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Possible Mob Ties to Chinese Illegal Gambling Den Explosion
January 17, 2014

Possible Mob Ties to Chinese Illegal Gambling Den Explosion

At least 15 were killed in a major explosion in the Guizhou Province in southern China - and many more pretty shaken up - following a blast that occurred late afternoon earlier this week at a...

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Penn National Partners with Jamul Indian Village for California Casino
January 17, 2014

Penn National Partners with Jamul Indian Village for California Casino

Penn National Gaming is moving into the California market with a new casino project in partnership with Jamul Indian Village, about 20 miles east of San Diego. The $360 million development still needs the blessing...

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Poker Site 888 Wants Hakeem Nicks to Add an 8 to His Jersey
January 16, 2014

Poker Site 888 Wants Hakeem Nicks to Add an 8 to His Jersey

In the overcrowded arena of ways to get your name out there, sometimes you just have to think outside the box. That's the thinking, apparently, of the marketing geniuses at 888.com, an online poker site...

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Unlucky Seven-Year Descent as Atlantic City Falls Below $3 Billion
January 16, 2014

Unlucky Seven-Year Descent as Atlantic City Falls Below $3 Billion

It’s amazing what a difference seven years can make. Atlantic City - which was going strong and winning $5.2 billion from gamblers in 2006 - has seen seven straight years of declining revenues, culminating in...

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New Jersey Online Gambling Pays Off Bigtime for Lobbyists and Lawyers
January 15, 2014

New Jersey Online Gambling Pays Off Bigtime for Lobbyists and Lawyers

Everyone knows that when it comes to gambling, the house always wins. In the case of online gambling in New Jersey, it seems that the lobbyists and lawyers do pretty well for themselves, too. Support...

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Adult Entertainment Expo Brings the Sin to Sin City
January 15, 2014

Adult Entertainment Expo Brings the Sin to Sin City

Las Vegas has built its legacy on not only its casinos, but on the promise - overt or otherwise - of sex, drugs and rock n' roll. While ironically prostitution is, in fact, illegal in...

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Nevada Casinos Can’t Win for Losing for Fifth Straight Year
January 14, 2014

Nevada Casinos Can’t Win for Losing for Fifth Straight Year

It was bad news and sort of good news for the Silver State's casinos  when Nevada's Gaming Control Board released their annual Gaming Abstract Report late last week. The bad news was that Nevada's 263 combined...

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Big Banks Refuse to Process Legal Online Gambling Transactions
January 13, 2014

Big Banks Refuse to Process Legal Online Gambling Transactions

Everything seemed so hunky dory: Nevada, Delaware and New Jersey all got legal online gambling - or at least poker, in Nevada's case - up and running in 2013, and except for a few issues...

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Maine Casinos Oppose Expanded Gambling in State
January 13, 2014

Maine Casinos Oppose Expanded Gambling in State

We may not agree with them, but we know there are plenty of reasons that people may oppose more gambling in their state, from moral objections to worries about problem gambling. But in Maine, gambling...

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Genting Gambles in Florida with Uncertain Results
January 12, 2014

Genting Gambles in Florida with Uncertain Results

They say money talks, but in Genting Resorts World's case, it's not been speaking as loudly as the company might like. Despite pouring $236 million into a 14-acre waterfront Miami spread back in 2011 and...

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