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Treasury Report Highlights Casino Money Laundering Risk
The US Department of Treasury has published its annual National Money Laundering Risk Assessment report, a 100-page document focusing on the threat that money laundering may pose to the US financial system. This year, casinos get a whole chapter to themselves, which...
Betfair Profits High Despite New UK Tax Hit
Global betting exchange Betfair has reported that its robust increase in revenue over the last fiscal year has been driven largely by accelerated investments in marketing and mobile sports betting, which now accounts for around 70 percent of all sports betting turnover....
Pennsylvania Senate Committee Talks Online Gambling
The Pennsylvania Senate heard another round of discussion about the possibility of online gambling in the state on Wednesday, as a committee heard information on the multiple proposals to regulate the industry that are currently sitting in the state legislature. The hearing,...
Salary Study Reveals The Changing Shape Of The Online Gambling Industry
As the online gambling industry evolves it is looking further afield in order to lure in the top creative talent, especially in the tech departments, according to salary research from by recruitment firm BettingJobs. The study, which looks at eight key gaming...
Caesars Battling $6 Billion Lawsuit From First-Lien Creditors
Caesars Entertainment Corp (CEC) has been hit by a $6.3 billion lawsuit that is seeking to recover the outstanding amount, including both principal and interest on first-lien notes that were issued by Caesars Entertainment Operating Company (CEOC). The suit was brought by...
Paris Rejects “Vegas-style” Casino For “London-style” Gambling Clubs
The French government has had it with the traditional cercles de jeux but Vegas is not the Parisian mayor’s “cup of tea,” apparently. That means Paris is likely to reject the idea of a large Vegas-style casino in favor of small and...
MGM Mogul Kirk Kerkorian Dead at 98, Founding Father of Modern Las Vegas
Kirk Kerkorian, the father of the modern Las Vegas mega-resort and the man who bought and sold MGM numerous times over, has died at his home in Beverley Hills at the age of 98. As well as being one of the key...
Donald Trump Jumps Into GOP Presidential Race With No Excuses For Being a Money Man
Donald Trump has never shied away from a chance to go on camera and say what he thinks, be it politically correct or otherwise. So it should surprise no one that his announcement that he's joining the dozen plus Republican presidential candidates...
Jeb Bush Latest GOP Candidate to Enter Republican Presidential Race
Jeb Bush joined the ever-expanding crowd of Republican candidates in the 2016 presidential election on Monday, with an announcement at Miami-Dade College in the afternoon. But unlike many of the more than a dozen candidates in the GOP field, Bush will be...
Carl Icahn Awarded Trump Taj Mahal as Battle with Union Continues
Billionaire Carl Icahn has acquired the Trump Taj Mahal, exchanging $292 million he's owed for complete ownership of the casino in a deal that was approved by the New Jersey Casino Control Commission this week. Icahn says he will invest another $100...
