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Bwin.party Still in Rumored Takeover Negotiations with Amaya and William Hill
March 11, 2015

Bwin.party Still in Rumored Takeover Negotiations with Amaya and William Hill

Bwin.party has announced that takeover negotiations over the sale of all or part of its assets with more than one unnamed company have intensified, and talks are now at a “further stage,” company Chairman Philip...

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Connecticut Tribes Band Together In New Push For Expanded Gambling
March 10, 2015

Connecticut Tribes Band Together In New Push For Expanded Gambling

Expanded gambling in Connecticut was supposed to be dead a month ago. But the proposal seems more alive than ever, as both Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods have been lobbying hard to get the state legislature...

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Foxwoods Makes Bid For Final Massachusetts Casino License
March 9, 2015

Foxwoods Makes Bid For Final Massachusetts Casino License

Foxwoods has a lot to worry about when it comes to the Massachusetts casinos that are being constructed over the next few years. After all, a lot of business for the Connecticut resort comes from...

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Donald Trump Reaches Deal To Keep Name On Taj Mahal
March 9, 2015

Donald Trump Reaches Deal To Keep Name On Taj Mahal

The Trump Taj Mahal will still be known by that name for the foreseeable future, ending an effort by Donald Trump to take his name off of the beleaguered resort. Trump and investor Carl Icahn...

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IRS Proposes $600 Casino Winnings Tax Threshold
March 6, 2015

IRS Proposes $600 Casino Winnings Tax Threshold

The IRS isn't one of the more popular government agencies in the US and the tax enforcement agency's latest pitch likely won't increase its favorability, at least in the minds of gamblers. In a proposal...

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Miccarelli Resurrects Pennsylvania Poker-Only Online Gambling Bill 
March 6, 2015

Miccarelli Resurrects Pennsylvania Poker-Only Online Gambling Bill 

Pennsylvania’s efforts to legalize online poker are gaining steam with the introduction of a second poker bill to state legislature in as many weeks. State Representative Nick Miccarelli submitted his poker-only online gambling bill (HB 695)...

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NJ Sports Betting Could Become Legalized For March Madness
March 5, 2015

NJ Sports Betting Could Become Legalized For March Madness

NJ sports betting was signed into law last October by Governor Chris Christie only to be blocked by a US district judge a month later who ruled the legislation violated a federal ban on sports...

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Whelan And Lesniak Attack RAWA As Hearing Snowed Out
March 5, 2015

Whelan And Lesniak Attack RAWA As Hearing Snowed Out

New Jersey Senators Jim Whelan and Ray Lesniak have launched a blistering attack on the Restoration of America’s Wire Act. The Senators sent a communication to New Jersey media outlets in an attempt to drum...

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Darren Phua Pleads Guilty To World Cup Betting Ring Charges
March 5, 2015

Darren Phua Pleads Guilty To World Cup Betting Ring Charges

Darren Phua has changed his plea to guilty. Just as things seemed to be going right for Darren and his father, high stakes poker player Paul Phua, in their legal battle to have criminal charges...

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PokerStars Live Dealer Games Expand To Additional Sites 
March 4, 2015

PokerStars Live Dealer Games Expand To Additional Sites 

PokerStars live dealer products are spreading across the network's domains to include .com, .eu, and .uk. The expansion comes after PokerStars.es introduced live dealer play for its casino games earlier last month. Through its partnership...

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