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Boston Issues Subpoenas In Gambling Commission Lawsuit
The city of Boston is going full steam ahead with their plan to sue the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, issuing more than a dozen subpoenas to law enforcement officers, government officials, and individuals with connections to the site on which the Wynn Everett...
Primedice.com Loses Over $1 Million to Player Exploiting Coding Flaw
Bitcoin gaming operator Primedice.com, which claims to be the “number one bitcoin gaming operator and casino,” has admitted that it was fleeced out of over $1 million worth of bitcoin by a gambler who was able to exploit a flaw in the...
Trump Plaza Could Be Closed To Casino Gaming For 10 Years To Avoid Taxes
Trump Plaza was one of the four Atlantic City casinos to close down last year, and there are no immediate plans to reopen the facility. But Trump Entertainment Resorts is taking steps to ensure that if the buildings are used again anytime...
Phil Mickelson Implicated In $2.75 Million Gambling, Money-laundering Case
Golfer Phil Mickelson has become embroiled in a multi-million dollar illegal gambling and money-laundering case. The five-time major winner was named by two sources close to ESPN’s Outside the Lines this week as a “gambling client” of Gregory Silveira, who has pleaded...
Betsson Acquires Europe-Bet For $50 Million
Swedish online gambling group Betsson has announced it will acquire Georgia-based Europe-Bet for US$50 million. An extra $35 million will be paid in 12 months’ time, provided that gambling regulations in the Caucasian country remain favorable, the company said today. The move...
Top Macau Junket Operator Arrested for Laundering $231 million
A prominent Macau junket operator has been arrested by Hong Kong police for laundering US$231 million through a series of bank accounts in Southern China. Cheung Chi-tai, a one-time major shareholder of top junket company the Hong-Kong-listed Neptune Group, walked into a...
RAWA Hits Senate Floor as GOP 2016 Presidential Hopeful Lindsey Graham Gets Lambasted by PPA
RAWA, the brainchild of Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) has now been introduced to the Senate. The legislation, formally known as the Restoration of America's Wire Act, seeks to restore what opponents of online gambling believe to be the original and correct interpretation...
NBA Withdraws Opposition to Canadian Sports Betting Reforms
The NBA has said it will no longer oppose a bill that proposes to revolutionize the Canadian sports betting landscape by allowing Canadians to bet on single sports games. The league has become the first to officially reverse its stance on Bill...
New Bedford Casino Plan Easily Approved by Voters
New Bedford voters overwhelmingly showed approval for a casino in their city, moving the proposal by developer KG Urban into the mix for the final casino license in Massachusetts. Nearly three quarters of the voters who turned out said yes to the...
Baazov Addresses AMF Probe and New Jersey Question at Amaya AGM
The ongoing scrutiny into Amaya Inc by the Quebec financial regulator is not a cause for concern, reiterated its CEO and Chairman, David Baazov, at the company’s first annual general meeting in Montreal this week. “It’s not something to be taken lightly,...
