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Brian Sandoval Reconvenes Gaming Policy Committee in Nevada to Discuss Daily Fantasy Sports
Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval (R) issued an executive order late last week to reconvene the state's Gaming Policy Committee in order to confront the subject of daily fantasy sports (DFS). The action is in response to Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt's ruling...
MGM Resorts Axes Free Parking on the Las Vegas Strip
Some Las Vegas traditions are sacrosanct. All-you-can-eat buffets, free drinks for gamblers, the right to get absolutely plastered and have it seem perfectly normal are but a few of those. For visitors and locals alike, these principles have been set in stone...
Greece Looks to Online Gambling to Aid Financial Struggles
Greece is looking to new industries and untapped markets to help reduce its debt crisis and adhere to stipulations set forth as part of the country's bailout financing. And now, after floating the idea of online gambling last year, the Greek government...
New Jersey Lawmakers Call for Possible Atlantic City Takeover
New Jersey politicians in Trenton are focusing their attention on the financial disaster currently being experienced in Atlantic City. New Jersey Senate President Stephen Sweeney D-District 3) brought a bill to his legislative chamber this week that would give control of Atlantic...
Céline Dion’s Husband, René Angélil, Dies at Home in Las Vegas
René Angélil, avid gambler and husband and former manager of Las Vegas perennial Céline Dion, has died after a long battle with throat cancer. He was 73. Angélil had been ill for many years. His cancer was first diagnosed in 1999, and...
GOP Debate Gets Heated as Trump and Cruz Spar Over “Birther” Claims and NYC Values
The sixth GOP debate welcomed seven Republican Party candidates to the main stage in Charleston, South Carolina on Thursday night, all sharing hopes and aspirations of taking on the likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton towards becoming the 45th president of the United...
Dollaro Poker and Mob Figure in Massive Italian Online Gambling Bust
Italian police have broken up an illegal gambling ring with alleged links to the Mafia and the controversial online poker room DollaroPoker.net. Eleven people were arrested on Wednesday and accused of operating an illegal network of some 12,000 online gaming and lottery...
New Jersey Posts Strong December Online Gaming Earnings, 2016 Outlook Is Bright
New Jersey online gambling is alive and well, the market bringing in a record $14 million last month, a 31 percent increase year-over-year, closing out the 2015 campaign up 21.2 percent overall. Gambling at land-based casinos, however, had less cheery news: Atlantic...
$1.6 Billion Powerball Lottery Prize Split Three Ways
The record $1.6 billion Powerball Lottery jackpot will be split between three winners. Lottery officials said this morning that three winning tickets had been sold respectively in Tennessee, California, and Florida, although as of Thursday morning, none of the winners had come...
Washington State Online Poker and DFS Bills Introduced
Washington State’s online poker and daily fantasy sports (DFS) bills have been resurrected today, on the very first day of the state’s legislative session, January 13th. The two bills are identical to legislation introduced a year ago that failed to gain traction...
