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Betsson Christiaan van Dalen money laundering

Betsson Affiliate Manager Charged with Embezzling $162,000

A Betsson senior affiliate manager has been charged with fraud and money-laundering in Malta, after it was alleged that he stole €153,000 ($162,000) from his employer. Christiaan Alexander Van Dalen, 41, who lives in the online gambling hub of Malta but holds...

Casino.org Staff Writer December 1, 2015
Dermot Desmond Ladbrokes Gala Coral

Gala Coral Posts Strong Financials, Combats Ladbrokes Deal Criticism

The Gala Coral Group announced Monday that its Internet gaming arm is the "fastest growing in the UK online gambling market," net revenues for the division a full 36 percent higher than the previous year. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization...

Casino.org Staff Writer November 30, 2015
Dani Stern calls for PokerStars protest

PokerStars Boycotted by Players in Protest at VIP Changes

PokerStars will feel the wrath of player power over the next few days, as a small but significant portion of its customers will sit out in protest at the proposed changes to its VIP program. The online poker giant says that the...

Casino.org Staff Writer November 30, 2015
Studio City Macau Turning the region's fortunes around

Macau Casinos: How Can They Turn the Economic Downturn Around Now?

Gambling in Macau casinos has really suffered over the past year or so. A clampdown on corruption from the mainland has led to a drastic fall in VIP traffic flowing through the Asian gambling region's casinos. That has led to junkets being...

Casino.org Staff Writer November 29, 2015
Tiger cub heavily sedated Tigre de Cristal Russia casino opening

Russian Mega Resort Tigre de Cristal Faces Backlash Over Heavily Drugged Tiger Cub

Tigre de Cristal, the first Las Vegas-style casino to open in Russia’s Primorsky Krai special economic zone, was packed to the rafters on the opening night of its soft launch last month. Dignitaries mingled with Russian celebs and journalists from Moscow, all...

Casino.org Staff Writer November 27, 2015
AGA President Geoff Freeman US sports betting laws

American Gaming Association Study Seeks “Rational Alternative” to US Sports Betting Regulation

The American Gaming Association (AGA) has vowed to devote its resources throughout 2016 to the pursuit of “a rational alternative” to the US sports betting status quo. The trade association said it would “build a broad coalition” that would explore different approaches...

Casino.org Staff Writer November 27, 2015
PwC Global Gaming Outlook for 2015

PricewaterhouseCoopers 2015 Outlook Missed Macau Meltdown and DFS Emergence

PricewaterhouseCoopers' (PwC) Global Gaming Outlook, published in 2011 forecasting the half-decade leading to the present, hit the nail on the head regarding much of the gambling industry's economics, but the firm missed the mark on two key issues. PwC got a lot...

Casino.org Staff Writer November 26, 2015
Thanksgiving pilgrims gambling poker US history

Thanksgiving Gambling on Plymouth Rock? Who Knew the Pilgrims Got Their Game on Back in the Day

Thanksgiving is the official start to the holiday season in the United States, a time of year when families and friends come together to celebrate their American heritage, not to mention great food and football. After all, it's some low-stress merriment, free...

Casino.org Staff Writer November 26, 2015
Massachusetts Bruce Tarr online gambling

Massachusetts Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr Pushing to Legalize State Online Gambling

Massachusetts Senate Minority Leader Bruce Tarr (R-Gloucester) is campaigning to grant two forthcoming casinos in the state with the right to offer online gambling. The MGM Springfield and Wynn Everett haven't even opened their doors and won't for months, but that isn't...

Casino.org Staff Writer November 25, 2015
Brian Sandoval Adam Laxalt Nevada RAWA

Brian Sandoval Blasts Nevada AG Adam Laxalt Over Pro-RAWA Support

Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval has publicly reprimanded his state's attorney general, Adam Laxalt, over the baffling pro-RAWA comments he made Tuesday on the local political talk show Ralston Live. Laxalt, whose grandfather Paul Laxalt governed the state from 1967-1971, told veteran political reporter...

Casino.org Staff Writer November 25, 2015