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Sportech Shares Crash as Takeover Talks Break Down
Shares in Sportech, the former owner of the UK’s Football Pools, nosedived on the London Stock Exchange on Wednesday, wiping more than 50 percent off the company’s market cap. The crash came after the company was forced to issue a profit warning...
Google Blocks Cryptocurrency, Skin Betting, and Forex Advertising
Google has said it will block all advertising related to cryptocurrencies and ICOs, as well as certain kinds of gambling ads, as it moves to protect its "ads ecosystem” from “emerging threats.” The search giant said its cryptocurrency ban also extends to...
Atlantic City Casino Revenue Ice Cold in February, Win Drops 6.5 Percent
Atlantic City casinos aren't weathering the cold winter months, as February marked the town's third consecutive gross gaming revenue (GGR) decline. The seven casinos collectively generated total gaming win of $192 million. That's a 6.5 percent loss, or more than $13.3 million,...
Three Online Gambling Operators Quit Malta Over MGA Anti-Mafia Investigation
An unprecedented anti-Mafia investigation by the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) into all its Italian licensees has resulted in three companies “unilaterally terminating their own licenses,” according to Malta Today. Betent.com (Betent Group Ltd), Potterbet (Potter Mrc Ltd) and Giodani (Giodani Limited) all...
Las Vegas Sands Founder Sheldon Adelson Wants to Build More in Macau
Sheldon Adelson's Las Vegas Sands already controls about 35 percent of Macau's available four and five-star hotel rooms, but the billionaire still isn't content and is reportedly looking to expand his company's presence. Chatting last week in Las Vegas at the 2018...
Cambodia Hopes Reforms Will Fuel Billions More Foreign Investment in Casino Industry
Cambodia plans to pass gambling reforms to attract more foreign investment into its thriving casino industry as it seeks to promote itself as a major gambling hub in East Asia. The reform package is expected to pass after forthcoming general elections, in...
Plans for $100M LINQ ‘Kind Heaven’ Project Mushroom in Las Vegas, Strange Bedfellows Join Forces in Caesars Entertainment, Lollapalooza Creator
Partnering up to create a new Las Vegas LINQ Promenade "immersive entertainment" vehicle, former Jane's Addiction frontman and Lollopalooza music festival creator Perry Farrell and Caesars Entertainment announced Tuesday that they are creating a "groundbreaking new destination" that will combine "leading-edge technology and Hollywood-style...
Game of Thrones Betting Market Suspended Over Suspicious Bran Stark Wagers
UK bookmakers have suspended betting markets on who will be sitting on the Iron Throne at the end of the final season of Game of Thrones after a flurry of fishy bets on Bran Stark. Until this week, Bran, the crippled youngest...
South Korean Police Raid Government Ministry in Kangwon Land Casino Corruption Probe
South Korean police launched a dramatic raid on the offices of the country’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) over the weekend as part of a renewed investigation into widespread nepotism at the state-owned Kangwon Land Casino. The MSCT is the...
$560 Million Powerball Lottery Winner Triumphs in Landmark Anonymity Case
A New Hampshire Powerball winner who sued the state lottery to preserve her anonymity so she could avoid unwanted attention has won her case. The woman, who is known only as "Jane Doe," scooped America’s eighth-largest lottery jackpot – a $560 million...
