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Feds Charge 21 in ATM Skimming Money-Laundering Scheme That Wound Up at Las Vegas Casinos
A cross-country money laundering scheme involving 21 people has been disrupted, with the FBI capturing 11 of the alleged culprits to date. They have been charged by US federal authorities, who say that "card skimming" devices were used to steal millions of...
Baazov Sells $100 Million of Amaya Stock as Company Seeks Distance from Former CEO
David Baazov has sold $100 million-worth of shares in PokerStars parent, Amaya, the company he founded and transformed into one of the biggest online gambling entities in the world before his spectacular fall from grace last year. The sale represents a reduction...
Michigan Online Gambling Bill Clears Senate Committee But a Third of Tribes are Opposed
Michigan’s online gambling bill was approved 7-1 to at a hearing of the Senate Regulatory Reform Committee on Wednesday and will proceed to the Senate floor. This should come as little surprise, however, since six of the committee’s nine members co-sponsored the...
Gambling Addiction Behind New York Animal Shelter Exec’s Theft of $600K From SPCA
A devastating gambling addiction is being blamed for the actions of an executive director of a New York animal shelter, who stole well over half a million dollars from the nonprofit organization he had been entrusted to oversee. Paul Morgan, 46, of Salina,...
Paddy Power Betfair Revenues Soar But Merger Costs Hurt Bottom Line
Paddy Power Betfair on Monday reported revenues were up by 89 percent during its first year as a merged company, despite costs associated with the merger that ultimately dragged down its bottom line. While revenues soared to £1.5 billion ($1.83 billion) in...
Glenn Straub Ups Attacks on Atlantic City, Says New Jersey “Rapes” Businesses
Glenn Straub says when you come to New Jersey, business owners "have to take all your clothes off" and allow the state to take full advantage. "They don't know how to not rape you," he opined. Yep, Straub just went there. The Florida-based...
Former US Secretary of the Interior Salazar Warns Connecticut Over Satellite Casino
Kenneth Salazar, US Secretary to the Interior under Barack Obama, has warned Connecticut governor Dannel Malloy over “legal risks” concerning the state’s proposal to permit the construction of a tribal casino outside sovereign tribal lands. Salazar, who is a paid up consultant...
Maryland Live Back on Top After Taking Wind Out of MGM National Harbor’s Sails
Maryland Live is once again the top casino in the state after the Arundel Mills resort generated more gaming revenue during the month of February than its new rival MGM National Harbor. Collectively, the state's six casinos pulled in $128.7 million in...
Parx Falls Off the Fence in Pennsylvania, Comes Out Against Online Gaming at Senate Hearing
Parx Casino declared its hostility to Pennsylvania’s push to legalize online gaming at a crucial Senate Committee hearing on Tuesday. The opposition of the LVS-controlled Sands Bethlehem is a given in these circumstances, although, unusually, a LVS representative was not present at...
Casino Industry Urges Congress to Include Problem Gambling Support in Health Care Overhaul
The casino industry wants members of Congress to protect problem gambling services for players under proposed changes to the US health care system. On Tuesday, Republicans in the House of Representatives unveiled an overhaul of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), informally known...
