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Maryland Live Casino Purchases Nearby Hotel as Expansion Continues
Maryland Live isn't playing any games when it comes to preparing itself for the arrival of the $1.2 billion MGM National Harbor this fall. Located 14 miles southwest of downtown Baltimore, Maryland Live announced this week that it has purchased a nearby...
Las Vegas Stratosphere Shuts Down When Ticking Backpack Found
The Stratosphere in Las Vegas was evacuated on Wednesday, in response to the discovery of a suspicious ticking backpack in the casino. In the wake of recent pressure cooker homemade bombs being found in lower Manhattan in New York, as well as...
Antigua Rallies Non-aligned Countries in Online Gambling Battle with America
Gaston Browne, president of the tiny twin-island Caribbean nation Antigua and Barbuda, wants to take on the might of the US, and he wants the Developing World to join him. Speaking at a meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement of Nations, he called...
North Jersey Casino Poll Reveals Dwindling Support
The North Jersey casino referendum facing voters in November isn't likely to pass, according to a new poll conducted by Rutgers-Eagleton's Center for Public Interest. In a study consisting of 735 registered New Jersey voters, Rutgers-Eagleton found that just 40 percent of...
Sochi Gambling Zone Created to Offset Hosting 2014 Winter Olympics
A special Sochi gambling zone is being created by the Russian Federation to help the city offset the lingering debts incurred from hosting the 2014 Winter Olympics. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed the executive order in late August, and Sochi will be...
GVC’s Profits Skyrocket in Wake of Bwin Acquisition
GVC this week reported record profits and that its Bwin assets, acquired at the beginning of the year, had already produced returns that were “far greater than expected.” Revenues for the enlarged company grew 8 percent to €432 million ($482 million) in...
Contractor or Employee? DFS Million Dollar DraftKings Winner Takes Some Heat
DraftKings sponsored pro Al Zeidenfeld won the week two NFL "Millionaire Maker" contest on the DFS site last Sunday, and the win is creating a new pool of daily fantasy sports (DFS) skeptics. The $20 contest entry attracted 277,286 teams, for a...
European Teens Gambling Online at Alarming Rate, New Study Concludes
European teens have found a new vice, and it comes in the form of online gambling. According to a new study published by the European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD), teens in Europe are smoking and drinking alcohol...
Bitcoin Is REAL Money After Major Ruling By Federal Judge
Bitcoin is real money. That’s the opinion of U.S. District Judge Alison Nathan, who this week rejected the argument of a defendant who had argued that bitcoin did not qualify as “funds” under the federal law. Anthony Murgio is charged with two...
Eldorado Resorts to Acquire Isle of Capri Casinos for $1.7 Billion
Eldorado Resorts is set to buy Isle of Capri Casinos in a cash and paper deal worth around $1.7 billion. As part of that figure, Reno-based Eldorado will assume $929 million of Capri’s debts. The combined company will now own 20 properties...
