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Chinese Lottery Supplier Booms Even While Macau Slumps
Chinese gamblers may not be spending as much time or money in Macau as they were this time last year, but that doesn’t mean that they’ve deciding gambling just isn’t for them. While casinos in Macau report record slumps in their revenues,...
Caesars Entertainment Money Laundering Allegations Could Cost Operator Millions in Fines
Caesars Entertainment Corp. could be subjected to millions of dollars in fines as the company tries to settle money laundering allegations it faces from the federal government. The gaming operator is currently in talks with US authorities over how to settle the...
Indiana Horse Racing Bill Vetoed, Kansas Closer to Fantasy Sports
Indiana Governor Mike Pence was faced with decisions to make on three different gambling-related bills last week. On Friday, he made the decision to veto one of them, while allowing the other two to pass into law, albeit without his signature. Pence...
Belgium Fines Players Who Gambled on BetClic
Belgium is notorious for their strict controls over online gambling sites in their country, as the government there has taken harsh measures against illegal operators who have tried to offer Internet wagering within its borders. But Belgium is going even a step...
North Carolina Sweepstakes Operators Backing Out to Avoid the Law
North Carolina may not jump to most people's minds when they think of contentious US gambling issues. But the reality is, sweepstakes cafes have been a major issue in numerous states, and nowhere has the battle over these establishments been more prominent...
Australian Study Says Internet Gambling Isn’t Root Cause of Gambling Problems
Online gambling opponents often portray Internet betting as particularly dangerous, using terms like “click your mouse, lose your house” to suggest that individuals can suddenly run up huge debts after becoming addicted to the games. But a new study out of Australia...
Pentagon “Charge of the Sex Brigade” Scandal Shows Employees Using Government-Issued Credit Cards to Pay for Gambling, Hookers
An audit of the Pentagon has revealed that revelry appears to be part of the culture in America's Defense Department headquarters. Pentagon employees can consider themselves totally busted this week for funding gambling sprees and “adult entertainment services” via their government-issued credit...
Caesars Bankruptcy Doesn’t Hinder Best Revenue Postings Since 2008
Caesars Entertainment has posted its best financial results since 2008, despite being embroiled in lengthy and increasingly messy bankruptcy proceedings. Caesars reported Q1 net income of $7.7 million on revenue of $2.2 billion across its four operating units. By comparison, the company...
Zynga Beats Revenue Forecasts, But Will Lay Off Workers to Cut Costs
Zynga is still one of the giants in social gaming, even if the company doesn’t have the stranglehold on that industry that it had once hoped for. That has never been more clear than now, as the firm announced both better than...
California Online Poker Bill AB 431 Passes State Committee
California online poker got a shot in the arm last week, as Assemblyman Adam Gray (D-Merced) added amendments to the language of his measure AB 431, which was then passed by the state’s Governmental Organization Committee. The amendments came as a surprise,...
