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Ralph Caputo to Push for Slots at New Jersey Racetracks
New Jersey’s northern casino expansion plan may be doomed in the minds of even its most fervent supporters, but one politician from the state’s north, Assemblyman Ralph Caputo (D-28th), believes he has come up with the next best thing: slot machines. Or...
YouTube Star Pleads Not Guilty to Inviting Children to Gamble
A celebrity esports YouTuber has pled not guilty in a UK court to charges of promoting unlawful gambling. Craig Douglas, known to his 1.3 million subscribers as “Nepenzeth,” and co-defendant Dylan Rigby were charged last month with promoting a lottery and advertising unlawful...
Amaya and William Hill Merger Negotiations Collapse
The wheels came off a proposed merger between William Hill and Amaya today, as the UK bookmaker walked away from the deal following objections from its shareholders. On Friday Parvus Capital Management, the company’s biggest shareholder, publicly criticized the proposal as a...
Las Vegas Casino Companies Keeping Close Tabs on Japan
Las Vegas casino companies are actively monitoring ongoing developments in Japan and the possibility of the country easing its ban on land-based gambling. Home to over 127 million people, the world's 11th most populated country, Japan isn't immune to games of chance....
China Warned Crown Resorts Not To “Whale Hunt,” James Packer “Deeply Concerned”
China warned Crown Resorts and other casino companies last year that "whale hunting," the practice of gambling firms marketing to wealthy individuals, would result in legal recourse from the People's Republic. Late last week, 18 Crown Resorts employees were detained in China....
Iowa Lottery Winner Wins Right to Sue Over Eddie Tipton Lottery-fixing Scandal
A nine-million-dollar Iowa lottery winner is free to sue the Multi-State Lottery Association (MSLA), a district court judge has ruled. “Lucky” Larry Dawson won the Hot Lotto jackpot in May 2011. Good for Larry, you say, but why the litigation? Well, Lucky...
New York Gaming Location Board Investigated by US Officials
The New York Gaming Facility Location Board attracted the peering eyes of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) soon after it awarded Empire Resorts Inc. one of the state's four upstate casino licenses in late 2014. That's according to the New...
New Jersey Takes Sports Betting Battle to US Supreme Court
New Jersey is taking its fight for sports betting to the highest court in the land. Two petitions, filed last week in the Supreme Court by the State of New Jersey and the New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association respectively, each argue that...
Vegas NFL Stadium Scores Touchdown, as Governor Sandoval Signs Funding Bill
The Las Vegas NFL stadium project appears to be in a two-minute drill driving down the field, and there doesn't seem to be any defense capable of slowing down the movement to bring professional football to Sin City. Funding for the 65,000-seat...
Crown Resorts Employees Detained in China on Vague Illegal Gambling Charges
Eighteen Crown Resorts employees won't be reporting to work this morning after they were detained in China on vague and unspecified illegal gambling charges late last week. Among those detained is Jason O'Connor, a Crown Resorts executive who oversees the company's VIP...
