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Money Laundering and Suspicious Activity at Casinos Continues to Rise, FinCEN Reports
Money laundering is serious business. Unfortunately for those in the casino industry, criminals have long relished the attractiveness of the floor cage as being the perfect instrument to clean dirty money into purportedly legitimate funds. Since 1996, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network...
DoubleDown Social Casino Illinois Customer Lawsuit Dismissed, Angry Patron Lost $1K in Virtual Chips
IGT’s DoubleDown multiplatform social casino site has survived a class action lawsuit attempt from a disgruntled Illinois customer who claimed that the free gaming platform offers “nothing more than camouflaged unlawful games of chance.” Plaintiff Margo Phillips blew $1,000 in real money...
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Calls for Atlantic City Budget Slim Down for Municipal Workers
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is no longer crisscrossing the country on the presidential campaign trail, and as such the Republican, now in his second gubernatorial term, has more time to refocus his efforts on issues facing his own state. No concern...
Arizona Tribe Can Move Forward with Glendale Casino Expansion Following US Appeals Court Decision
An Arizona tribe received the blessing of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals this week to expand its Glendale casino to include Class III gaming and incorporate slot machines and table games. In a lawsuit between the Tohono O'odham Nation vs....
Phil Mickelson Gambling Pal Gregory Silveira Withdraws Guilty Plea in Money Laundering Case
Gambler Gregory Silveira, known to have ties to golfer (and gambler) Phil Mickelson, has been facing charges of money laundering in a Los Angeles court. But now Silveriera, who had previously plead guilty to the charges, wants to change his plea to...
Washington, D.C. Always a Political Gamble, But Could an Actual Casino Come to Nation’s Capital?
Washington, D.C., is a powerhouse of intrigue, bluffs, and gambles, but that reality could one day extend to an actual land-based casino in the District, if a group funded by an anonymous corporation in Delaware get its way. A group known as...
Massachusetts Gaming Commission Requests Plainridge Park Online Slot Presentation Over Gambling Addiction Concerns
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) has requested that Plainridge Park Casino representatives attend a forthcoming meeting to present how social gaming works and what potential impact free money online slots might have on problem gambling. Social gaming is defined as the "activity...
Canadian Priest Gambles Away $386,000 in Donations Earmarked for Iraqi Refugees
A Canadian priest in Ontario has admitted to losing more than CDN$500,000 (US$386,000) in charitable funds that were supposed to be used to assist Iraqi refugees seeking asylum in the eastern Canadian province. Father Amer Saka of the St. Joseph Chaldean Catholic...
Kim Wong, Alleged Mastermind of New York Fed Reserve Heist, Gives Testimony in Philippines Senate
Kim Wong, president of the Eastern Hawaii Casino in the Cagayan Economic Zone, appeared at a Philippines Senate hearing on Tuesday to offer his testimony on events surrounding the theft of millions of dollars from the New York Federal Reserve Bank back...
NCAA Final Four Odds: Will Syracuse’s Cinderella Story Continue?
The NCAA Final Four odds are set, and if Las Vegas is correct, fans are in store for a nail-biter and one that might get a little bit ugly. After two weeks of tournament play, March Madness is down to #1 North...
