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Scientific Games to Buy Bally Technologies

Scientific Games may be best known for its lottery products, but the company is looking to broaden their impact on the gaming market. And if you're looking to spend a few million dollars in this industry, there's perhaps no better place to...

Casino.org Staff Writer August 6, 2014
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Paddy Power Admits to 2010 Hack of Customer Data

Across-the-pond sports betting operation Paddy Power is no stranger to finding ways to get its name into the news. From controversial promotions to outrageous ads, the Irish bookmaker is willing to do just about anything to raise their public profile. But this...

Casino.org Staff Writer August 5, 2014
Australian casino mogul James Packer

James Packer Tackling Las Vegas, Again

Australian casino mogul James Packer has had rough experiences investing in the American gaming market in the past. But that hasn't dissuaded the dynamo from Down Under from placing another bet in Las Vegas. Packer's Crown Resorts has bought a vacant plot...

Casino.org Staff Writer August 5, 2014
Amaya CEO David Baazov

Amaya Completes Acquisition of Rational Group

Ever since the Amaya Gaming Group announced their proposed buyout of the Rational Group, including PokerStars and Full Tilt, it's been expected that the transaction would go through without any real problems. Sure enough, the hurdles were surpassed one by one, and...

Casino.org Staff Writer August 4, 2014
Las Vegas bounces back

Las Vegas Bounces Back, But US Markets Flounder Elsewhere

Las Vegas is officially on the up, but that didn't stop Moody’s Investors Service from downgrading its view of the US casino gaming market from "stable" to "negative" recently. Yes, while the Las Vegas Strip is about to experience its fifth annual...

Casino.org Staff Writer August 4, 2014
US Senators Lindsey Graham, Diane Feinstein and Kelly Ayotte all seek the support of  the DoJ in the anti-online gambling fight.

Senators Appeal to DoJ for Reinterpretation of Wire Act

Three US senators have written to Attorney General Eric Holder, appealing to him to support the Restoration of America's Wire Act. The bill, introduced earlier this year, seeks to outlaw all forms of online gambling at a federal level by adopting a...

Casino.org Staff Writer August 3, 2014
Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas is becoming a popular tourist destination.

Fremont Street Draws More Tourists and More Cops

As Las Vegas continues to bounce back from the economic downturn, with the Strip posting its fifth annual revenue increase in a row, Sin City's Fremont Street area downtown is experiencing a renaissance as well. In fact, the recent regeneration of Fremont...

Casino.org Staff Writer August 1, 2014
With the Texas Lottery be abolished, can bingo fill the void?

Texas Lottery Demise Could Be Bingo Beginning

Could it really, finally, be curtains for the Texas Lottery? Its abolition has been debated for many years in the Texas Legislature, ever since 1991, in fact, when voters opted to amend the Constitution in order to permit lottery sales for the...

Casino.org Staff Writer August 1, 2014
The 56 felony charges against Stanley Tomchin were reduced to one misdemeanor.

Pinnacle Sports Stanley Tomchin Avoids Felony Charges

Stanley Tomchin has some stake in the online bookmaker Pinnacle Sports, but it's unclear if he's a primary owner of the site. He was certainly a talented games player, though it's hard to say just how impressive his accomplishments really are. But...

Casino.org Staff Writer July 31, 2014
Pilot Games, a venture from Express Games founder Jon Weaver, will offer new Minnesota e-gambling options to venues.

Minnesota E-Gambling Industry Undergoing Major Changes

To say that Minnesota's experiment with electronic gaming machines (or e-gambling, as it is usually referred to in the state) has been disappointing would be a major understatement. The original plan was for the electronic pull tabs to pay for the state's...

Casino.org Staff Writer July 30, 2014