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Rio Terror Plot Foiled by Brazilian Authorities, Vegas Defends Summer Olympics Sports Betting
A Rio terror plot planned to be carried out by sympathizers of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) has been intercepted. Brazilian authorities disclosed this week that 10 individuals have been arrested on suspicion of carrying out an attack during...
Valve Gives Skin Gambling Sites Ten Days to Shut Themselves Down
The Valve Corporation is making good on its word to dismantle the multi-billion dollar industry in skins gambling that has grown up around its hit video game Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS: GO) over the past few years. The games maker, which also...
RNC Brings Out Las Vegas Power Brokers for Trump, Cruz Rebuffed by Adelson
At the Republican National Convention (RNC) on Wednesday night, all hell broke loose. Las Vegas power brokers flexed their muscle in support of now-affirmed GOP nominee Donald Trump, and Texas Senator Ted Cruz made an appearance that didn't sit all that well...
Kazuo Okada’s Manila Casino Project Could Reach $4 Billion
Kazuo Okada, the billionaire chairman of Universal Entertainment Corp and Tiger Resorts Entertainment Inc, could be upping his investment in Manila to $4 billion, as he seeks to transform the Philippine capital’s “Entertainment City” into the new Macau. This would represent Okada’s...
OC Gambling Houses in California Draw Vietnamese in Droves, as the Law Moves In
In Orange County, California, known in the vernacular as the "OC," gambling houses inside of otherwise quiet communities have become the bane of local law enforcement. But police aren't ready to concede to the rampant problem. The Vietnamese community that largely settled...
RNC Bad for JACK Cleveland Casino Next to Convention, Say Gaming Execs
You might think the Republican National Convention in Cleveland this week would be a boon for local businesses. But according to some casino executives at the neighboring JACK Cleveland Casino (coincidentally owned by Quickens Loans Arena owner Dan Gilbert), that's not at...
Pennsylvania Casino Industry Posts Record Revenues
Pennsylvania’s casinos reported the best results in their nine-year history for the 12 months ending June 30, 2016. According to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, revenue from slots and table games topped $3.2 billion for the period, toppling the previous record by...
Skins-betting Rocked by New Controversy, Rigged Games Alleged
Counter-Strike skin-betting was rocked by fresh controversy this week, as another high-profile esports YouTuber and Twitch personality has been accused of failing to disclose ownership of a site he promoted online, CSGO Shuffle. James "PhantomL0rd" Varga has a reach of 2 million...
Cleveland Quicken Loans Arena Sets Stage for RNC Like No Other
Opening night of the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Cleveland was reminiscent of how political gatherings may have been in another time: full of passion, drama, and controversy. This was not your grandmother's RNC, that's for sure. From an impassioned speech by...
Russia Blacklists Skrill and QIWI in Clampdown on Payment Processors
Russia has added Skrill and QIWI its blacklist of undesirables, as it seeks to take its clampdown on unlicensed online gambling to the FinTec companies that process transactions. The Russian media regulator Roskomnadzor served cease and desist orders on the two payment...
