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Waitress at Rivers Casino Awarded Over $1 Million for Hostile Work Environment
August 15, 2015

Waitress at Rivers Casino Awarded Over $1 Million for Hostile Work Environment

Casino cocktail waitresses are expected to put up with quite a lot from the customers they serve, but just like at any other workplace, there are limits to what they have to deal with. Rivers...

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Augur Promises Distributed Sports Betting Platform
August 14, 2015

Augur Promises Distributed Sports Betting Platform

Things augur well for the US sports betting industry, not to mention a new eponymous online prediction betting platform. Sports betting is a hot topic in the United States right now, as sports leagues seem...

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Amaya to Enter DFS Space as StarsDraft
August 14, 2015

Amaya to Enter DFS Space as StarsDraft

Amaya will officially enter the real-money daily fantasy sports (DFS) market under the new brand “Starsdraft.” The company announced this week that it had acquired the Austin-based DFS website Victiv, which will be completely rebranded...

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San Manuel to Offer Social Casino with GameAccount
August 13, 2015

San Manuel to Offer Social Casino with GameAccount

The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, PokerStars’ allies in the fight for regulated online poker in California, has partnered with UK software provider, GameAccount, to offer social casino games online and on mobile via...

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Wisconsin Judge Upholds State Ban on Poker
August 13, 2015

Wisconsin Judge Upholds State Ban on Poker

Poker players were hoping that arguments pointing out the role of skill in poker could win over a Wisconsin judge, perhaps leading to the legalization of the game throughout the state. Instead, they learned that...

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New Jersey Strengthens Laws Against Dog Fighting
August 12, 2015

New Jersey Strengthens Laws Against Dog Fighting

Governor Chris Christie took time from his presidential campaign to sign a bill that will crack down on dog fighting in the state by imposing tough new penalties on those found guilty of crimes related...

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Regulated iGaming Even More Key as Dark Web Criminal Activity Continues to Skyrocket
August 12, 2015

Regulated iGaming Even More Key as Dark Web Criminal Activity Continues to Skyrocket

Regulated iGaming in the US and abroad has yet another compelling reason for players to support its passage: the threat of Dark Web hacking of player accounts. Most likely, darknet websites aren't something you've often perused,...

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Revenues Up, Profits Down at IGT Since Merger
August 11, 2015

Revenues Up, Profits Down at IGT Since Merger

The merger of International Game Technology (IGT) with GTECH was expected to provide growth for the companies, and so far, that seems to be working out well for the new incarnation of IGT. However, that...

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Optimal Payments Completes Acquisition of Skrill
August 11, 2015

Optimal Payments Completes Acquisition of Skrill

Optimal Payments has completed its takeover of Skrill, creating a combined firm that will take its place among the largest payment processing companies in the world. “Today is a very important milestone for Optimal Payments,”...

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Zynga to Pay $23M to Allegedly Defrauded Shareholders in Settlement
August 11, 2015

Zynga to Pay $23M to Allegedly Defrauded Shareholders in Settlement

Zynga will make a settlement for $23 million with a group of shareholders who have alleged they were deliberately defrauded by the social gaming giant. A lawsuit brought against Zynga claimed that the company deliberately...

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