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Netherland’s Gambling Reforms Attacked After Unibet Court Ruling
The Netherland’s sweeping new online gambling reforms have come under fire because of a court case which ruled that unlicensed operators have no responsibility to refund players’ losses. Last month a judge in Amsterdam rejected an attempt by a Dutch online gambler...
Profits and Revenues Both Down for Las Vegas Sands
The Las Vegas Sands Corp. has been a major thorn in the sides of those who want to see online gambling regulated in the United States. So it may come as some consolation to supporters of Internet gaming that the company seems...
South Korea Mohegan Sun Mega Casino Bid Would Land Near Incheon Airport in Seoul
Mohegan Sun may have lost the battle for a Massachusetts casino, but that hasn’t stopped the company from bidding for a wildly ambitious $l.6 billion new project in South Korea. The tribal gaming operator is proposing to construct the country’s largest gambling...
Minors a Major Problem for Underage French Gambling
Underage French gambling is adding fuel to the chemin de fer in the ongoing global debate about how many folks not yet "of age" are actually able to gamble, albeit illegally. France allows plenty of gambling within its borders, but it seems...
Glen Cobb and Family Plead Guilty in Controversial IRS Grab Sports Betting Case
Glen Cobb's name may not be familiar to the average sports bettor, but the high-rolling Las Vegas gambler's betting activities have been under a microscope for more than a decade with the Internal Revenue Service. Cobb was one of four family members...
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver Says Gambling is Good Business
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has made it clear that he thinks it's time for his league to change its tune on sports betting, calling for the practice to be legalized and, most importantly, regulated throughout the United States. Silver expanded on those...
Global Sports Betting Market Worth $3 Trillion
The global sports betting market could be worth up to $3,000,000,000,000 ($3 trillion), a United Nations conference targeting match-fixing was told last week. Independent betting expert Patrick Jay told the meeting in Qatar, which was hosted by UN Office on Drugs and Crime...
Paul Phua Sings “Who’s Sorry Now?” to FBI as Judge Says Agency Violated Poker Pro’s Rights
Poker pro Paul Phua scored a courtroom victory on Friday, when a judge ruled that FBI agents went too far in their efforts to collect evidence against him in his alleged illegal sports betting operation at Caesar’s Palace villa last summer in...
France Mulls Las Vegas-Style Casino In Paris
The French government has commissioned a study looking into changing its gaming laws to allow a Vegas-style casino in Paris. The research, which is due to be completed by the end of the month, will examine whether the city should embrace...
Nevada Senate Passes Sports Betting Bill for Businesses
The Nevada Senate has passed a bill that will allow larger groups and businesses to potentially place bets at sportsbooks and race books in the state, though the bill will still need to pass the state Assembly before it can become law....
