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Canelo Alvarez Gennady Golovkin boxing

Big Bets Placed on Gennady ‘GGG’ Golovkin vs. Canelo Alvarez

Gennady 'GGG' Golovkin and Canelo Alvarez step into the ring at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday night in Las Vegas, and sportsbooks in the city and around the state are beginning to take big wagers on the fight's outcome. Several low six-figure bets...

Casino.org Staff Writer September 15, 2017
Jamie Dimon predicts curtains for Bitcoin

JP Morgan Chief Calls Bitcoin a ‘Fraud’ That Will Crash Like 17th Century Tulips

Is Bitcoin a virtual bubble that’s about to burst, or a dependable safe haven that can withstand market turbulence and economic uncertainly? Opinion is unquestionably divided, but the head of one of the world’s biggest banks is emphatic that the digital currency...

Casino.org Staff Writer September 14, 2017
Sen. Mitch Fifield, Australian Communications Minister

Australia Considers Regulating Online Poker as Internet Gambling Ban Takes Effect

Online poker became illegal in Australia on Wednesday, as the country’s Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill became a fully enforceable law. But a new proposal floated this week is offering aggrieved online poker players fresh hope for a fix. Communications Minister Mitch Fifield...

Casino.org Staff Writer September 14, 2017
Pennsylvania State Rep. Bryan Barbin criticizes House budget plan

Pennsylvania House Adds Non-Specific Gambling Expansion to Budget Plan

Pennsylvania’s Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed a long-awaited budget plan on Wednesday night, and gambling expansion, having been left out of earlier drafts, is now part of the deal. However, this doesn't mean online gambling legalization is a certainty. The provision adding...

Casino.org Staff Writer September 14, 2017
Oklahoma gambling expansion Kevin Wallace

Oklahoma Gambling Expansion Seems Unlikely, Despite State Budget Gaps

An Oklahoma gambling expansion plan that could cover a substantial budget shortfall isn't gaining much traction in the Oklahoma City capital. The state legislature is scheduled to return for a special session on September 25, and when it does, lawmakers will be...

Casino.org Staff Writer September 14, 2017
Florida casinos Hurricane Irma

With Hurricane Irma Now History, Florida Casinos Offer Locals Somewhere to Cool Off

With five million southwest Florida residents still without power following the weekend ravages of Hurricane Irma, the state's casinos may have a new marketing tool: air conditioning. As triple-digit temps and stultifying humidity cripple repair teams and residents alike, the lure of...

Casino.org Staff Writer September 14, 2017
Phil Ivey and Kelly Sun on trial

Cardmaker Gemaco Refutes Borgata’s Claim That Design Flaw Led to Phil Ivey’s $10M Edge-Sorting Win

In poker pro Phil Ivey’s ongoing battle with the Borgata casino in Atlantic City over $10 million “won” at the mini-baccarat tables in 2012, it’s become a three-way blame game. In a statement filed in a New Jersey court on Monday, playing...

Casino.org Staff Writer September 13, 2017
Kangwon Land Casino in South Korea

State-Run Casino in South Korea Admits to Scale of Its Own Corruption

  The largest casino in South Korea, Kangwon Land, has admitted to committing acts of nepotism on an industrial scale. The mea culpa appears to be an effort to show the state-owned casino’s new commitment to transparency, after it was rocked by...

Casino.org Staff Writer September 13, 2017
Las Vegas Hoover Dam

Luckiest Drunk in Las Vegas Swims Across Hoover Dam Power Generator, Avoids Death But Not Arrest

At the Hoover Dam, which traverses Clark County, Nevada and Mohave County, Arizona, well over 100 workers gave their lives to see it come to completion. And unofficial estimates have suggested that hundreds more may have jumped to their deaths there since....

Casino.org Staff Writer September 13, 2017
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf waiting for the House to resolve his budget woes.

Pennsylvania Budget Crisis Keeps Online Gambling Hopes Alive, Michigan Introduces Bill

The Pennsylvania legislature is back in session this week, as lawmakers reconvene to resume squabbling about an ever-elusive budget agreement that could, eventually, legalize online gambling. Urgency is growing, though, as the state could go broke on Friday for the first time...

Casino.org Staff Writer September 13, 2017