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Macau Revenues Surge to $2.4 Billion, Region Posts Best Month Since 2014
Macau revenues topped all gaming expectations in November by climbing over 14 percent to 18.8 billion patacas ($2.35 billion). While it takes state gaming agencies at least a week or two to unveil gaming numbers in the US, Macau wastes no time...
Antigua Gives US End-of-Year Ultimatum on Online Gambling Dispute
The tiny Caribbean island nation of Antigua and Barbuda has been engaged in a David and Goliath trade war with the United States for the past 15 years over online gambling, and now it appears its patience is finally wearing thin. Whether...
College Football Poised to Write Exciting Final Chapter at Las Vegas Sportsbooks
The college football regular season comes to a close tonight and tomorrow with six Division I conference championships on tap. By late Saturday night, the all-important College Football Playoff (CFP) picture will hopefully be settled, at least that's what the Selection Committee...
Tioga Downs Opens in New York, Bringing Casino Gambling to the Empire State At Last
Tioga Downs, upstate New York’s first casino, finally opened its doors on Friday. Located in Nichols, just 30 miles west of Binghamton near the Pennsylvania border, the new gaming facility represents the victory of gaming in the Empire State after many legislative...
“Welcome to Macau, How Much Money Are You Carrying?” Casinos Face Proposed Stranglehold Regulation
Macau casinos could suffer the most from a proposed regulation that would require incoming guests to disclose how much cash they have on them when arriving at customs in the Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic. Teledifusão de Macau, a leading...
Las Vegas Oddsmakers Still Believe in Tiger Woods, Now Ranked 898th
Las Vegas oddsmakers still believe in Tiger Woods. The former golfing great hasn't played a competitive round in 15 months, but makes his return to the course today at Albany Golf Club in the Bahamas. Though there are only 18 players in...
Phil Ivey Disputes “Legal Precedent” in Borgata Edge-sorting Case
Phil Ivey has formally disputed the Borgata’s claim that the $9.6 million he “won” edge-sorting on the casino’s mini-baccarat tables should be repaid on the basis of a legal precedent. The Borgata has cited an “identical” legal case in which gamblers at...
“Anonymous” Bitcoin Users’ Details Must be Turned Over to IRS, Federal Court Rules
Cryptocurrency Bitcoin’s status as an anonymous, decentralized digital money source was undermined this week, for Americans at least, by a federal court ruling that grants the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) powers to seek information on its users. On Wednesday, Judge Jacqueline Scott...
Casino Executives Have Strong Presence on Las Vegas Stadium Authority Board
Casino executives are expected to make up one-third of the Clark County Stadium Authority Board (SAB) when the nine-person panel is finalized at its first meeting next week. While locals have mixed feelings on bringing a professional NFL franchise to Las Vegas,...
UK National Online Lottery Hacked
The UK National Lottery operator, Camelot, admitted today that the personal details of 26,500 online lottery players may have been accessed by hackers. Camelot said it became aware of suspicious activity on the accounts on Sunday during routine security monitoring. While the...
