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Bobby Moak Mississippi Online Gaming Bill

Mississippi Online Gaming Act Could Send Internet Players to Prison

A Mississippi bill that seeks to legalize and regulate online poker, and online gaming in general, while coming down hard on those who continue to play on illegal sites post-regulation, has hit the statehouse at the opening of the new legislative session....

Casino.org Staff Writer January 14, 2015
Seal of Washington State

Washington State Gets Its Own Online Poker Bill

A Washington State online poker bill has arrived unexpectedly at the opening of the state’s new legislative session this week. The bill to legalize and regulate online poker, known as HB 1114, is sponsored by Representative Sherry Appleton (D), and comes as...

Casino.org Staff Writer January 14, 2015
Major Nevada casinos losses 2014

Nevada Casinos Lose Millions, But Many Consider It A Banner Year

Nevada's major casinos lost a total of $743.7 million in the 2014 fiscal year, marking the sixth straight year that such venues posted an annual loss. Yet it's still a relatively good sign for these gambling halls, as those same casinos lost...

Casino.org Staff Writer January 13, 2015
Caesars junior bondholders fight restructuring

Fight Continues Over Caesars Debt Restructuring

Caesars Entertainment announced late last week that it had enough support from creditors to engage in a restructuring plan for its $18.4 billion in debt, but some junior creditors are still working to block that effort, highlighting a schism between the company...

Casino.org Staff Writer January 12, 2015
Macau casinos Hong Kong billionaires

Tough Times for Macau Casino Owners As They Lose Billions

Lawrence Ho was among many Hong Kong billionaires to lose big on casinos in 2014, though he's still optimistic about Macau rebounding in the next year. (Image: Thomas Lee/Bloomberg)Macau's casinos had a rough second half of 2014, and there's no immediate end...

Casino.org Staff Writer January 12, 2015
Planet Hollywood, Las Vegas

Card Counter Ross Miller Sues Caesars for Illegal Detainment

A card counter from New Jersey is suing Caesars Entertainment Corp after he says he was ill-treated by staff at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. Ross Miller claims he was illegally detained after staff at the Caesars property spotted him counting cards...

Casino.org Staff Writer January 10, 2015
Michael Bowling Cepheus

Cepheus Poker Bot Can Play Heads Up Texas Holdem and Win Every Time, Say Inventors

Cepheus, a computer program created by the Computer Science Department at the University of Alberta in Canada, has “solved” hold’em poker, its makers claim. Or at least, the heads-up fixed limit variation thereof. And like all the best poker players, Cepheus is...

Casino.org Staff Writer January 9, 2015
Atlantic Club bought by Pennsylvania company

Atlantic Club Purchased as Possible Senior Housing Project

The Atlantic Club, the first of four casinos to close in Atlantic City during 2014, may have finally found a long-term buyer for its shuttered property. According to recently filed property records, a Pennsylvania real estate company affiliated with the Endeavor Property...

Casino.org Staff Writer January 9, 2015
Paul Phua leaves court

Paul Phua Didn’t Help Us, Says Malaysian Opposition Leader

The Paul Phua World Cup sports betting trial soap opera took on a new twist this week, as the Malaysian government demanded that a letter written to the FBI by a member of its cabinet, and later submitted as a court document...

Casino.org Staff Writer January 8, 2015
German online gambler prosecuted Munich Court

German Online Casino Player Prosecuted for Playing Gray Markets in Landmark Case

A German online casino player has been prosecuted and fined by a court in Munich, Germany for persistently playing online blackjack on an unnamed offshore site. The 25-year-old painter-decorator was ordered to pay a fine of €2,100 ($2,489) and had winnings of...

Casino.org Staff Writer January 8, 2015