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East Coast Gaming Congress Talks Online Gambling
The East Coast Gaming Congress (ECGC) is one of the most important conferences in the gambling world, so the topics discussed there each year paint a picture of what’s on the mind of industry leaders. This year, the ECGC started off by...
Crime Figures Soar In Macau As Junket Revenues Tumble
Beijing’s financial crackdown on Macau has hit the gambling hub where it hurts, clamping down on the VIP junkets that once accounted for 60 percent of its revenue. This tactic is putting the squeeze on its criminal underbelly, with security chiefs reporting...
FIFA Officials Arrested In Switzerland On U.S. Corruption Charges
Nine FIFA officials and five sports marketing executives have been charged with racketeering, money laundering, wire fraud and other defenses by the US Department of Justice, and American officials say that the investigation into corruption at FIFA and its member organizations is...
Caesars Entertainment to Resume Some Deferred Compensation Following Bankruptcy Scandal
Caesars Entertainment Corp. is still working its way through bankruptcy, and it is unlikely that everyone owed money by the company will be happy with the final results. But at least some employees who believed they were owed pay for their work...
Chronic Gamblers Get Depressed More Often, Researchers Find in Long-Term Study Results
Chronic gamblers may already be aware of something a recent Canadian research study has now borne out: too much of a good thing is sometimes unwise. The study has also reinforced the reality that a very small percentage of gamblers overall have...
Operating Profits Up for Surviving Atlantic City Casinos
Atlantic City may be bringing in less gambling revenue than ever before, but that doesn’t mean that the casinos there are suffering. The eight remaining casinos in the city reported that operating profits more than doubled in the first quarter of 2015,...
Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval Gives Thumb Up to Skill-Based Slot Machines
The Silver State's governor, Brian Sandoval, is no stranger to trend-setting gaming legislation. After all, along with Delaware's Governor Jack Markell, Sandoval was the first to bring player compacts to online gaming. Now, he's added something new to his John Hancocks: skill-based...
Kansas Legalizes Fantasy Sports As Games Of Skill
Kansas has legalized Fantasy Sports leagues following the passage of a bill, HB 2155, that officially declares them to be games of skill. The new legislation, which was passed by a large majority in each chamber, was signed into law this week...
Boston Expands Lawsuit Against Massachusetts Gaming Commission
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh is not happy about the Massachusetts Gaming Commission’s decision to award a casino to Wynn Resorts in Everett. On Wednesday, that displeasure was expressed through an expanded version of the lawsuit the city had already filed against the...
American Pharoah Owner Named In Gambling Debt Lawsuit
American Pharoah is on the verge of winning horse racing’s Triple Crown, a feat that would make him the first horse to do so since 1978. But the horse’s owner has much more than racing on his mind at the moment. Ahmed...
