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Scientific Games to Buy Bally Technologies
August 6, 2014

Scientific Games to Buy Bally Technologies

Scientific Games may be best known for its lottery products, but the company is looking to broaden their impact on the gaming market. And if you're looking to spend a few million dollars in this...

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Paddy Power Admits to 2010 Hack of Customer Data
August 5, 2014

Paddy Power Admits to 2010 Hack of Customer Data

Across-the-pond sports betting operation Paddy Power is no stranger to finding ways to get its name into the news. From controversial promotions to outrageous ads, the Irish bookmaker is willing to do just about anything...

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James Packer Tackling Las Vegas, Again
August 5, 2014

James Packer Tackling Las Vegas, Again

Australian casino mogul James Packer has had rough experiences investing in the American gaming market in the past. But that hasn't dissuaded the dynamo from Down Under from placing another bet in Las Vegas. Packer's...

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Amaya Completes Acquisition of Rational Group
August 4, 2014

Amaya Completes Acquisition of Rational Group

Ever since the Amaya Gaming Group announced their proposed buyout of the Rational Group, including PokerStars and Full Tilt, it's been expected that the transaction would go through without any real problems. Sure enough, the...

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Las Vegas Bounces Back, But US Markets Flounder Elsewhere
August 4, 2014

Las Vegas Bounces Back, But US Markets Flounder Elsewhere

Las Vegas is officially on the up, but that didn't stop Moody’s Investors Service from downgrading its view of the US casino gaming market from "stable" to "negative" recently. Yes, while the Las Vegas Strip...

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Senators Appeal to DoJ for Reinterpretation of Wire Act
August 3, 2014

Senators Appeal to DoJ for Reinterpretation of Wire Act

Three US senators have written to Attorney General Eric Holder, appealing to him to support the Restoration of America's Wire Act. The bill, introduced earlier this year, seeks to outlaw all forms of online gambling...

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Fremont Street Draws More Tourists and More Cops
August 1, 2014

Fremont Street Draws More Tourists and More Cops

As Las Vegas continues to bounce back from the economic downturn, with the Strip posting its fifth annual revenue increase in a row, Sin City's Fremont Street area downtown is experiencing a renaissance as well....

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Texas Lottery Demise Could Be Bingo Beginning
August 1, 2014

Texas Lottery Demise Could Be Bingo Beginning

Could it really, finally, be curtains for the Texas Lottery? Its abolition has been debated for many years in the Texas Legislature, ever since 1991, in fact, when voters opted to amend the Constitution in...

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Pinnacle Sports Stanley Tomchin Avoids Felony Charges
July 31, 2014

Pinnacle Sports Stanley Tomchin Avoids Felony Charges

Stanley Tomchin has some stake in the online bookmaker Pinnacle Sports, but it's unclear if he's a primary owner of the site. He was certainly a talented games player, though it's hard to say just...

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Minnesota E-Gambling Industry Undergoing Major Changes
July 30, 2014

Minnesota E-Gambling Industry Undergoing Major Changes

To say that Minnesota's experiment with electronic gaming machines (or e-gambling, as it is usually referred to in the state) has been disappointing would be a major understatement. The original plan was for the electronic...

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