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Marty Walsh Slams MA Commissioners for Anti-Boston Bias
The Massachusetts casino battle has placed Boston Mayor Marty Walsh in an unusual position. He has simultaneously battled against allowing potential nearby casinos, while also trying to get the best possible deal for his city if one ultimately is built. Throughout the...
Singapore Pushes for Online Gambling Restrictions
Singapore is already known for having strict laws that are designed to curb social ills, so you might be surprised to find that the city-state doesn't yet have any regulations for online gambling. But that's about to change, as a new bill...
Mansion Poker to Leave UK, Other Mansion Products Remain
Although Mansion Poker is shipping out of the British online market, Mansion Group is far from the only operator to balk at the new tax regime that the United Kingdom is implementing for online gambling. That's why most people believed it when...
High Stakes Gambler Peter Tan Hoang Shot, Killed in Sydney
Peter Tan Hoang, a mysterious Vietnamese-Australian high-stakes gambler with alleged links to organized crime, has been shot dead in a street in Sydney. Hoang, 36, who also used the name Peter Minh Nguyen, gained notoriety when he was arrested in October 2012...
NJ Sports Betting Challenge Offers Hope for Other US States
Could the New Jersey sports betting decision to decriminalize wagering at casinos and racetracks in the Garden State spark a wave of similar moves in other states? Virginia, West Virginia, Georgia and Kansas have already come out in support of New Jersey’s...
Dutch Regulators Warn Sports Betting Sites to Stop Ads
Dutch regulators don't want sports betting sites to target consumers in the Netherlands, so they've gone after organizations that have tried to attract players there who want to be in on major events. Now, the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) says that their efforts have been...
Revel in Atlantic City on Auction Block for $90 Million Starter Bid
Atlantic City’s Revel Casino is up for auction grabs, and a Florida real estate developer has offered $90 million in cash to purchase the property which was shut down for good last week. Glenn Straub, who owns the 22,000-acre Palm Beach Polo...
Massachusetts Casino Proposals Flawed, Says Panel
Massachusetts casino contenders Wynn Resorts and Mohegan Sun may need to rethink their casino plans if they wish stand a chance of getting their hands on the one state gaming license available. That’s the surprising initial verdict of the panel of regulators...
New York Casino Developers Pitch Plans in Albany
The upstate New York casino battle is starting to come into sharper focus. The number of serious contenders has narrowed a bit from when the applications process began, and it's starting to become clear where the biggest battles will be fought. And...
Trump Entertainment Bankruptcy Kicks Betfair to the Curb
Even as Trump Entertainment Resorts (TER) filed for bankruptcy protection this week, online gaming operator Betfair's involvement in the shutdown proceedings of the Trump Plaza became more twisted. That's because the Internet gambling provider could also soon be homeless. Trump Plaza's parent,...
