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Developing Targeting East Hartford for Connecticut Casino
Connecticut is now knee-deep in plans to build new casinos, even if there’s no assurance that anything will actually be built (and even less about where they would be located). It’s all part of an effort by lawmakers and officials at the...
90-year-old Woman Denied $41.7 Million Jackpot from “Malfunctioning” Slot
The Iowa Supreme Court has ruled that a local casino does not have to pay a $41.7 million jackpot to one of its customers following a slot machine malfunction. Instead, 90-year-old grandmother Pauline Mckee, of Antioch, will have to be content with...
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...
