Echo Entertainment target Australia’s Chinese visitors Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsAustraliaGaming Industry NewsOnline Gambling News October 13, 2015 0Australia’s casino bosses are predicting that tourism could be the next gold rush. Mineral extraction – not only gold –...
US Attorney investigating DFS operators Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationNorth America Casino NewsOnline gambling regulationGaming Industry NewsMobile gamingOnline Gambling NewsFloridaSports bettingFantasy SportsFines, Lawsuits & Litigation October 11, 2015 1Whether or not operators of daily fantasy sports (DFS) are violating the Illegal Gambling Business Act (IGBA) is a question...
Winners of casino proposals to be announced by Paraguay Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino proposalsCasino NewsWorld Casino NewsCentral & South America GamingGaming Industry NewsLicensesMergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships October 11, 2015 0Plans to award the winning proposal for two casinos in Asunción and the Central Department have been announced by Javier...
Casino’s in Cambodia can turn into a playground for money launderers Renee Kingsley CambodiaCasino CheatingMoney LaunderingAsian Casino NewsMacauConspiracyCrimeRacketeering October 7, 2015 0The casino industry in Cambodia is continuing to grow as gambling establishments and junket operators promote Cambodia’s casino industry to...
New York schools lose billions to video lottery casinos and pari-mutuel non-profits D. Graham Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationHorse RacingCasino NewsWorld Casino NewsNorth America Casino NewsCrimeNew York October 5, 2015 0In the wake of 9/11, New York passed an emergency law expanding the scope of the state’s lottery to include...
Vegas casinos petitioning to buy their electricity wholesale D. Graham Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino NewsNorth America Casino NewsEconomy/FinanceNevada October 5, 2015 0It all started November 2014 when the Las Vegas data storage company, Switch, petitioned the Nevada Public Utilities Commission [NPUC]...
Alabama Supreme Court refuses Governor’s request for lottery and gambling opinion D. Graham Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationTribal GamingCasino NewsNorth America Casino NewsAlabamaFines, Lawsuits & Litigation October 4, 2015 0On Sept. 9, Alabama Governor Robert Bentley submitted the following request for an advisory opinion to the Alabama Supreme Court:...
Former NBA commissioner says it’s time to legalize sports betting at federal level Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationCasino NewsNorth America Casino NewsIllegal BookmakingSports bettingTaxation October 3, 2015 0Thursday night former National Basketball Association commissioner, David Stern minced no words in stating that it is time to legalize sports...
PokerStars, Full Tilt get New Jersey approval Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsNorth America Casino NewsOnline gambling regulationGaming Industry NewsOnline PokerMobile gamingPokerLicensed online casinos in USALicensesOnline Gambling NewsMergers, Acquisitions & PartnershipsNew Jersey October 1, 2015 0The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) has authorized Amaya Inc. to operate its PokerStars and Full Tilt brands...
Hundreds of Mardi Gras Casino employees vote “yes” to strike Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino NewsNorth America Casino NewsGaming Industry NewsLabor RelationsWest Virginia September 28, 2015 0What was just a threat has turned into a vote to strike for nearly 200 employees at the Mardi Gras...
PokerStars merges ANZPT and APPT in consolidation move Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsAustraliaAsian Casino NewsMergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships September 22, 2015 0The Amaya Group, the parent company of PokerStars, has decided to merge two of their powerhouse poker tours into one,...
20 acre solar farm might keep Revel pipes from freezing Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino project updatesNew Jersey September 14, 2015 0Without electricity, the Revel Casino Hotel of Atlantic City has been subject to seasonal issues. In the summer months, the...
Baha Mar provisional liquidators appointed Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsBahamasEconomy/FinanceBankruptcyFines, Lawsuits & Litigation September 11, 2015 0Last week the Bahamian Supreme Court appointed KRyS Global, Bahamas and AlixPartners Services UK advisors as Joint Provisional Liquidators over...
Third Circuit Court of Appeals continues to deny New Jersey sports betting legalization Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsSports bettingNew Jersey September 11, 2015 0The state of New Jersey has tried time and time again to legalize sports betting within their borders but have...
Alabama governor seeks Supreme Court opinion on lottery Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationAlabama September 10, 2015 0Governor Robert Bentley of Alabama wants to know, if the state were to create a lottery, would this be the...