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Caesars Merger Moves One Step Closer as Bankrupt Unit Prepares to Emerge
Caesars Entertainment Corp (CEC) has amended the terms of a forthcoming merger between itself and subsidiary Caesars Acquisition Company (CAC), according to a filing this week to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Under the new terms, Caesars Acquisition shareholders will receive 1.625...
Sutton United’s Roly-Poly Pie-Eating Goalie Investigated by Gambling Commission
Sutton United’s inspirational “giant-killing” run in English soccer’s prestigious FA Cup came to an end on Monday night when they crashed out in the Fifth Round to Arsenal, losing a respectable 0-2 to a team of multi-millionaires ranked 105 places above them....
Canada Daily Fantasy Sports Expected to Remain Unregulated
Canada daily fantasy sports (DFS) players aren't necessarily blocked by any federal statute from participating in the online contests, but they also aren't explicitly authorized to place financial incentives on the games. Led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the Canadian Parliament has shown little...
PokerStars New Jersey Turns $10 into $100,000 for Lucky Spin & Go Winner
PokerStars New Jersey recently made one online poker player a lot wealthier. Back on January 29, James Piccolo, a 28-year-old resident of Nevada, was back east visiting his family in Bergen County. The self-described poker professional decided to test his talent on...
Nevada AG Adam Laxalt Mulling Gubernatorial Run, No Friend to Online Gambling
Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt is reportedly preparing a run for the Republican slot as a contender for next governor of the Silver State. Current Governor Brian Sandoval (R) will be forced out of office when his second term comes to a...
California Mulls Latest Online Poker Bill, with Plenty of Ifs, Ands, or Buts
The California online poker legislative push is back from the dead, and so is State Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Saywer (D-59th District) and his bill. Jones-Sawyer's attempts to unite warring factions in the state’s gaming industry died in 2014 and 2015, along with his...
Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands Prepared to Spend $10 Billion in Japan, Asian Market Seen as Potential Cash Cow
Sheldon Adelson and his Las Vegas Sands (LVS) casino empire says they're ready to invest up to $10 billion on building a resort in Japan, should the country legalize the market. LVS is known for its famed Venetian and Palazzo properties on...
BetOnline Live Dealer Seen False Dealing as Rumors Surface About AbsolutePoker
Online sports book and casino BetOnline.com has been severely embarrassed this week by a video uploaded to YouTube on Saturday that shows one of its live blackjack dealers apparently cheating. The dealer clearly uses a sleight-of-hand cheating technique, as old as card...
Pennsylvania Casinos Could Receive Substantial Tax Credits for Local Host Share Payments
Pennsylvania casinos are required to pay $10 million annually to their host communities, or two percent of their yearly gross gaming revenue generated from slots, according to a recent report in The Morning Call, a news site that covers the Lehigh Valley region. No...
Minnesota Charitable Games Charitable to State Coffers, Not Actual Nonprofits
Minnesota charitable games are used by roughly 1,200 nonprofits across the Gopher State as a way to grow revenue for the missions of their respective organizations. But the latest fiscal report on the legalized gambling sector shows that state tax coffers are...
