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Maryland Casino Revenues Surge for 10th Straight Month
Maryland casinos are reporting revenue increases for the tenth month in a row. The state's five casinos collectively generated $97.1 million in gross gaming income, an 11 percent increase in a year-to-year comparison with 2015. Though the 30-day total slid from August's $100.3...
Quebec Financial Regulator Critical of David Baazov Tribunal Non-Presence
Ex-Amaya chief David Baazov’s absence on the final day of a hearing in Montreal on Wednesday spoke volumes, according to the Quebec financial regulator, AMF. The Canadian province's equivalent of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stateside has charged him with securities...
New York Gaming Commission Sued Over Daily Fantasy Sports Legalization
The New York Gaming Commission and Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) are named as defendants in a new lawsuit filed in Albany questioning the state legislature's authorization of daily fantasy sports (DFS). Stop Predatory Gambling (SPG), a DC-based lobbying firm working against government-sponsored...
Red Rock Resorts Finalizes Las Vegas Palms Takeover with $312M
Red Rock Resorts, parent of Las Vegas operator Station Casinos, announced this week that its $312.5 million acquisition of the Palms Casino Resort off the Strip was finalized Monday. Red Rock now owns, or has interests in, some 20 casinos properties throughout...
Allegations Levied Against Mike Pence: Casino Industry Donated to Campaign Despite State Gaming Ban
Donald Trump’s running mate Mike Pence has been accused of benefitting from campaign donations from casino companies, despite an Indiana law prohibiting gaming industry donations to state officials. A report in the International Businesses Times also notes that Republican vice-presidential candidate Pence...
MGM CEO Jim Murren Addresses Georgia Legalized Gambling Benefits
MGM CEO Jim Murren is one of the most powerful casino executives in the world, and the Las Vegas power player took his weight to Georgia this week to hype the benefits of legalized gambling. Appearing before the Rotary Club of Atlanta...
Online Gambling Industry Recoils at Mirai DDoS Attack Threat
Mirai, the and most powerful Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack ever registered, was publicly posted online on Friday, prompting fears within the online gambling community that hackers have a potent new tool to hold them to ransom. The coding for the...
CG Technology Fined $22.5 Million for Illegal Gambling and Money Laundering Charges
CG Technology (CGT), formerly Cantor Gaming, has agreed to pay $22.5 million to US authorities to settle charges of illegal gambling and money laundering. The fine will release the bookmaker, which operates sports books in Las Vegas at the Venetian, the Palms,...
Former NBA Commissioner David Stern Changes Stance, Calls for Repeal of PASPA
Former NBA Commissioner David Stern has made a dramatic U-turn in his stance on sports betting, and says he now wants to see it federally legalized. And the man who, while opposing New Jersey’s fight for legalized sports betting in 2012, wrote...
MGM National Harbor Opening December 8 Outside Washington, DC
MGM National Harbor will officially open its doors on December 8 at 8 pm local time in Prince George County, Maryland. The $1.4 billion resort located just 10 miles from the White House comes with a 24-story luxury hotel featuring 308 guestrooms....
