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GVC Launches Bid for Bwin.party
GVC Holdings, the company that owns Sportingbet, announced today that it had made a bid to acquire its larger rival, bwin.party, for an undisclosed sum. Should the sale go ahead, GVC said it would be...
Feds Slam Paul Phua with Conspiracy Charge in Effort to Convict
Paul Phua, the Malaysian high-stakes poker player and businessman accused of masterminding a million-dollar World Cup betting operation in Las Vegas last summer, is due to stand trial on June 1. The prosecution’s case appeared...
Brockton Voters Narrowly Approve Casino Plan
Casinos only need a small edge over their players in order to score a win in the long run. Backers of a proposed resort in Brockton, Massachusetts are hoping that the same can be said...
IGT Revenues Down In Q1, While GTECH Sees Growth
International Game Technology is in the process of fully integrating the two companies that merged together to form it: IGT and GTECH. That means it’s impossible to truly evaluate how well the merger is going...
666Bet and Metro Play Begin Customer Payback
666Bet and Metro Play have begun to repay their customers. A “significant number” of former players at the troubled online casinos have had their balances refunded via a Skrill account, according to a statement from...
Amaya Receives Danish License for FullTilt.dk
FullTilt.dk will launch in Denmark, having been granted a license to offer poker and casino games from the Danish Gambling Authority (DGA). PokerStars has been operating licensed gaming in the country since the beginning of...
Chinese Lottery Supplier Booms Even While Macau Slumps
Chinese gamblers may not be spending as much time or money in Macau as they were this time last year, but that doesn’t mean that they’ve deciding gambling just isn’t for them. While casinos in...
Caesars Entertainment Money Laundering Allegations Could Cost Operator Millions in Fines
Caesars Entertainment Corp. could be subjected to millions of dollars in fines as the company tries to settle money laundering allegations it faces from the federal government. The gaming operator is currently in talks with...
Indiana Horse Racing Bill Vetoed, Kansas Closer to Fantasy Sports
Indiana Governor Mike Pence was faced with decisions to make on three different gambling-related bills last week. On Friday, he made the decision to veto one of them, while allowing the other two to pass...
Belgium Fines Players Who Gambled on BetClic
Belgium is notorious for their strict controls over online gambling sites in their country, as the government there has taken harsh measures against illegal operators who have tried to offer Internet wagering within its borders....