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London Police Partner with UK Gambling Commission to Combat Illegal File-Sharing
Online gambling companies are no longer allowing their affiliates to place ads on websites that traffic in stolen content or facilitate theft of intellectual property. This change comes as a result of a partnership between London Police and the UK Gambling Commission...
Macau Declares Its Casinos Safe for Visitors, “Low Risk” for Major Attacks
Casinos in Macau face little threat of being targeted by a terroristic group or rogue gunman or faction. That's according to Paulo Chan, director of the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ). The chief gaming regulator in Macau asked its six major...
NBA Draft Odds Favor Markelle Fultz as Top Pick, Lonzo Ball Going to Los Angeles
The NBA Draft takes place next Thursday, June 22, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Pro basketball's selection of college's best players doesn't typically attract the same level of interest that the NFL Draft does, but new for 2017 is...
Philippines Cracks Down on Problem Gamblers in Wake of Casino Rampage
Philippine gaming authorities had alerted all casinos in the country not to allow Jessie Javier Carlos on their properties, just two months before he embarked on a violent rampage that resulted in one of the largest mass murders in Philippines history. As...
Is Las Vegas Tourism’s Future Boom or Bust? Experts Have Varied Viewpoints
The tourism industry in Las Vegas has recovered all but 1.3 percent from the devastating fallout of the recession, but what lies ahead for Sin City's visitor growth for the next five years? It depends who you ask. Several factors point toward...
Lottery Fraud Eddie Tipton to Reveal His Methods in Return for Plea Deal
Lottery scammer Eddie Tipton pleaded guilty in Wisconsin this week to charges of theft and computer crime, part of a plea bargain that will see him him reveal precisely how he was able to rig lottery draws successfully in multiple states over...
$43 Million Slots Jackpot Malfunction Lawsuit Challenges Casino’s Refusal to Pay
Katrina Bookman hit a slots jackpot last fall at Resorts World in Queens, New York, with her screen displaying that she had won $42.9 million. Or at least she thought. When the New York resident went to cash out her lucky ticket,...
Atlantic City Gaming Revenue Climbs 4.3 Percent, Casinos Heat Up to Begin Summer
Atlantic City gaming revenue was up over four percent in May 2017 compared to the same month a year ago. With numerous events planned over the next 90 days, the strong kickoff to the summer is precisely what the New Jersey oceanfront...
Battle for Gettysburg Gambling Ends, as Racino Developer Surrenders Position
A proposal from a Pennsylvania businessman to build a "racino" in historic Gettysburg has been snuffed out, easing concerns of historical societies and area residents who vehemently opposed turning the sacred Civil War battlefield into a gambling destination. On Thursday, David LeVan...
Japan Considers Banning VIP Junket Operators from Its Fledgling Casino Industry
As Japan moves forward in the early stages of building its own casino gaming industry, the country is considering disallowing the use of VIP junket operators to help future casinos bring in high rollers to their properties. That's the opinion of an...
