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Northern California Gang Probe Leads to Arrest of Police Officer
Northern California gang raids being executed by the San Jose Police Department's (SJPD) investigations unit has led to the arrests of 23 including one law enforcement officer. Dubbed "Operation Gang of Thrones," the SJPD has been working since last March to infiltrate...
College Football Sports Betting Returns to Las Vegas Sportsbooks
College football is back. After months of vacant grid irons, the pigskin gets back in the air and on the ground this weekend. No one is happier than the sports books in Las Vegas. Football attracts more bets in Nevada than any...
Arkansas Casino Measure to Go Before Voters in November
An Arkansas casino measure will go before voters this November asking residents if they're ready to finally end gambling prohibition. Led by a group called Arkansas Wins, Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin revealed this week that the petition had garnered 100,977...
Macon County, Georgia Says Gambling Raids Have Aided Community Programs
Macon County in Georgia wants it residents to know that the over $1 million in lawsuit settlements it's received stemming from a 2014 gambling raid is being well utilized. This week, Macon Judicial Circuit District Attorney David Cooke announced how the funds...
US Defense Department Does Nothing to Curtail Its Gambling and Strip Club Problem
The US Defense Department (DoD) is in hot water this week after the Office of the Inspector General (IG) published its investigation into whether the agency took appropriate action after it was revealed over $1 million was spent on casino gambling and...
Nevada Casino Revenue Benefits From July’s Bonus Weekend
Nevada casino revenue soared in July and surpassed $1 billion in total gaming win for the first time in 14 months. Thanks to five full weekends and a long Independence Day holiday, the state's gambling floors took in $1,015,015, a 9.96 percent...
Colin Kaepernick National Anthem Sitout Continues to Stir Controversy, as Memorabilia at Reno-Tahoe Airport Irks Many
San Francisco 49er quarterback Colin Kaepernick's memorabilia, prominently displayed on the second floor of the Reno-Tahoe International Airport, is drawing scorn from numerous travellers. After passengers make their way through security, those who are departing out of Gate C pass by the "Wolf...
Chinese Tourists Targeted by Upcoming Las Vegas Casinos
Chinese tourists represent an underserved and untapped demographic in Las Vegas according to the investors behind the forthcoming Resorts World and Lucky Dragon casinos. Gambling revenue in Sin City has rebounded from the US economic recession. Revenues in 2015 clocked in at...
Macau Economy Finally Trending in Better Direction
The Macau economy has been in a two-year downward spiral and that trend continued in the second quarter of 2016. The Chinese special administrative region saw its gross domestic product (GDP) fall 7.1 percent. While that would be devastating news to most...
Malta Daily Fantasy Sports License Coming Soon
A Malta daily fantasy sports (DFS) license will soon be offered through the island country's Gaming Authority that classifies the online contests as skill-based competition and not games of chance. At present, DFS networks like DraftKings and FanDuel need to obtain standard...
