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Downtown Las Vegas Prepares for Casino Worker Strike
March 31, 2014

Downtown Las Vegas Prepares for Casino Worker Strike

The last time unions representing Las Vegas casino workers opted for major industrial action, it resulted in members of five unions picketing the now-defunct Frontier Casino for six years. Now, 20 years since the end...

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New Jersey Pushes Forward With International Online Gambling Bill
March 29, 2014

New Jersey Pushes Forward With International Online Gambling Bill

New Jersey might not be the first place you envision as the global center for Internet gambling activity. But that's the ultimate goal of a new piece of legislation currently working its way through the...

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Putin Considers Crimea for Russian Gambling Zone
March 29, 2014

Putin Considers Crimea for Russian Gambling Zone

It could be said that Russian President Vladimir Putin made a big gamble when he chose to annex Crimea from Ukraine, but there may be yet more gambling to come in the troubled region. According...

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Neteller Return to Borgata Should Benefit Online Gamblers
March 28, 2014

Neteller Return to Borgata Should Benefit Online Gamblers

Recently we reported on the triumphant reemergence of e-Wallet Neteller to America. Those of you who don’t remember the pre-2006 online gaming landscape might wonder why we got quite so excited about a mere e-wallet...

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Democratic Governors Call Gambling Control Act $20 Billion Mistake
March 27, 2014

Democratic Governors Call Gambling Control Act $20 Billion Mistake

A federal ban on online gambling would have “a severe and disastrous impact on state governments,” Congressional Democrats said this week, adding that the proposed Gambling Control Act 2014 was “unworkable” and “must be defeated.”...

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Two Federal Online Gambling Ban Bills Hit Congress This Week
March 26, 2014

Two Federal Online Gambling Ban Bills Hit Congress This Week

It looks like the fight over federal level online gambling laws is about to heat up again. Multiple reports have surfaced saying that two bills – one in the House and one in the Senate...

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Ultimate Gaming Touts Advances in Regulation at iGaming Summit
March 26, 2014

Ultimate Gaming Touts Advances in Regulation at iGaming Summit

It was some stirring words from the IGaming North America Summit in Las Vegas last week, as Ultimate Gaming execs took to the stage to declare that regulated online gambling in the US represents “victory”....

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Tribal Alliance Wants PokerStars Out of California Online Poker
March 25, 2014

Tribal Alliance Wants PokerStars Out of California Online Poker

The California Tribal Business Alliance (CTBA) has long been one of the driving forces behind trying to regulate online poker in California. But while they may be fine with having Internet gambling in the state,...

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Yahoo Jumps Into Social Gaming with Yahoo Games Network
March 24, 2014

Yahoo Jumps Into Social Gaming with Yahoo Games Network

US web portal and search engine Yahoo has announced its intention to climb aboard the giant social gaming juggernaut. Yahoo's new platform - the Yahoo Games Network - will allow third-party social games developers to...

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Maine Senate Rejects Gambling Expansion
March 23, 2014

Maine Senate Rejects Gambling Expansion

It seems like everyone else is getting in on the rapid gambling expansion in the northeastern United States, so why not Maine? That seemed to be the sentiment of many in the state, who saw...

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