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Greek Financial Crisis May Impact IGT
Greece’s ongoing financial crisis and standoff with European leaders could have repercussions that impact the global economy. That impact extends even to the gaming industry, as Greece’s attempts to avoid defaulting further on its debts may prove costly to companies like International...
NY Casino License Bidding Process Receives One Applicant
Regulators in New York State have slim pickings when they come to decide on the winner of the fourth Upstate casino license in the economically deprived Southern Tier region. Just one contender submitted a proposal for Monday’s deadline, while a rival pulled...
New Jersey Online DDoS Attacks on Regulated Sites Arrive with Bitcoin Ransom Notes
DDoS (distributed denial of service) is not a reality that any online gaming company ever wants to cope with, but some regulated New Jersey sites had to do just that last week. New Jersey’s fledgling online gambling industry has been targeted, apparently for...
Playtech Acquires AvaTrade, Optimal Closes In On Skrill Deal
Online gambling software giant Playtech has announced that it will acquire the currency-trading platform AvaTrade for $105 million. The move is the latest in a string of online trading business acquisitions by Playtech as it seeks to diversify its offering beyond its...
Tennis Match Fixing Issues Continue To Make Headlines
Tennis has been faced with accusations of match fixing for years: from the infamous match between Nikolay Davydenko and Martin Vassallo Arguello in 2007 that first introduced much of the public to questions about the integrity of matches in some smaller tournaments...
Macau Revenues Down Again, But Some See Signs Of Hope
Macau’s gaming revenues are continuing their seemingly endless tumble, falling again in June to make it 13 straight months of decline for the Chinese enclave. However, not all of the news coming out of Macau was bad for the casinos, suggesting that...
Guinness World Record for Exorbitant Crown Cocktail is Shaken, Not Stirred, as Back Story Emerges
The Crown Casino in Melbourne may be stripped of a Guinness World Record due to a bizarre tale of a cheating Kiwi millionaire, a $32 million casino scam, a narrowly averted PR disaster, and the world’s most expensive free cocktail. The saga...
Trump Hotel Collection Suffers Possible Credit Card Breach
Donald Trump is receiving a lot of attention since he declared his intention to run for president as a Republican last month, but it hasn’t necessarily been the kind of press he has wanted to see. The latest Trump-related story is almost...
Former Hertz Exec Mark Frissora Now in Driver’s Seat as Caesars CEO
Mark Frissora is now president and CEO of Caesars Entertainment Corporation, officially moving into the role that he had been fulfilling on a temporary basis since February. Frissora first took the riegns when Gary Loveman announced he would step down as CEO,...
China Relaxes Travel Restrictions To Macau
As Macau reports its 13th straight month of revenue declines, at last some good news for the troubled former Portuguese colony: Beijing has eased travel restrictions to the region. Soon, travelers from the mainland will be permitted to stay in Macau for...
