Renee Kingsley CanadaCasino CheatingBritish ColumbiaMoney Laundering February 29, 2016 0There have been recent allegations that casinos in British Columbia have been used by criminals for money laundering purposes. While...
Casinos in Russia’s Azov-city might remain open 3 more years Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationCasino closuresRussiaRussia February 29, 2016 0There were once over 30,000 legal and illegal casinos operating in Russia, with as many as 4,000 of them being...
Austria charges Bwin.party exes Teufelberger, Bodner with bribery Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsEuropean Casino NewsOnline Gambling NewsBriberyFines, Lawsuits & Litigation February 28, 2016 0Two former top executives at Bwin.party, an online gambling operator, face bribery charges related to a failed application in 2007...
Any responsibility for $870m Kentucky damages rejected by Scheinbergs; says Amaya Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsOnline PokerFines, Lawsuits & LitigationKentucky February 24, 2016 0Responsibility for the $870 million judgment awarded to the state by a Franklin Circuit Court judge on December 23 was...