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Elk Grove Casino Project Can Move Forward in California Following US Interior Decision
The proposed Elk Grove casino project just miles south of Sacramento can move forward. That's the result of the US Department of the Interior's decision to take into trust 36 acres of land the Wilton Rancheria tribe acquired just last month for...
North Korea Deals a Last Hand to Kim Jong Un’s Casino-Loving Half-Brother, Assassinated in Malaysia
North Korean dictator and anti-gambling hardliner Kim Jong Un's more fun-loving half-brother Kim Jong-nam was headed to Macau, presumably for a gambling junket, when he was reportedly assassinated on Tuesday at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia. Though details of the...
Russia Proposes UIGEA-Like Legislation to Block Online Gambling
Russia is taking a page out of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), the 2006 United States federal statute that blocked financial institutions from facilitating online transactions related to internet gambling. Russia's Ministry of Finance unveiled a piece of legislation this...
South Carolina Casino Bill Has Small Odds of Becoming Law
A South Carolina casino bill introduced in early 2017 has little odds of one day becoming law. One of the most conservative states in the union, South Carolina is one of just four jurisdictions today that does not have commercial or tribal casinos,...
New Jersey Senate Unable to Overturn Christie Veto of Icahn “Punishment” Bill
New Jersey’s Senate unexpectedly failed to to override Governor Chris Christie’s veto of a controversial bill that would strip billionaire Carl Icahn of his gambling license for the Taj Mahal. Democratic Senate President Steve Sweeney’s vetoed bill would have disqualified operators for...
FantasyDraft Bails Out Fantasy Aces, Will Pay Player Balances
FantasyDraft will rescue the customer balances of the stricken and bankrupt Fantasy Aces website, its CEO announced on Monday on the RotoGrinders DFS forum. FantasyDraft was on the verge of acquiring the site last month before it pulled out of the deal...
Philippines Wants to Become China’s Hawaii, Macau Revenues Poised for Single-Digit Growth
A gambling tycoon in the Philippines wants to transform the Southeast Asian island country into a leisure and entertainment resort destination for wealthy citizens of nearby nations. Japanese billionaire Kazuo Okada is on a quest to overhaul the Philippines into a marquee...
Charlie Sheen, James Caan Among Hollywood Celebs Reportedly Caught Up in Mafia Gambling Sting Saga
A group of sports-betting A-lister Hollywood celebrities may be about to receive a dose of unwanted publicity, following the arrest in December of 13 alleged Genovese Mafia members and associates on illegal gambling charges. According to a gossip site Radar Online source,...
Floyd Mayweather Reportedly Reaches Deal to Box Conor McGregor in Las Vegas
Floyd Mayweather isn't scared to step into the ring to fight Ultimate Fighting Champion (UFC) Conor McGregor. He just wants to be paid in Mayweather fashion for doing so. After months of speculation, "Money" has reportedly come to financial terms with McGregor...
William Hill’s Largest Shareholder Demands Sale of Gambling Company
William Hill is once again at the center of merger talks, but this time the company's largest shareholder wants it to be the target of a takeover. Parvus Asset Management, a London-based hedge fund that controls 14.3 percent of the UK bookmaking...
