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Online Gambling Revenue Rises in UK
The UK Gambling Commission has released its 2013/14 financial report, covering the final full tax year of previous licensing regime. The figures, which relate only to those operators who held UK Gambling Commission licenses before the new gambling act came into law,...
Atlantic City Casinos Spark Bankruptcy Court Battles
Atlantic City's closed (and closing) casinos are at the center of several interesting storylines currently taking place in bankruptcy courts. From fights over driveways to questions about unpaid taxes, bankruptcy judges are considering several different situations regarding struggling resorts in the New...
Foxwoods Looks to Cut Back on Gambling, Diversify Revenues
New Foxwoods CEO Felix Rappaport says that the casino resort plans to cut back a bit on its gambling focus and diversify its offerings is an attempt to survive against an onslaught of new competitors in the region. The idea will be...
Delaware’s iGaming Figures Tumble to Lowest Since Launch
More misery for Delaware’s stuttering online gambling industry with the news that revenues have dropped to the lowest since regulation came in a year ago this month. The state’s three online gambling operators, Delaware Park, Dover Downs and Harrington Raceway, took a...
Japan Casino Bill Could Face Long Wait
Japan's long-awaited casino legislation is now dead for 2014, as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has dissolved parliament on Friday and called for new elections. That means that there is essentially no chance that the required regulatory legislation would be able to...
Admiral Linked to Counterfeit Chips Thanks to DNA Evidence
Navy Rear Admiral Timothy Giardina not only used three counterfeit poker chips at the Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs, Iowa, last year, but may also have actually made them himself. Those allegations come from a Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) report that...
MGM and Wynn to Take on Over $1 Billion Each in New Debt
MGM Resorts and Wynn Resorts have announced, in separate financial filings, that they are looking to take on over $1 billion each in new debt to help pay for upcoming casino projects in Massachusetts, and in MGM’s case, Maryland. MGM initially said...
PokerStars Enters Casino and Sports Betting Business
PokerStars is upping the ante when it comes to online dominance, as the leading poker room has announced its plans to establish table games and sports betting at its global site PokerStars.com. Blackjack and roulette will lead the introduction of casino offerings,...
Paragon Gaming Investigation Could Jeopardize Vancouver Edgewater Casino
Las Vegas-based developers Paragon Gaming, whose ability to “meet the conditions of its registration” has been called into question, could put the future of the $535-million Edgewater casino project in downtown Vancouver into doubt. At the center of the probe by the...
New York State Could Scale Back Casinos Due to Tightening Market
New York State's four upstate casino licenses could be awarded as soon as next month. But there's now talk that the state may not yet be committed to awarding all four, especially as officials begin to see the effects of a tightening...
