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Caesars to Launch Skill-Based Gambling Next Month
Caesars Entertainment may become the first gaming company in the world to introduce new skill-based video gambling machines (VGMs) to their casino floors in California and Vegas this October. That’s if Atlantic City doesn’t get their own video gambling machines first. Last...
FOBT’s “Crack Cocaine” Label a Myth, says Conservative Think Tank
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) published a paper this week debunking what it claims are persistent myths surrounding the UK’s controversial fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs). IEA is a conservative free-market think tank whose mission statement is to “improve understanding of the...
Jimmy Kimmel’s Cousin Sal Announces NFL Sports Betting Show
Cousin Sal, as his older cousin Jimmy Kimmel affectionately calls him, is launching his own NFL sports betting and daily fantasy sports (DFS) show on Facebook. The NFL season kicked off Thursday night with the reigning champion Denver Broncos once again defeating...
Quebec Regulator Accuses Ex-Amaya Chief David Baazov of Taking Kickbacks
It's been a rough year for David Baazov. The former golden boy and chief executive officer of Canada's Amaya Inc., was charged by Quebec's financial regulatory arm, the AMF, of insider trading. Although he has denied all the charges vehemently, he first...
Alleged Mob Kingpin Joey Merlino Banned from All Pennsylvania Casinos
Joey Merlino, the man who the FBI believes to be the head of the Philadelphia Mob, has been banned from entering the state’s 12 casinos. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) voted unanimously this week to designate “Skinny Joey” persona non grata,...
Serena Williams Suffers Shocking Loss at US Open
Serena Williams entered Thursday evening's semifinal match at the US Open in Queens, New York, as the overall top seed in the women's tournament. Williams holds 22 Grand Slam singles titles to go along with 14 majors in doubles. Williams had made...
US Open Match-Fixing Scandal Once Again Plagues Tennis
The US Open match-fixing scandal in New York has once again put the sport front and center in the media, with critics calling the sport's integrity into question. On August 30, 15th-ranked Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland beat Russia's Vitalia Diatchenko in straight...
Welfare Recipients Allegedly Gambled With EBT Money in Florida
Welfare recipients in Tallahassee, Florida, have purportedly been using their electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards to purchase, among other things, alcohol and tobacco, and also used the funds to gamble. A multi-agency investigation led by the Leon County Sheriff's Office in Tallahassee...
Intertain Launching London IPO, Post-Brexit, and Rebranding as Jackpotjoy
Canada’s Intertain Group plans to trade on the UK stock market under the name of its online bingo brand, Jackpotjoy. Intertain acquired the Jackpotjoy brandname from Gamesys last year for £425.8 million ($566 million) and announced its intention to move to London last...
Male Problem Gamblers More Prone to Violence, Says New UK Study
Male gamblers are more likely to become violent, and as problem gaming worsens, the intensity of the violence becomes more severe. That's according to a new study conducted by the University of Lincoln in England and published by the Addiction journal. Researchers...
