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2016 Presidential Election: The Importance of Winning Nevada
The 2016 presidential election is surrounded by plenty of unknowns, but one safe bet is the importance of winning the swing state of Nevada. Following Iowa and New Hampshire, Nevada stands to be the third state to hold its Republican and Democratic...
Attorney General Nominee Loretta Lynch Unlikely to Change Wire Act Interpretation
Loretta Lynch has faced plenty of tough questions during the confirmation process as she attempts to become the next US Attorney General. But for those interested in online gambling, the focus has been on a narrow set of questions posed to President...
Belgian Regulator Denounces Game of War: Fire Age as “Illegal Gambling”
The Belgian Gaming Commission (BGC) has declared war on the social media game Game of War: Fire Age, which it accuses of offering casino-style games to players as young as nine. Game of War is a massive multi-player online game (MMO), an...
Tribe Offers $220 Million for Arena if Kenosha Casino Approved
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has already said that he is against allowing the Menominee Tribe of Wisconsin to build a casino in Kenosha. But if the tribe has anything to say about it, the governor will reconsider. After all, they say, they’re...
Adelson Dealt Blow in “Foul-Mouthed” Libel Case
Sheldon Adelson’s attempt to sue a writer with The Wall Street Journal for calling him a “scrappy, foul-mouthed billionaire from working class Dorchester, Mass.," has suffered a setback at the hands of a federal judge. Adelson is suing journalist Kate O'Keeffe for...
Massachusetts Gambling Looks to Canada for Responsibility Program
The two licensed Massachusetts gambling resorts won't arrive until the fall of 2017 at the earliest, but that isn't stopping local leaders in addressing problem gaming. The Massachusetts State Gaming Commission announced this week it plans to adopt British Columbia's GameSense into...
Dominican Republic Casino Owner’s Dream Turns Into a Hitman Nightmare Gone Haywire
It started out as a casino Dream, but spiraled into something out of an old Las Vegas Mob flick. In fact, someone is probably securing the rights to this unusual and lurid story as we speak. Canadian casino owner Antonio Carbone has...
American Conservative Union Decries “Big Government” RAWA
The American Conservative Union (ACU), the influential Republican organization that orchestrated the presidential election campaign of Ronald Reagan, has denounced the Restoration of America’s Wire Act. The new bill, which seeks to ban all online gambling at a federal level, with the...
Dan Bilzerian Pays Fine But Avoids Jail Time After Nevada Explosion
Dan Bilzerian, the so-called “King of Instagram,” has managed to largely avoid consequences stemming from the explosion of a tractor-trailer cab on federal land near Las Vegas in November. Bilzerian, who did not appear in court but was represented by lawyer David...
China Cracks Down on Foreign Casinos Luring Chinese Gamblers
China is to launch a clampdown on foreign casinos targeting its citizens, its Ministry of Public Security announced this week. As Macau reports its first year-on-year decline in profits since casino laws were liberalized in 2001, the semi-autonomous Chinese gambling hub is...