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California Tribe Claims Sovereignty, Launches Online Poker Site
For years now, California has been rumored to be the next state to approve online gambling. With an already thriving casino and gambling industry, plenty of interest and the population to support a strong online poker scene, the state is a natural...
James Packer Earns License for Sydney Casino
There really wasn't any drama left in the process, but Australian casino magnate James Packer is be breathing a sigh of relief. That's because the NSW government has finally made the official decision to allow a VIP casino to be built and...
European Commission Calls for Online Gambling Health Warnings
These days, everyone is familiar with the ubiquitous warnings found on packages of cigarettes. They're a little different from country to country, but they remind consumers of the well-known health problems that can occur because of smoking every time they look at...
Casinos Seek Conscious Uncoupling from US Dog Racing
If you look around the USA, you'll still see a fair amount of dog racing, at least in those states that haven't made the practice illegal, following massive criticism of many of the issues surrounding the sport. But at most tracks, greyhounds...
City of Boston and Mohegan Sun Agree to Casino Deal
Ever since the residents of East Boston first rejected a casino planned for their community, the city of Boston has worked tirelessly to oppose nearby proposals in Revere and Everett. When those efforts seemingly failed, the city also vowed to strike the...
Russian Council Approves Crimea, Sochi for Gambling
While it's still uncertain exactly how the Crimean crisis will play out, Russia has moved quickly to show that they have plans for the peninsula. Almost since pro-Russian forces began to take control there, Moscow has made noise about turning the area...
Betsoft Receives Gaming License Suspension from Alderney
Digitus, the parent company of Dutch online gaming software provider Betsoft, has had its gaming license suspended with immediate effect, although no one but the Alderney Gambling Control Commission (AGCC) quite knows why. The AGCC, which regulates online gambling in the jurisdiction of...
New York Casino Bidding Prompts Heavy Lobbying, Spending
If you want to build a casino in New York, you know you're going to have to spend a lot of money. Between applications and putting together a bid, most companies will spend millions of dollars. The minimums for the resorts themselves...
Gambling Addict Sues London Ritz Casino for £2M in Losses
The Ritz Club, the impossibly swanky and exclusive casino beneath the Ritz Hotel in London, is being sued by an Omani politician's wife who dropped £2 million ($3.4 million) at its chemin-de-fer tables. Nora Al-Daher, 50, the spouse of Omani Foreign Minister,...
PokerStars Parent Could Receive Second Stock Exchange Listing
It used to be that the biggest online poker room was privately held. The massive $4.9 billion buyout of PokerStars by the Amaya Gaming Group opened up the possibility for investors to own a piece of the poker room giant through their...
