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Gambling on eSports Becoming Mainstream
April 28, 2015

Gambling on eSports Becoming Mainstream

Competitive video games, or eSports, have seen their popularity grow by leaps and bounds in the last few years. Online streaming sites like Twitch have made the games more accessible to fans, and even ESPN...

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Developing Targeting East Hartford for Connecticut Casino
April 27, 2015

Developing Targeting East Hartford for Connecticut Casino

Connecticut is now knee-deep in plans to build new casinos, even if there’s no assurance that anything will actually be built (and even less about where they would be located). It’s all part of an...

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90-year-old Woman Denied $41.7 Million Jackpot from “Malfunctioning” Slot
April 26, 2015

90-year-old Woman Denied $41.7 Million Jackpot from “Malfunctioning” Slot

The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled that a local casino does not have to pay a $41.7 million jackpot to one of its customers following a slot machine malfunction. Instead, 90-year-old grandmother Pauline Mckee, of...

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Netherland’s Gambling Reforms Attacked After Unibet Court Ruling
April 23, 2015

Netherland’s Gambling Reforms Attacked After Unibet Court Ruling

The Netherland’s sweeping new online gambling reforms have come under fire because of a court case which ruled that unlicensed operators have no responsibility to refund players’ losses. Last month a judge in Amsterdam rejected...

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Profits and Revenues Both Down for Las Vegas Sands
April 23, 2015

Profits and Revenues Both Down for Las Vegas Sands

The Las Vegas Sands Corp. has been a major thorn in the sides of those who want to see online gambling regulated in the United States. So it may come as some consolation to supporters...

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South Korea Mohegan Sun Mega Casino Bid Would Land Near Incheon Airport in Seoul
April 23, 2015

South Korea Mohegan Sun Mega Casino Bid Would Land Near Incheon Airport in Seoul

Mohegan Sun may have lost the battle for a Massachusetts casino, but that hasn’t stopped the company from bidding for a wildly ambitious $l.6 billion new project in South Korea. The tribal gaming operator is...

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Minors a Major Problem for Underage French Gambling
April 22, 2015

Minors a Major Problem for Underage French Gambling

Underage French gambling is adding fuel to the chemin de fer in the ongoing global debate about how many folks not yet "of age" are actually able to gamble, albeit illegally. France allows plenty of...

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Glen Cobb and Family Plead Guilty in Controversial IRS Grab Sports Betting Case
April 22, 2015

Glen Cobb and Family Plead Guilty in Controversial IRS Grab Sports Betting Case

Glen Cobb's name may not be familiar to the average sports bettor, but the high-rolling Las Vegas gambler's betting activities have been under a microscope for more than a decade with the Internal Revenue Service....

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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver Says Gambling is Good Business
April 21, 2015

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver Says Gambling is Good Business

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has made it clear that he thinks it's time for his league to change its tune on sports betting, calling for the practice to be legalized and, most importantly, regulated throughout...

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Global Sports Betting Market Worth $3 Trillion
April 20, 2015

Global Sports Betting Market Worth $3 Trillion

The global sports betting market could be worth up to $3,000,000,000,000 ($3 trillion), a United Nations conference targeting match-fixing was told last week. Independent betting expert Patrick Jay told the meeting in Qatar, which was hosted...

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