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Powerball Fever as Jackpot Reaches $1.5 Billion World Record
The Powerball Lottery in the US has reached a heart-stopping $1.5 billion, a lottery world record, and Powerball fever is now taking hold across the globe. That's because while ticket sales are legal in 44 American states, there are no restrictions at...
James Packer Involved in Fracas with Crown Security Guard
James Packer’s New Year’s Day “altercation” with one of own security guards was played down by Crown Resorts this week. Dr Iskandar Chaban, 60, a security guard at the Crown Casino, Melbourne, says that he was threatened, verbally abused and pushed after...
BetCoin Debuts Multiplayer Poker Platform as Malta Considers Recognizing Bitcoin
BetCoin is venturing into multiplayer poker. The online Bitcoin casino, backed by an investment firm in Hong Kong, announced this week that its Internet card room will be compatible with any device, due to its HTML5 functionality. Not to be confused with...
DFS Sites Win Right to Operate in New York State, For Now
DraftKings and FanDuel have received a temporary stay of execution in New York State. Today, an appellate division of the Supreme Court ruled that the daily fantasy sports sites can continue to offer their services until their case versus the New York...
Dutch Online Gambling Reforms Get Sudden Tax Migraine
Holland’s gambling reforms, which aim to modernize the Dutch online and land-based gaming markets, have been slow-moving, to say the least. Drawn up in 2013 to overhaul the country’s 50-year-old existing laws, they were initially expected to be rubber-stamped in late 2014,...
Mark Cuban Invests in Daily Fantasy Sports Data Company
Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban is the outspoken owner of the NBA's Dallas Mavericks and renowned for appearing on ABC's "Shark Tank." The tycoon made his fortune by being ahead of the tech curve, and now Cuban's focusing his attention on another burgeoning...
Steve Wynn Reportedly Interested in Building North New Jersey Casino
Steve Wynn folded on his Golden Nugget Atlantic City property in 1987 and vowed to never return to the "corrupt and stupid" East Coast gambling mecca. But now one state legislator says the casino billionaire is interested in coming back to New...
New Lithuanian Gambling Regime Promises “Severe” Crackdown on Unlicensed Market
Lithuania is getting tough on unlicensed online gambling operators. New powers engendered by the country’s recent gambling reforms allow the ministry of finance to take stringent measures against offshore companies offering illegal gambling to Lithuanian citizens. The gambling regulator (GCA) has warned...
Guardian Newspaper Criticizes Responsible Gambling Trust “Conflict of Interest”
Neil Goulden, head of the Responsible Gambling Trust (RGT) in the UK, has been called out by Britain's Guardian newspaper for an apparent conflict of interests. As chair of the RGT, Goulden presides over the country's leading charity devoted to minimizing problem...
California Committee Approves Key Daily Fantasy Sports Legislation
The California Assembly Committee on Governmental Organization (GO) is taking the lead in moving the state towards welcoming a regulated and structured market for daily fantasy sports (DFS). The Internet Fantasy Sports Games Protection Act (AB 1437), authored by Assemblyman and GO...
