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Ladbrokes Holds Corgi Race To Predict Royal Baby Name

Prince William and Princess Kate will surely take a lot into consideration when their second child, due in April, is born and it is time to choose a name for the new boy or girl in the royal family. One thing they...

Casino.org Staff Writer March 24, 2015
Optimal Payments purchase Skrill Group

Optimal Payments Ready To Purchase Skrill

Optimal Payments has reached an agreement to purchase fellow payment provider Skrill Group for approximately €1.1 billion ($1.2 billion). This move could help Optimal become a much bigger player in the world of digital payment processing, an area that Skrill (formerly Moneybookers)...

Casino.org Staff Writer March 23, 2015
Borgata Phil Ivey baccarat lawsuit

Judge Denies Ivey’s Motion To Dismiss Borgata Lawsuit

Phil Ivey may still ultimately come out on top against the Borgata in the lawsuit over the $9.6 million he won at baccarat using an edge sorting technique. But at least for now, a judge has said that the case has enough...

Casino.org Staff Writer March 23, 2015
Nevada Assemblyman Harvey Munford

Assemblyman Pushes For Nevada Lottery

Assemblyman Harvey Munford wants to bring the lottery to Nevada. Yes, that’s right: the gambling capital of the world does not have a lottery, and that’s in large part to the gambling industry of the gambling capital of the world, which doesn’t...

Casino.org Staff Writer March 22, 2015
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Carl Icahn Compares Taj Mahal Union Leaders To Mobsters

Carl Icahn has put a lot of money into the Trump Taj Mahal in an effort to save the Atlantic City casino, but there’s been one group that he hasn’t been on the best of terms with, to put it lightly: Unite-HERE...

Casino.org Staff Writer March 21, 2015
Bitcoin Regulation report UK

UK Reveals Plans To Regulate Bitcoin And Other Digital Currencies

The United Kingdom could become a leader in the safe exchange of Bitcoin and other digital currencies, as the UK government has announced that it will look to regulate such currencies using anti-money laundering rules. The report, which came along with finance...

Casino.org Staff Writer March 20, 2015
Sheldon Adelson GOP 2016

Sheldon Adelson Support a GOP Presidential Contender Gamble

Sheldon Adelson is a big name in the online gambling world because of his opposition to the spread of Internet gaming and his support of the Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA), which would effectively ban online casino and poker games in...

Casino.org Staff Writer March 19, 2015
Theodore Olsen, Former U.S. Solicitor General, New Jersey sportbetting attorney

New Jersey Stakes Claim For Sports Betting At Appeal Hearing 

It’s “advantage New Jersey,” according to sports betting proponent Ray Lesniak. The senator uttered the words while standing on the steps of the US Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Pennsylvania in the aftermath of the Garden State’s latest legal sparing match...

Casino.org Staff Writer March 19, 2015
Adam Meyer, handicapper, alleged fraudster

Adam Meyer “Sports Consultant to the Stars” Charged With Extortion, Claims Insanity 

Adam Meyer, the self-proclaimed “Sports Consultant to the Stars,” who was arrested in December and charged with wire fraud, extortion, racketeering and brandishing a firearm, is pleading insanity. In order to hammer the point home, he is also claiming he’s a secret...

Casino.org Staff Writer March 19, 2015
Yuiko Matsukawa Pokerstars Asia

Amaya Moves Towards Asia in Latest Branding Push

In its latest global move, Amaya is looking to Asia to expand its branding across the world. When Amaya took over the Rational Group last year, and with it the powerful PokerStars brand, it was clear that the gaming operator was going...

Casino.org Staff Writer March 18, 2015