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Is GVC Raising Funds For Monster Bwin.Party Bid Without Amaya?
GVC Holding’s Amaya-backed bid for bwin.party may have been snubbed in favor of 888 Holdings’ “safer” offer, but rumors suggest the company may not be done just yet. According to sources in London’s banking district, GVC is prepared to go it alone,...
Finger Lakes Casino Under Attack
Opponents of a proposed casino in the Finger Lakes, one of three resorts that are planned to be built in upstate New York, are ramping up their attacks in an attempt to either protect themselves against the new competition or stop the...
Echo Beats Packer To The Punch In Brisbane Casino Bid
Echo Entertainment has won the bid to build a casino resort in Brisbane, Australia’s third biggest city; a resort that the Queensland state government hopes will “put Queensland on the map” and, in scale, rival the casinos of Macau. The AU $2...
Deadwood Brings Roulette, Craps, and Keno to Historic Gold Rush Town
Deadwood, South Dakota, is less than four square miles in size, but with 24 gambling venues the town has more casinos than that of most states. The historic settlement played an important role in the expansion of the American west, as miners...
MGM Vows to Block Connecticut Casino Plan
MGM declared war on Connecticut this week, vowing that it would fight the state’s efforts to build a casino along Interstate 91 on its northern border with Massachusetts. The proposed property would be positioned near Hartford, CT, and just miles from Springfield,...
Moody’s Upgrades US Casino Market to “Not Quite So Bad”
Moody's Investors Services has some good news for the American gaming market. Sort of. The US land-based casino industry is showing signs of improvement, but only a bit, according to Moody’s, which this week upgraded its appraisal of the market from negative...
Bwin.party Picked Up by 888 Holdings in $1.4 Billion Deal That Surprises Insiders
Bwin.party is engaged no more. After what seemed like several whirlwind corporate romances, the iGaming company has made a decision and said "yes" at last. But it wasn't to the suitor that most had anticipated. After months of speculation, bwin.party said yes...
Alabama Gambling Debate Heats Up Between Governor and Senator
Alabama gambling has the potential to be the Heart of Dixie's saving grace, holding the key to eliminating the current $200 million deficit in the legislature's General Fund. State Senator Del Marsh (R-Anniston), chosen to be president pro tempore by his colleagues,...
Macau Could Soften Casino Smoking Ban
Macau casinos may be having a rough year, but that doesn’t mean they’re down and out. There’s still a lot of money flowing through the casinos of the Chinese territory, which means that every piece of good news is cause for celebration...
Court Documents Reveal Targets Of AMF Amaya Probe
New light has been thrown on the ongoing securities fraud investigation centered on Amaya Inc and the trading of its stock in the lead up to its acquisition of PokerStars. The removal of a publication ban on a search warrant filed by...
