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Pennsylvania Lawmaker Pleads Guilty to Aiding Illegal Gambling Ring
Pennsylvania lawmaker Rep. Marc Gergely (D-Allegheny County) has pled guilty to charges of conspiracy and accepting an illegal campaign contribution in relation to his role in a gambling ring that unlawfully placed wagering terminals inside dozens of restaurants, bars, and bowling alley...
Blackjack Too Mathematically Challenging? New Format Simplifies Game
Blackjack is the most popular table game in American casinos, due at least in part to its basic structure of trying to beat the dealer's hand without going over 21, and because of its low house edge. But a student at UNLV's...
Disney Ups Spend to Defeat Casino Expansion in Florida
Disney donated $500,000 to a campaign opposing casino expansion in Florida last month, according to the state’s Division of Elections website. The beneficiary of the windfall, political action committee “Voters in Charge,” is pushing to pass a constitutional amendment that would give...
Minnesota Charitable Gambling Delivers More Money to Government Than Nonprofits
Revenue from charitable gambling in Minnesota is growing for a seventh consecutive year, but associated taxes and fees might cost more than what's ultimately left for the nonprofit beneficiaries. Revenues from charitable gambling in Minnesota are on pace to eclipse the $1.7...
Marcus Hutchins Pleads Not Guilty in Milwaukee to Malware Creation Charges, Following FBI Las Vegas Arrest
Marcus Hutchins has found out the hard way that what happens in Vegas definitely does not stay in Vegas. After being arrested by FBI agents on August 2nd while waiting for a flight out of McCarran International to go back home to...
Spoiler Alert: Game of Thrones Leaks Kill Entertainment Betting Markets
Game of Thrones Season 7 has suffered more leaks than Stannis Baratheon’s fleet at the Battle of the Blackwater, thanks to unknown hackers only too willing to spill the beans. If you’re just dying to know this season’s plot in advance, countless...
Atlantic City Gambling Revenue Report Shows Mixed Results in July
Atlantic City has entered the dog days of summer, and that's leading to mixed results at the casino resorts. The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) announced this week that overall gambling win decreased in July by 2.7 percent compared to...
Studio City Macau Exploring IPO, But Financial Experts Are Calling Melco’s Bluff
Melco Resorts, owners of Studio City Macau, has filed paperwork with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to explore selling shares in the property through an initial public offering (IPO), but financial experts aren't sold that any stock issuance will come...
Turkey Arrests Fugitive Online Gambling Kingpin
Turkish police have arrested the suspected head of an illegal online gambling operation who had been six months on the run. Alleged gambling kingpin Veysel Sahin was taken into custody in the city of Sivas in central Turkey after he left his...
Maloof Brothers Place $880,000 on Floyd Mayweather Against Conor McGregor
Gavin and Joe Maloof are thought to have recently made the largest bet on the August 26 Floyd Mayweather versus Conor McGregor fight, with two tickets placed at the South Point Casino sportsbook totaling $880,000. The Maloofs are backing the favorite and...
