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Summer Olympics Unlikely to Visit Developing World Again Following Rio’s Shortcomings
The Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro get underway with the Opening Ceremonies this Friday, August 5, but not everyone is ready to celebrate. After months and even years of preparation failures on the part of local organizers, the International Olympic Committee...
FanDuel Adopts Complete Branding Overhaul
FanDuel surprised its customers with a major rebrand this week. The daily fantasy sports giant has kicked the sloping white-on-black cursive into touch. In its place is a modern, clean, all-caps logo, and a new company color scheme; blues and whites, completely...
Atlantic City’s Borgata Now Fully Owned by MGM Resorts with Boyd Gaming Buyout Complete
The Borgata Hotel Casino is now officially an MGM Resorts property. The Atlantic City marina casino had been a joint venture between MGM and Boyd Gaming since its opening in 2003, but Boyd recently decided to bow out and sell its 50 percent...
Counter-Strike Should be Classed as Gambling, says Aussie Pol
Australian Senator Nick Xenophon is a longtime antagonist of the gambling industry and now he has Counter-Strike skin-betting firmly in his sights. Xenophon announced this week that he intends to introduce a bill to parliament when it resumes next month that would...
South Bend Casino Progress as Pokagon Indians Move Closer to Construction
The South Bend casino project being proposed by the Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians is now open for public comment. Last week the US Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) released the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on the planned...
Macau Casino Revenue Down in July but Tops Earnings Forecasts
Macau casino revenue is in the red for the 26th straight month. Revenues for the area's nearly three dozen casinos totaled $2.22 billion in July, a 4.5 percent drop compared to July 2015. The gambling epicenter of planet Earth hasn't posted a...
Playtika Goes to Chinese in Massive Caesars Sell-Off
Playtika, the mobile social casino games developer owned by Caesars Interactive Entertainment (CIE), will be sold to a consortium of Chinese investors for a $4.4 billion all-in cash deal. CIE’s other assets, including the World Series of Poker (WSOP) and its real-money online gambling...
Professional Poker Players Chime in on Democratic National Convention
Professional poker players make a living playing a game millions of people love. In between grinding poker games, many of them find some time to give their two cents on politics. The recently completed Democratic National Convention drew some attention from the...
Quebec Government Sued by Telecoms Association over ISP-Blocking Plan
Quebec’s plan to order ISPs to block unlicensed online gambling sites is facing a legal challenge from the Canadian Wireless Telecoms Association (CWTA). The filing in the Quebec Superior Court asks for Bill 74, the controversial legislation passed in May that authorizes...
Mashpee Wampanoag Casino Rejected by Massachusetts Federal Judge
The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe cannot continue building its $1 billion First Light Resort & Casino in Taunton, Massachusetts. In what is a serious setback for the federally recognized Native American tribe, US District Judge William Young ruled in favor of nearby homeowners...
