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New York Board Approves Three Upstate Casinos
The New York Gaming Facility Location Board has recommended three casino proposals in the state, with one casino slated to be built in each of three upstate regions. That announcement came on Wednesday afternoon, with the panel deciding not to recommend the...
Winning Millions Poker Tournament Stopped by DDoS Attack
A $1 million poker tournament on the Winning Poker Network (WPN) was cancelled because of a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack, making it the latest poker site to be victimized by such an assault on its servers. The attack caused connectivity issues for...
Golden Nugget Atlantic City Threatens Lawsuit Over Tax Aid Plan, Then Backs Off
Atlantic City's Golden Nugget casino threatened to derail a casino tax relief plan, but then backed off those threats after changes were made to the bill to meet its concerns. The bill, introduced by State Senate President Steve Sweeney (D-3rd District), is...
Vietnamese High Roller Peter Tan Hoang May Have Gambled $1 Billion in Laundered Money
Even before Peter Tan Hoang was murdered in Sydney this September, the 36-year-old gambling "whale" was already the subject of intense speculation. The Vietnamese refugee was known to be a big spender at Australian casinos, particularly the Crown Casino in Melbourne, and...
Harry Reid RAWA Support Means Bill Will Likely Return in 2015
RAWA, also known as the Restoration of America's Wire Act, the online poker ban that has been strongly pushed by Sheldon Adelson, is likely to be introduced to Congress again in 2015. That's the word from Senator Harry Reid (D-Nevada), who will...
Genting’s Massive Casino Plan Faces Opposition in New York State
Genting’s campaign to build a $1.5 billion casino resort in Orange County is proving to be something of a headache for the Malaysian casino giant. Not only is it by far the most expensive of the various proposed casino projects, but it’s...
“Sports Consultant to the Stars” Adam Meyer Arrested Over $25 Million Extortion Con
Adam Meyer, a US sports betting-tipster and self-proclaimed “sports consultant to the stars,” was arrested this week on charges of wire fraud, extortion, racketeering and brandishing a firearm, after it is alleged he conned one of his clients out of $25 million....
No Online Gambling as Swedish Internet Goes Offline Following EA Attack
When the Swedish Internet went out this week, it put possibly millions of online gamblers out of their games. The Nordic country is well-known as a popular online hub, and Martin Jacobson, this year's World Series of Poker Main Event winner, hails...
Amaya Gaming Raided by Financial Investigators in Canada as Stock Plummets
Amaya became the hottest online gaming company in the world earlier this year after completing a $4.9 billion takeover of the Rational Group, the parent company of PokerStars and Full Tilt. As you'd expect, securing the rights to two of the world's...
Revel Abandons Planned Sale, May Sell to Second Bidder
The Revel Hotel and Casino will not be sold to Brookfield Asset Management, as the Toronto-based firm backed out of the $110 million deal last month and has not been convinced to reconsider their decision. That led the owners of the Revel...
