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Sweden Internet

No Online Gambling as Swedish Internet Goes Offline Following EA Attack

When the Swedish Internet went out this week, it put possibly millions of online gamblers out of their games. The Nordic country is well-known as a popular online hub, and Martin Jacobson, this year's World Series of Poker Main Event winner, hails...

Casino.org Staff Writer December 12, 2014
David Baazov Amaya securities raid

Amaya Gaming Raided by Financial Investigators in Canada as Stock Plummets

Amaya became the hottest online gaming company in the world earlier this year after completing a $4.9 billion takeover of the Rational Group, the parent company of PokerStars and Full Tilt. As you'd expect, securing the rights to two of the world's...

Casino.org Staff Writer December 12, 2014
Revel sale terminated Glenn Straub

Revel Abandons Planned Sale, May Sell to Second Bidder

The Revel Hotel and Casino will not be sold to Brookfield Asset Management, as the Toronto-based firm backed out of the $110 million deal last month and has not been convinced to reconsider their decision. That led the owners of the Revel...

Casino.org Staff Writer December 12, 2014
Dan Bilzerian arrest explosive materials

Dan Bilzerian Arrested at LAX for Possession of Bomb-Making Materials

Dan Bilzerian was arrested upon arriving at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Tuesday on charges that he possessed the components of an explosive or incendiary device with intent to manufacture one. The charge stemmed from an investigation that began in early...

Casino.org Staff Writer December 11, 2014
Iranian hackers Las Vegas Sands Corp

Iranian Hackers Retaliated Against Sheldon Adelson for $40M Hit

Iranian hackers claim words dropped in 2013 about their country by casino mogul Sheldon Adelson are behind a cyber-attack on his Las Vegas Sands Corporation computers systems. Sheldon Adelson is a man who enjoys speaking his mind, but comments he made late...

Casino.org Staff Writer December 11, 2014
Reid Adelson RAWA deal

RAWA Not Included in Omnibus Spending Bill

The Restoration of America's Wire Act, aka RAWA, will not be part of the must-pass federal omnibus spending bill this week, ending speculation that Sheldon Adelson might find a way to maneuver the anti-online gambling bill into the legislation. The spending measure,...

Casino.org Staff Writer December 10, 2014
Long Island Nassau County OTB mini-casino

Nassau OTB Mini-Casino Location a Long Island Mystery

A Long Island "mini-casino" could soon be approved somewhere in Nassau County, but the plan is a controversial one, not least of all because residents are still in the dark as to where the facility would be located. The planned gaming house...

Casino.org Staff Writer December 9, 2014
Trump Taj Mahal closing date

Trump Taj Mahal Delays Closing Date to Late December

The Trump Taj Mahal still plans to close in December, but the final day of operations has been pushed back by eight days to December 20. That delay comes as parent company Trump Entertainment Resorts continues to negotiate on several fronts, including...

Casino.org Staff Writer December 8, 2014
Junket operators Macau debt trouble

Macau Junket Model May Be On Borrowed Time

Macau has flourished in large part thanks to junket operators that can set up trips for wealthy Chinese gamblers and direct them to the high-stakes private rooms at casinos in the territory. Because it's not easy to get large sums of cash...

Casino.org Staff Writer December 7, 2014
Matthew Etherington Stoke City

Top Athletes Three Times More Likely to be Problem Gamblers, Study Finds

Problem gamblers are more represented among top level athletes in the UK, a fact which could be a hidden epidemic of alarming proportions. That's according to a new study that’s based on confidential interviews with 350 British soccer players and cricketers. The...

Casino.org Staff Writer December 6, 2014