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Boston Issues Subpoenas In Gambling Commission Lawsuit
The city of Boston is going full steam ahead with their plan to sue the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, issuing more than a dozen subpoenas to law enforcement officers, government officials, and individuals with connections to the site on which the Wynn Everett...
Primedice.com Loses Over $1 Million to Player Exploiting Coding Flaw
Bitcoin gaming operator Primedice.com, which claims to be the “number one bitcoin gaming operator and casino,” has admitted that it was fleeced out of over $1 million worth of bitcoin by a gambler who was able to exploit a flaw in the...
Trump Plaza Could Be Closed To Casino Gaming For 10 Years To Avoid Taxes
Trump Plaza was one of the four Atlantic City casinos to close down last year, and there are no immediate plans to reopen the facility. But Trump Entertainment Resorts is taking steps to ensure that if the buildings are used again anytime...
Phil Mickelson Implicated In $2.75 Million Gambling, Money-laundering Case
Golfer Phil Mickelson has become embroiled in a multi-million dollar illegal gambling and money-laundering case. The five-time major winner was named by two sources close to ESPN’s Outside the Lines this week as a “gambling client” of Gregory Silveira, who has pleaded...
Betsson Acquires Europe-Bet For $50 Million
Swedish online gambling group Betsson has announced it will acquire Georgia-based Europe-Bet for US$50 million. An extra $35 million will be paid in 12 months’ time, provided that gambling regulations in the Caucasian country remain favorable, the company said today. The move...
Pennsylvania Lawmaker Wants Slots In Airports
Pennsylvania has already implemented several rounds of gambling expansion in recent years, and lawmakers are looking are more ways to keep up with the increasingly competitive gaming market in the Northeastern United States, including online gambling. Last week, one state Representative is...
Top Macau Junket Operator Arrested for Laundering $231 million
A prominent Macau junket operator has been arrested by Hong Kong police for laundering US$231 million through a series of bank accounts in Southern China. Cheung Chi-tai, a one-time major shareholder of top junket company the Hong-Kong-listed Neptune Group, walked into a...
Plainridge Park Casino Slots Parlor Becomes First Casino To Open In Massachusetts
Casino gambling has officially begun in Massachusetts, as the Plainridge Park Casino opened for business on Wednesday. The slots parlor was the first venue approved by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, and is the first step towards full casino expansion in the state....
Joe Barton Throws Internet Poker Freedom Act Back at Lindsey Graham’s RAWA
Texas Representative Joe Barton was readying a very different piece of legislation of his own for the House while Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) was presenting the Restoration of America's Wire Act (RAWA) to an empty Senate on Wednesday. The Internet Poker Freedom Act...
Nevada Gaming Regulators Working On Rules For Skill Games
Nevada is preparing to introduce games at casinos that will allow you to test your skill just as much as your luck. But the rules for such games still need to be written, and that is what regulators and manufacturers tried to...
