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Detroit Cockfighting Gambling Ring Uncovered, Ex-Baltimore Principal Gambled With School Money
An underground cockfighting gambling ring has been uncovered by federal immigration authorities in Detroit, and the bust could lead to the deportation of dozens. The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raided an abandoned building in southwest Detroit last weekend that...
Ex-UFC Fighter Jon “War Machine” Koppenhaver Facing Life Sentence After Vegas Jury Finds Him Guilty
Jon War Machine Koppenhaver is facing life behind bars after a Las Vegas jury found him guilty on 29 of the 34 charges he was facing for the beating of his girlfriend and her male friend in 2014. Koppenhaver, who legally changed...
David Baazov Forms New Global Investment Company
David Baazov has a new career. The Amaya founder and former CEO and chairman, who resigned from the board last year as accusations of insider trading threatened to bury him, has formed a new company, installing himself as chairman of the board....
Florida Gambling Expansion Heavily Opposed by Sunshine State Voters, New Poll Finds
Florida gambling expansion efforts are heavily opposed by likely voters in the Sunshine State, a new poll finds. According to a study performed by Mason-Dixon Polling & Research, an independent surveying firm with offices in Washington, DC, and Jacksonville, Florida, just eight...
Tiger Woods Has Georgia on the Mind, Plans to Play in Masters
Tiger Woods hopes to be in Augusta, Georgia, early next month for golf's first major of the year. But regardless of whether he's able to recover from an ongoing back injury, oddsmakers in Las Vegas give the 14-time major winner slim chances...
Russian Slots Hacking Gang Refocused on Europe and South America After US Arrests
A sophisticated team of slots hackers that bilked US casinos of millions of dollars has moved on to new territories, a security expert told regulators at a conference in Las Vegas last week. The group is now focusing its attention on the...
MGM Grand Launches Skill-gaming Indoor Golf Concept Golfstream
MGM Grand is has unveiled its new skill-gaming indoor golf suite, Golfstream, which opened at the casino’s millennial-friendly Level Up skill-gaming entertainment lounge over the weekend. MGM is touting the suite as a "first-of-its-kind golf experience uses augmented reality and laser guidance...
Ireland Casinos Don’t Have to Pay on Winnings Regardless of Luck of the Irish, Judge Rules
Ireland casinos are not required by law to pay out on a gambler's winnings is the surprising verdict recently reached by a civil court judge. In a legal action brought on by Ireland resident Sayed Mirwais, the plaintiff argued the D1 Casino...
NCAA March Madness Selection Committee Lambasted, as Upsets Shakeup Tournament
The first weekend of March Madness is in the books, and there are now plenty of Monday morning "quarterbacks" scolding the NCAA Selection Committee. The field of 68 is down to just 16, and as is the case with any NCAA men's...
UKGC Brands Skin Betting Operators “Parasites”
The UK Gambling Commission has weighed in on skin-betting, the practice of gambling with virtual in-game items, branding the third-party sites that facilitate such gambling “parasitic.” The video games industry needs to do more to counter these sites, which present “a clear...
