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Borgata Tax Settlement Boosts Profits at Atlantic City Casinos
Atlantic City casinos may be closing left and right, but some have speculated that this might not be all bad for the city's gaming industry overall. The gamblers that stick with the city will have fewer options, meaning that each remaining casino...
PokerStars Should Wait to Enter US Markets, Says 888 CEO
PokerStars and 888 Poker are natural rivals, as the companies are two of the biggest players in today's online poker industry. PokerStars is by far the most well-known Internet poker site in the world these days, which may be why 888 CEO...
Chauffer Suspect in Murder of Taiwanese Mogul Shih Chia-chin
Taiwanese online gambling ringleader Shih Chia-chin may not be a household name in the Internet betting community, but he was infamous in his home nation for the wealth he earned by running his sites. Now, his kidnapping and murder have shocked the...
MGM Resorts Pays $225,000 Settlement to Come Back to New Jersey
MGM Resorts International is eager to regain a New Jersey gaming license for the first time since 2010, when it attempted to sell its stake in the Borgata and ceased operations in the state. It has been announced this week that the...
Ritz Club Wins £2 Million Against Wealthy “Gambling Addict”
The Ritz Club, one of the London's most distinguished casinos, has won a High Court battle against Noora Al-Daher, the gambling addict wife of the Omani foreign minister. The Ritz sued Al-Daher after she had visited the casino in April 2012 and...
Nova Scotia to End My-Play Monitoring System
Nova Scotia's My-Play System has been helping players track and control their spending on video lottery terminals (VLTs) since 2010, and have been mandatory since April 2012. The idea was to give players a simple way to track their play habits and...
MGM Tokyo On A Fish Market Site?
MGM Resorts International, like most of their competitors, would love to build a casino in Japan. And if you're going to build there, then the most lucrative city for a casino would have to be Tokyo. The only disadvantage to placing a...
Revel Casino Losing $1 Million a Week While Closing
The Revel Casino Hotel in Atlantic City is still up for sale in bankruptcy court, and the owners would love to find a buyer. But in the meantime, they're losing more money each week than many people will make from decades of...
Gibraltar Challenges New UK Gambling Tax
Gibraltar is one of the most popular homes for online gambling companies, particularly for those who service the UK market. With a very low tax rate, it was the perfect place for operators to headquarter themselves while still being in a jurisdiction...
Massachusetts Casino Repeal Campaigns Begin
The Massachusetts casino repeal vote promises to be one of the biggest political gaming battles of 2014. It pits major casino developers and their supporters against anti-casino advocates who are hoping to roll back the law that allowed for three casinos and...
