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Massachusetts Legislature Studying Online Gambling and Daily Fantasy Sports
The Massachusetts Legislature has begun its review on the merits of passing online gambling and daily fantasy sports (DFS) legislation. The Special Commission on Online Gaming, Fantasy Sports Gaming, and Daily Fantasy Sports met for the first time on October 31 in...
Ladbrokes and Coral Complete Historic Merger
Ladbrokes and Coral, two of the UK’s biggest gambling brands, completed their £2.3 billion ($2.81 billion) merger today (Tuesday, November 1) and immediately began trading under the new name, Ladbrokes Coral Group Plc. While the new company will continue to operate as...
Deutsche Bank to Sell $400 Million Stake in Station Casinos
Deutsche Bank will sell its $400 million stake in Station Casinos, or Red Rock Resorts, as the parent company became known just prior to its IPO in April. The bank, Germany’s biggest, acquired its 25 percent share of the company in 2011...
New York Slots Player Wins $43 Million Steak Dinner
A New York slots player is out what she believes to be $42.9 million of her own casino winnings, but not before she first won a free steak dinner. In August, Katrina Bookman, a single mother of four, was playing a slot...
Donald Trump Bets on Las Vegas Strip to Turn Key Swing State of Nevada as Election Day Nears
Donald Trump, down 1.5 points in Nevada to Hillary Clinton, according to the Real Clear Politics average, took his message to the Las Vegas Strip over the weekend in an effort to win over voters in one of the the key battleground...
DraftKings and FanDuel Merger Described as “Imminent”
A merger between DraftKings and FanDuel, long-rumored, is now described as “imminent,” according to multiple sources who spoke to ESPN on Friday, who added that an official announcement of the deal could happen within days. Shareholders in the two market-leading DFS companies...
Coral Launches Digital Personalized Prop Betting
UK bookmaker Coral launched a completely unique betting product this week, one that incorporates elements of exchange betting and daily fantasy sports. “Player Bets” is a player prop bets solution, developed by Digital Sports Tech, that allows customers to customize their own...
Casino Bus Operators Gambling on Safety, NTSB Investigating
Casino bus companies are being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the federal agency responsible for investigating civil accidents. The NTSB confirmed this week to the Associated Press that the rise in casino bus accidents has become a serious concern...
Isadore Hall, California Gaming Lawmaker, Locks Horns with Opponent in Ugly Congressional Race
California State Assemblyman Isadore Hall’s (D-35th) bid for Congress has descended into a mud-slinging match with his opponent Nanette Barragan. Hall, who has been called a champion of the gambling industry and is a former co-sponsor of California’s online poker legislation, is...
Las Vegas Sands Stares Down Alleged Chinese Shill Violations with Nevada Control Board
Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands Corporation is the subject of “inquiries” from the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) over claims that LVS allowed Chinese high stakes gamblers to wager millions anonymously via two shills. The claims relate to LVS’s attempts to collect...
