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Connecticut AG Casts Doubt on Satellite Casino Proposal
Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen is offering no false assurances about his state’s legal right to authorize a “satellite casino” 13 miles from the MGM Springfield in Massachusetts. The legal issues surrounding the proposal are complex and uncertain, he said in a...
Phil Mickelson Could Testify in Sports Bettor Billy Walters’ Insider-Trading Trial
Phil Mickelson is known as a risk-taker on the golf course, but his penchant for hazardous opportunity extends beyond the game that's made him a millionaire 300 times over. Few golfers are more loved in America than "Lefty," but outside the ropes, Mickelson...
Ali Qazimaj Guilty of Double Murder in UK to Fund Gambling Habit
A jury in the UK has found a gambler guilty of killing an elderly couple he believed to be millionaires. Ali Qazimaj, 44, stabbed Peter Stuart, 75 nine times before dumping his body in a water-filled ditch. His wife, Silvia Stuart, 69,...
Macau Casinos, Health Bureau Try to Find Common Ground on Smoking Lounge Issues
Macau's Health Bureau wants to reduce the harmful effects of cigarette smoke on patrons and employees inside casinos, and the agency's public crusade isn't a bunch of smoke and mirrors. The Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China is working...
UK Bookies Hope Cheltenham Festival Will Break “Right” Kind of Records This Year
UK bookies are expecting a record Cheltenham Festival this week, as the country’s biggest horse racing meet gets underway on Tuesday and continues through Friday. The kind of record they’re hoping for, though, will the exact opposite of last year’s, when they...
Lawsuit Challenging Wynn Boston Harbor’s License Can Proceed, Supreme Judicial Court Says
Wynn Boston Harbor is currently under construction, but a lawsuit challenging the validity of the resort's gaming license and its issuance has been cleared to continue. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled late last week that a lawsuit brought on by the...
Pennsylvania Online Gaming Forces at Loggerheads, New US AG Jeff Sessions Causing Concern
As Pennsylvania’s lawmakers discussed the efficacy of legalizing and regulating online gaming at a joint Senate hearing in Harrisburg last week, counter legislation was being prepared that aimed to scuttle any such ambitions. On Friday, five state representatives introduced HB 801, which...
Vegas NASCAR Race Provides Last-Lap Drama and Physical Confrontation
The Vegas NASCAR event on Sunday was a yawner of a race throughout much of the 400 miles, but a last-lap incident between hometown boy Kyle Busch and Joey Logano provided plenty of excitement that ended up in the two drivers exchanging...
Trump Tells Black Friday Prosecutor Preet Bharara “You’re Fired,” After US Attorney Refuses to Step Down
Ousted federal prosecutor Preet Bharara changed the face of online gambling in the United States, and the now-former US Attorney for the Southern District of New York isn't going away without a curtain call of controversy. Known as a Wall Street crusader...
DraftKings Raises $100 Million in Funding, while Minnesota Tackles DFS Regulation
DraftKings has raised $100 million in a new round of funding, led by Eldridge Industries, the company owned by Los Angeles Dodgers part-owner Todd Boehly. DraftKings Chief Executive Officer, Jason Robins, confirmed rumors of the funding to Bloomberg via email this week....
