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The Fall of Macau: What Happened to the Gambling Fireball in 2015?
The fortunes of Macau were already tumbling as 2015 began. The downturn actually started back in June 2014, when the gambling hub recorded the first-ever monthly dip in revenues since Stanley Ho’s casino monopoly ended in 2012, a move that had effectively...
Five Most Baffling Gambling Moments of 2015, Part Two
Welcome back to Part Two of our run down of 2015’s most baffling happenings, in which we ponder some of the more mystifying occurrences of the year inside and around the gaming universe. Chukchansi Charges In July, former Chukchansi tribal leader Tex...
Five Most Baffling Moments in the Gambling Universe 2015: Part One
Baffling moments in gambling, you say? What? As top gambling journalists, it’s not our job to be baffled; it’s our job to cut through the issues with razor-sharp comments and observations. Sometimes, though, you just have to throw your hands in the...
California Online Poker in 2015: A Look at the Golden State’s Politics, Factions, and Marketing
The possibility for California online poker in 2015 began with a sense of optimism for regulation in the Golden State. Despite the numerous divisions of the state’s various gambling stakeholders, whose inability to see eye-to-eye had led to an impasse for the previous...
Gaming Scandals and Bankruptcies in 2015: Sports and Gambling’s Megastories of the Year
Ah yes, gaming scandals and bankruptcies. Why must this be a category in gambling news at the end of every year? Because, unfortunately, bankruptcies and scandals are seemingly inevitable in a high-stakes world where fortunes are won and lost in a matter...
Daily Fantasy Sports 2015: Hot, Hotter, and Feeling the Heat All At Once
For most of 2015, Daily fantasy sports (DFS) was on a heater. The DFS industry gained endless publicity for turning average Joes and Monday morning quarterbacks into millionaires, and it grew to become valued in the billions with no signs of slowing...
Gambling Business Winners and Losers in 2015: Who Banked and Who Tanked
Gambling business in 2015 seemed to be getting more complicated all the time. Every gaming operation, whether land-based or virtual, appeared to be bogged down in litigation of some kind this year. Whether it was New Jersey's push to open the sportsbooks,...
The Top Five Hottest Gambling Trends of 2015
Looking back at 2015's hottest gambling trends, we saw a gaming landscape in a state of flux, with new innovations driven largely by market challenges. Here are our top 5 gaming trends of the year. Bitcoin Gaming Gambling with Bitcoins came of age...
UK 2015: Politics and Taxes Hit Online Gambling Operators Hard
As the New Year broke in 2015, operators in the UK market were just beginning to feel the pinch of the country’s unpopular new point of consumption tax, which had come into effect on December 1 of the year just passed. Under...
Europe in 2015: A Fragmented Regulatory Landscape for Online Gaming
Europe faced a boatload of regulatory issues this year. No question, 2015 was a challenging year for online gaming operators in the EU, as tighter regulations from many countries created an ever more fragmented regulatory landscape. From taxation levels to player pools,...
