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California Indian Casino Project Near Napa Causes Turf War
The California Indian casino project in Vallejo proposed by the Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians is generating a turf war between neighboring counties that differ on whether casino-style gambling should be permitted in the wine-rich area. Napa County supervisors are currently...
David Baazov’s Lawyer Grills AMF, Claims Regulator’s Case Is Full of Holes
Former Amaya CEO David Baazov’s ongoing insider trading case received a two-day independent administrative hearing this week in Montreal, and it brought up some strange twists and turns, however you look at it. In hearings this week, which none of the accused...
SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia Launches New Jersey Gaming Site
The SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia has been more than neighborly to gamblers in New Jersey since it opened in 2010. Located two just miles from the Benjamin Franklin Bridge that connects Philadelphia with Camden, the SugarHouse has long welcomed New Jerseyans to...
Potential Las Vegas NFL Stadium Receives $750 Million in Public Funding
The Las Vegas NFL stadium being proposed by billionaire Sheldon Adelson and Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis received a critical vote in its favor this week. On September 15, the Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee (SNTIC) voted unanimously to provide the football...
Duterte Is Using The Philippine Police to Target Illegal Gambling After Drugs War
Philippine National Police (PNP) said this week that having “eliminated” the country’s illegal drug menace “six months ahead of schedule,” it will now turn its attention to illegal gambling. Of course, if the country’s drugs problem has truly been eradicated, the PNP...
Candidates’ Foundations Draw Scrutiny as Polls Tighten Between Clinton and Trump
The presidential candidates' foundations are quickly becoming an imperative factor in the 2016 election. The Clinton Foundation and the Donald J. Trump Foundation have both come under fire in recent weeks, and opponents on both sides of the aisle are trying to...
Online Betting To Top One Trillion Dollars by 2021, Driven by Mobile and VR
The online gambling industry will process almost $1,000,000,000,000 (one trillion dollars) in bets per year by 2021, according to a whitepaper published this week by analyst Juniper Research. That equates to a 42 percent increase on the $550 billion expected this year....
DOJ and FinCEN Wag Fingers at Casinos Over Bank Secrecy Act Violations
Casinos, you've been warned. During this week's Casino Essentials' 9th Annual AML Conference in Las Vegas, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a stern warning to commercial institutions that knowingly disobey banking laws. "Casinos and card...
The Football Pools Sold for Nearly $130 Million to Sportingbet Founder
The Football Pools are being sold to private equity firm Burlywood Capital for £97.25 million ($129.4 million). The self-proclaimed oldest soccer sportsbetting house in the world, The Football Pools were first launched 93 years ago in 1923. The operation once claimed to...
Japanese Casino Bill Regains Momentum
Japan, the Sleeping Giant of casino gaming, is once again considering legalizing casinos, opening up a market that could be the second biggest in the world after Macau, according to analysts. Japan came very close to legalizing casinos in 2014, when it...
