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Florida Agrees $3.1 Billion Deal with Seminoles
The Seminole Tribe’s political standoff with Florida governor Rick Scott was finally resolved this week following a deal which will see the Seminoles pay $3.1 billion to the state over seven years in return for the right to offer craps and roulette....
College Football Playoff Semifinals Open in Las Vegas, Alabama and Oklahoma Favored
The College Football Playoff (CFP) selection committee has paired #1 Clemson (13-0) against #4 Oklahoma (11-1) and #2 Alabama (12-1) against #3 Michigan State (12-1) to decide who will compete for the National Championship on January 11. Both semifinal games will be...
Greyhound Trainer Cheat Imprisoned in Landmark UK Trial
A greyhound trainer in the UK has been handed a prison sentence after he admitted on camera that he drugged his dogs in order to fix races. Chris Mosdall, a trainer at the Wimbledon Stadium dog track in South West London was...
Pro Sports Better Adam Meyer’s Lawyer Claims Former Client is Government Informant
Adam Meyer proclaimed for years he was "the sports consultant to the stars," the Florida-based sports handicapper routinely appearing on television to flaunt his insider knowledge and unrivaled results. His Real Money Sports website described Meyer as "the biggest star in Vegas"...
Judge Blasts Anti-Wynn Boston Lawsuit, Throws it Out of Court in Massachusetts
Boston’s legal effort to derail Wynn Resorts’ planned $1.7 billion casino in nearby Everett has been criticized and ultimately rejected by a Massachusetts judge. Judge Janet L. Sanders berated the city’s case for its “inflammatory descriptions,” “hyperbole,” and “spurious” arguments that served...
US Attorney General Loretta Lynch Indicts 16 More FIFA Officials
United States Attorney General Loretta Lynch is in the midst of disrupting perhaps one of the largest criminal syndicates in recent history as she leads the Department of Justice's (DOJ) investigation into FIFA, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association. On Thursday, Lynch...
Mohegan Sun Blackjack Dealer Accused of Chip-Passing Scam
A disgruntled Mohegan Sun blackjack dealer stands accused of passing $78,390 in chips to a player-accomplice. It’s alleged that Roy Mariano, 52, of New London, Connecticut, passed blackjack chips worth $100 each that were hidden in stacks of lower denomination red chips...
California Man Wins Lottery Twice, NetEnt Shatters Mobile Slots Jackpot Record
A California man was especially thankful over the Thanksgiving holiday after he won the California scratcher lottery not once but twice in a single day, albeit at very different valuations. On Monday, November 23, just three days before Americans gathered around tables...
RAWA House Hearing to Take Place Next Wednesday
The Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA) will receive a hearing before the House on December 9, it emerged this week. The hearing, entitled “A Casino in Every Smartphone: Law Enforcement Implications,” will be chaired, naturally, by Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), who introduced...
Australia In-play Betting War Escalates as Politicians and Sports Bodies Join the Fray
Aussie senator Nick Xenophon has attacked a push by the country’s major sporting bodies to end a ban on in-play sports betting. In an official statement, the senator condemned the move as a “naked grab for cash” on behalf of the sports...
