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Tennis launches anti-match-fixing review.

Tennis Launches Major Review of Anti-Match Fixing Measures in Wake of Leaked Reports

Tennis’ top brass has launched an investigation into the effectiveness of the sport’s anti-corruption measures, after damning documents were leaked recently that allege widespread match-fixing problems at even the highest levels of the industry. Documents passed to the BBC and Buzzfeed News...

Casino.org Staff Writer January 28, 2016
Neymar Jr. Tax Problems Brazil

Neymar Jr. Fined Six Figures for Alleged Multimillion Dollar Tax Evasion by Brazilian Court

Neymar Jr.'s latest round of having his picture splashed all over the media may not be exactly the kind of publicity that PokerStars was looking for from the global superstar when it hired him as a brand ambassador last year. That's because...

Casino.org Staff Writer January 28, 2016
New Jersey Chris Christie

New Jersey to Take Over Atlantic City’s Finances, Governor Chris Christie Says It’s a  Five-Year Plan

Atlantic City, teetering now for a good long time on the edge of bankruptcy, will no longer have to think for itself. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R) made the announcement earlier this week that the city's finances are being turned over...

Casino.org Staff Writer January 28, 2016
Las Vegas Strip Gunman Kahleal Black

Las Vegas Strip Gunman Who Threatened Passersby Had Mental Health History

A Las Vegas Strip gunman who ran amok with an unloaded revolver at the Bellagio fountains last Friday had been identified as Kahleal Black, a 20-year-old man with a history of mental health problems. Witnesses first spotted Black meandering through traffic at...

Casino.org Staff Writer January 27, 2016
California DFS bill sails through committee

California DFS Bill Sails Through House Committee as Momentum Grows for Regulation

A California DFS bill that would regulate and tax the daily fantasy sports industry in the Golden State has sailed through the state legislature’s House Appropriations Committee by a unanimous vote of 15-0. Assemblyman Adam Gray’s Internet Fantasy Sports Games Consumer Protection...

Casino.org Staff Writer January 27, 2016
LVS / Richard Suen case back in court

Las Vegas Sands vs Richard Suen Multimillion Dollar Court Battle Resumes

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) Corporation's 12-year-old, multimillion-dollar legal battle with Hong Kong businessman Richard Suen resumed in the Nevada Supreme Court on January 26th. LVS has hired famed Harvard University law professor and courtroom celebrity savior Alan Dershowitz to come to its...

Casino.org Staff Writer January 26, 2016
Super Bowl 50 Newton Manning odds

Super Bowl 50 Betting Odds: Carolina Panthers Favored Over Denver Broncos

Super Bowl 50 is shaping up to feature the longest odds since the 2010 game. Ironically, Peyton Manning also participated in that Super Bowl, XLVIII, but was on the favored side of the spread as compared to being the underdog in 2016....

Casino.org Staff Writer January 26, 2016
LVS accused of stalling in Steven Jacobs case

Las Vegas Sands Accused of “Sabotage” in Sands China CEO Steven Jacobs Case

Las Vegas Sands (LVS) has been accused of employing delaying tactics in its ongoing legal spat with former Sands China CEO Steven Jacobs. Jacobs, who is suing his former employer for wrongful termination, filed an emergency motion last week in an attempt...

Casino.org Staff Writer January 25, 2016
Mariah Carey James Packer engagement

James Packer Rings in the New Year with Mariah Carey Proposal and $10 Million Diamond

James Packer may not have given his girlfriend of six months, fabled singer Mariah Carey, one of his Crown Resorts as an engagement present, but he's given her the next best thing. Packer presented the Las Vegas entertainer with a 35-carat diamond...

Casino.org Staff Writer January 25, 2016
New York online poker Gary Pretlow

New York Online Poker Bill Reintroduced by State Assemblyman Gary Pretlow

New York online poker has returned to Albany, thanks to Assemblyman Gary Pretlow (D-District 89) reintroducing AB9049 to the state's legislature. Poker may be sailing in on the backs of the current racing, parimutuel wagering, and breeding laws, which are also addressed...

Casino.org Staff Writer January 24, 2016