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Bookmakers Offer Blanket Self-exclusion Program to Glasgow Problem Gamblers
Gamblers in Glasgow, Scotland’s biggest city, now have the option to bar themselves from up to 36 bookmaking shops in the city center with just one phone call. Previously, gamblers were only able to exclude...
Summer Olympics 2024 Won’t Be in Boston, Mayor Walsh Says Financial Risk Too Great
The 2024 Summer Olympics will not take place in Boston. Boston was once seen as a one of the favorites to be picked by US Olympic Committee (USOC) officials as America’s candidate city to host...
Florida Tells Seminoles To Prepare for End of Blackjack Games
The ongoing inability for Florida state officials and the Seminole Tribe to come to an agreement over the continuation of their gambling compact is coming to a head this week, as state gaming regulators are...
GVC Moves All-in for $1.5 Billion in Battle for Bwin.Party
GVC Holdings has pushed forward a shock bid of almost £1 billion ($1.55 billion) for bwin.party, this time without the financial assistance of Amaya Inc. Instead, GVC, which has a market cap just one-third of...
Chinese Stock Market Tumble Could Impact Macau Casinos
The Chinese stock market declined by a worrying 8.5 percent on Monday, after a day of panic selling led to falling prices across the board. It was an event that had a ripple effect on markets...
GLPI Acquires Pinnacle Properties in $4.74 Billion Deal
Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc (GLPI), the gambling industry’s first real estate investment trust (REIT), will acquire all of Pinnacle Entertainment’s real estate’s assets in an all-stock transaction that values the holdings at $4.74 billion....
Alleged Chinese Fears Over Sheldon Adelson And CIA Links Revealed
Chinese fears that Sheldon Adelson and the CIA were in cahoots to trap corrupt Beijing officials have been revealed in a report. The private investigator's report, commissioned in 2010 by Adelson's Sands China Ltd due...
Ladbrokes and Gala Coral Merging to Become Largest UK Bookmaker
Ladbrokes and Gala Coral were already both big names in the United Kingdom’s bookmaking industry, with both companies owning thousands of retail locations throughout the country. Now, the two foes are combining to form what...
Phil Ivey Fires Back at Borgata with Countersuit
When Phil Ivey sits down at a table, you know that he’s playing to win. That’s true in poker, it apparently carries over to his high-stakes baccarat sessions, and it applies just as much when...
Caesars Entertainment Facing Ruin After Court Ruling
Caesars Entertainment, the global casino operator and owner of the World Series of Poker (WSOP), could be on the brink of bankruptcy following an unfavorable court ruling. With spiraling debts and pending lawsuits threatening to...
