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Maine Lawmakers Fight Back Against “Deceptive” Casino Ballot Question
A controversial Maine casino referendum, which lawmakers say is designed to deceive voters for the benefit of a shadowy casino developer, will be fought tooth and nail in the legislature. That’s the promise of Senate Majority Leader Garrett Mason (R-Lisbon) and Representative...
G2E Asia Focuses on Resort Experience Beyond Gaming
As the global gaming industry evolves, and a new generation of gamblers come of age, Asian countries are seeing the benefits of trying to entice more people to resorts, and are using Las Vegas as a blueprint on how to do it....
New Jersey’s Frank Pallone Petitions Trump Administration to Support PASPA Review
New Jersey Congressman Frank Pallone is continuing his efforts to bring legalized sports gambling to Atlantic City casinos and horse racetracks in the Garden State. In a letter this week to Acting Solicitor General Jeff Wall, Pallone (D-District 6) encouraged the third...
Las Vegas Hospital Installs Video Poker Machines to Help Parkinson’s Rehab
You can’t go very far in Las Vegas without bumping into a video poker machine, but now, it seems, they’re installing them in the hospitals. Or at least in one hospital. Fox News reported this week that the HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital has...
World Series of Poker Abandons November Nine Concept
The World Series of Poker is ditching the “November Nine” format. It’s an acknowledgment that today people are consuming and engaging with poker in very different ways than they were nine years ago, when the concept was introduced. The November Nine...
Willy Wonka’s $1 Billion Golden Lottery Ticket Challenges Imagination to Win
Willy Wonka is the subject of a new $1 billion multi-state lottery offering from Scientific Games. We're willing to bet no one will win that much. Titled "Willy Wonka Golden Ticket," the scratch-off game brings the plotline of the famed 1971 film...
Amaya to Change Name to “The Stars Group” and Move to Toronto, Eventually
PokerStars’ parent company Amaya has announced it intends to take the name of its most valuable child. The online gaming company that’s home to the world’s largest poker site will call itself “The Stars Group Inc.” The move seeks to capitalize on...
Nevada Gaming Commission Expected to Close Sports Book “Money Laundering Loophole”
The Nevada Gaming Commission will meet later this week to decide whether to plug a loophole in the state’s gambling laws that could potentially be a boon for money launderers. Currently Nevada’s casino’s are required to file currency transaction reports (CTR’s), alerting...
UK Soccer Star Wayne Rooney Reportedly Kicks Away $645,000 in Two-Hour Gambling Spree
If soccer player Wayne Rooney’s goal was to lose a large amount of money in a short time in a casino he seems to have succeeded. The Sun newspaper reported Monday the UK sports star surrendered £500,000 ($645,000) in two hours playing...
888 Shares Dip on News of Social Responsibility Compliance Review
Shares of gambling giant 888 dropped 10 percent after news that the UK Gambling Commission was investigating possible violations of social responsibility standards. The Gibraltar-based company told investors that the UKGC was scrutinizing the effectiveness of its self-exclusion policies with at least one of its...
