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First Massachusetts Casino Expected to Open in June
Massachusetts casinos are going to shake up the regional casino market, potentially drawing customers from Connecticut, New York and other states while keeping local gambling dollars in the state. And while it will still be some time before major casino projects in...
Japanese Lawmakers Submit Casino Bill
Japan has seemingly been on the edge of opening their country to casino gambling for years now, only to see proposals dropped because of a lack of support or more pressing political concerns. But that might finally be changing, as lawmakers have...
Lock Poker Demise Confirmed
Lock Poker, the scandal-hit online poker site that went offline last week, no longer holds a license with the Curacao regulatory body, suggesting that site has indeed ceased to operate and putting an end to speculation that it may only be offline...
New Hampshire House Rejects Casino Gambling
New Hampshire casino proponents thought that Wednesday was their day. Time and time again, the state House of Representatives had beaten back efforts to pass casino gambling bills for New Hampshire, but this week could have been different. Both supporters of the...
Mayweather-Pacquiao Fight Could Break Vegas Betting Records
The biggest boxing match in recent memory is almost here, as Floyd Mayweather Jr. will take on Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas this Saturday night. And while the action in the ring will be enjoyed by boxing fans...
Phua Defense Team Wants Judge to Toss Case
Paul Phua’s lawyers have already succeeded in having a judge find that the FBI used unconstitutional tactics against him last summer in order to collect evidence that he was operating an illegal betting ring from a Caesars Palace villa. Now, his defense...
Wynn Resorts Dividends Slashed Following Macau Slump
Wynn Resorts Ltd is passing on the pain of a sharp drop in Macau gambling to its shareholders by cutting dividends by 67 percent, Bloomberg reports. The gambling chain, which owns and operates the Wynn Macau casino resort, posted its earnings for...
Kansas Attorney General Says Fantasy Sports Are Legal in State
Kansas has been one of the trickiest states for the daily fantasy sports industry to navigate. While it wasn’t among the five states that major sites like DraftKings and FanDuel routinely excluded from their real money contests, it wasn’t exactly clear that...
Revel Casino License Can’t Be Transferred to Straub
Glenn Straub can’t seem to catch a break in Atlantic City. The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) has now said that Straub and his firm, the Polo North Country Club, cannot take ownership of the Revel’s casino license through bankruptcy...
Gambling on eSports Becoming Mainstream
Competitive video games, or eSports, have seen their popularity grow by leaps and bounds in the last few years. Online streaming sites like Twitch have made the games more accessible to fans, and even ESPN has broadcast a handful of championship matches...
