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Duke-North Carolina Final Four Matchup May Become Most Wagered-on Hoops Game Ever
The Final Four is typically college basketball’s biggest weekend. But when it comes to the games in New Orleans this weekend, one of them, Duke vs. North Carolina, may wind up as the biggest ever – at least from a sports betting...
Amusnet Interactive Taps Phenix to Improve the Live Dealer Gaming Experience
The online gaming market is undergoing a number of transitions. One is the arrival of live dealer games, which Amusnet Interactive hopes to improve through a partnership with Phenix. The first slot machine appeared in 1891, the creation of a New York-based...
Macau Junkets, Once a Thriving Part of the Market, Now Down to 37
The junket segment in Macau continues to shrivel. As the relationship between the city and the once-popular segment continues to fracture, additional operators will close. There was a time when Macau's casinos relied heavily on junkets. They brought in high-rolling, wealthy gamblers...
Argentinian Soccer Players Red-Carded, Ejected Over Alleged Match-Fixing
Soccer players on an Argentinian team are causing the team and the soccer community unnecessary grief. At least four El Porvenir players are hanging up their cleats after their ejection because of potential match-fixing. The incident began after El Porvenir goalkeeper Diego...
Illegal Gambling Center in Cambodia Sees Up to 100 Malaysians Held Hostage
Cambodia has asserted that it is working diligently to eliminate the seedy underbelly that permeates the country. It can demonstrate that by freeing the 100 Malaysians allegedly held hostage by a group forcing them to participate in illegal gambling operations and phone...
UK’s White Paper on Gambling Reform Almost Ready for Presentation
The anticipated updates to gambling laws in the UK are almost ready for presentation. The government is wrapping up its white paper, adding a few "finishing touches" before it publishes its new plans. The UK Parliamentary Undersecretary for Digital, Culture, Media and...
ESA Gaming Eyes Global Growth, Expands to Denmark, Sweden
ESA Gaming, the online gaming supplier behind EasySwipe, is on a mission to become a major gaming supplier, and recent expansions are making that goal a reality. The company announced today that the Danish Gambling Authority, Spillemyndigheden, greenlighted its launch. ESA Gaming...
Smarkets Bettors No Longer Confident Rishi Sunak Will Replace Boris Johnson
Boris Johnson's reign as the Prime Minister of the UK is coming to an end. However, Rishi Sunak, once the most likely successor, is falling down in the polls on the Smarkets betting exchange. This past January, 80% of those participating in...
Seneca Nation Gives $564M to New York, Pagels Calls for ‘Fairness’ in Next Compact
More than two months after it appeared that the Seneca Nation of Indians had settled its long-running legal dispute with New York officials, the sovereign nation finally paid the state $564 million earlier this week. However, as Seneca Nation President Matthew Pagels...
Ex-UFC Fighter Chael Sonnen Faces Charges, Lawsuit for Las Vegas’ Four Seasons Assaults
UPDATE: The charges against Chael Sonnen were reduced. He now faces six counts of battery for alleged assaults at a Las Vegas hotel. But a felony battery by strangulation count and four other battery counts were dropped recently by prosecutors, KLAS TV...
