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New Hampshire Casino Bill Advances to State House
A New Hampshire bill that would allow for two casinos in the state has advanced through the state House Ways and Means Committee, a key hurdle that many previous casino bills had failed to clear. The bill passed the committee stage by...
William Hill Suffers Worst Week Ever as Profits Fall in Q1
William Hill saw profits fall by 19 percent in the first quarter of 2015, impacted by a number of factors including what the company called its worst week ever in its bookmaking operations. That historic week came in January, when a series...
FanDuel Signs Partnerships with 15 NFL Teams
FanDuel and DraftKings seem to be locked into a battle over which daily fantasy sports site can find bigger and better partners for their brand. This week, it was FanDuel making waves, as the larger of the two major daily fantasy brands...
Netherland’s Gambling Reforms Attacked After Unibet Court Ruling
The Netherland’s sweeping new online gambling reforms have come under fire because of a court case which ruled that unlicensed operators have no responsibility to refund players’ losses. Last month a judge in Amsterdam rejected an attempt by a Dutch online gambler...
Profits and Revenues Both Down for Las Vegas Sands
The Las Vegas Sands Corp. has been a major thorn in the sides of those who want to see online gambling regulated in the United States. So it may come as some consolation to supporters of Internet gaming that the company seems...
South Korea Mohegan Sun Mega Casino Bid Would Land Near Incheon Airport in Seoul
Mohegan Sun may have lost the battle for a Massachusetts casino, but that hasn’t stopped the company from bidding for a wildly ambitious $l.6 billion new project in South Korea. The tribal gaming operator is proposing to construct the country’s largest gambling...
Minors a Major Problem for Underage French Gambling
Underage French gambling is adding fuel to the chemin de fer in the ongoing global debate about how many folks not yet "of age" are actually able to gamble, albeit illegally. France allows plenty of gambling within its borders, but it seems...
Glen Cobb and Family Plead Guilty in Controversial IRS Grab Sports Betting Case
Glen Cobb's name may not be familiar to the average sports bettor, but the high-rolling Las Vegas gambler's betting activities have been under a microscope for more than a decade with the Internal Revenue Service. Cobb was one of four family members...
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver Says Gambling is Good Business
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has made it clear that he thinks it's time for his league to change its tune on sports betting, calling for the practice to be legalized and, most importantly, regulated throughout the United States. Silver expanded on those...
Daily Fantasy Sports Sites Keep Eye on Gambling Rules
Daily fantasy sports is one of the hottest segments in the gambling industry, in large part because they are one of the few forms of betting that aren’t restricted by online gambling laws. When the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA) went...
