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Skill-Gaming Millennial UNLV Students Create a Slot for Their Own Casino Generation
As skill gaming prepares to unleash itself on the casino floors of America, two enterprising young University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) undergraduates believe they may have come up with the perfect puzzle-game-slot hybrid. At just 20 years old, Troy Pettie and...
Florida vs. Seminoles Long-Standing Blackjack Battle Likely to Get Ruling
A federal judge in Tallahassee appears to be siding with the Seminole Tribe in their quest continue to offer “banked” card games at their seven Florida casinos. The case, of course, is more than just a row over a bunch blackjack tables,...
New Jersey Horse Racing Industry Petitions US Supreme Court to Open Barn Door on Sports Betting
The New Jersey horse racing industry is asking the United States Supreme Court to consider overturning previous decisions by lower courts that's blocking the state's wishes to legalize sports betting. Thoroughbred horsemen, led by Dennis Drazin who operates the Monmouth Park track...
NFL TV Ratings Drop the Ball, But Advertisers Aren’t Punting
NFL TV ratings are down through the first four weeks of the regular season. According to a report in The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), overall viewership is 10 percent less through September than it was in 2015. Nielsen ratings show the steepest...
Washington State Threatens Valve Corporation Over Skins Gambling, Underage Players at Issue
The Washington State Gambling Commission (WSGC) has ordered Valve, makers of the hit game Counter-Strike Global Offensive, to end the transfer of in-game designer weapons known as skins through its Steam platform. The ability of skins to be transferred to third-party sites...
Las Vegas NFL Stadium Would Bring Throngs of Tourists to Town, Report Asserts
The Las Vegas NFL football stadium being proposed by billionaire Sheldon Adelson and Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis would create a substantial influx of new visitors to Sin City. That's according to a new report from Applied Analysis, a Las Vegas-based economic...
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...
