5353 stories by Casino.org Staff Writer
Wynn Resorts Receives Environmental Approval for Boston Harbor Project
Wynn Resorts’ legal battle to get its $2.1 billion project in Everett, near Boston, off the ground received a boost on Friday when the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recommended the company for a waterfront development permit. The Everett project, which...
Interpol Arrests Over 4,000 Individuals Involved in Illegal Betting During Euro 2016 Football Tournament
Interpol arrested more than 4,100 individuals and seized some $13.6 million from illegal sports gambling rings during this summer's 2016 UEFA European Championship (Euro 2016). The international law enforcement agency revealed on July 18 that it carried out two operations during the...
Aussie Pols Call for $1 Pokie Limits and Ban on TV Gambling Ads
Australia’s pokie machines should be limited to $1 per spin, while gambling advertising during sports broadcasts that could be viewed by minors must be banned, say two influential Australian politicians. Longtime gambling opponents Senator Nick Xenophon and Tasmanian independent MP Andrew Wilkie are demanding...
Brazil Sports Betting Promoted by Interim President, Won’t Come in Time for Olympics
Brazil sports betting is currently confined to unregulated offshore websites catering to the country's residents. Interim President Michel Temer wants to change that by creating a state-run online sports betting platform. According to Brazilian newspaper Folha de S.Paulo, Temer's administration is looking...
Valve Moves to Shut Down Skins Gambling Industry
Valve has promised to pull the plug on the video-gaming “skin gambling” industry that has grown up around its Counter-Strike: Global Offensive title, while denying that it has in any way facilitated or profiteered from the gambling craze. The video-game developer, which...
Pokémon Go Investors Betting on Nintendo, Gamblers Betting on Lines
Pokémon Go has taken the world by storm, and casinos are ready to cash in on the Nintendo app's runaway success. Based on the popular franchise that debuted in 1996, Pokémon Go features augmented reality (AR) gameplay that challenges users to capture Pokémon and train...
Quebec ISP Blocking Challenged by Federal Consumer Rights Group
Quebec’s plans to force ISP’s to block access to unlicensed gambling is being put to the test by a federal consumer rights group. The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC) this week filed an objection to a law, passed by the Quebec legislature...
Pennsylvania Online Gambling Bill Shelved Until Legislature Reconvenes This Fall
Pennsylvania online gambling is being pushed aside in Harrisburg until the fall. That's the unfortunate outcome for iGambling proponents after lawmakers in the Keystone State labored over gambling expansion legislation for the last several months. At 12:01 am on July 12, Governor...
West Virginia Rules DFS Game of Skill; No it’s Not, Says Delaware
West Virginia and Delaware are two states that have no plans to legalize daily fantasy sports in the near future, and for two very different reasons. Two attorneys general, 400 miles apart, have demonstrated two very different opinions on the legality of...
25-year-old Iowa Casino Industry in Good Health, says Regulator
Iowa’s casino industry is 25 years-old this year, and it marked the occasion with an annual report this week that pointed to signs of growth and market stability. The state’s 19 state-licensed operations posted a modest increase of $21.6 million in the...
