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Darren Phua Pleads Guilty To World Cup Betting Ring Charges
Darren Phua has changed his plea to guilty. Just as things seemed to be going right for Darren and his father, high stakes poker player Paul Phua, in their legal battle to have criminal charges dismissed against them for operating an illegal...
Revel Has New Potential Buyer In LA Developer
The Revel Casino Hotel in Atlantic City can’t seem to do anything the easy way. Just a couple weeks after a US Bankruptcy Judge terminated a sale to Florida developer Glenn Straub, which actually allowed the two sides to agree to a...
PokerStars Live Dealer Games Expand To Additional Sites
PokerStars live dealer products are spreading across the network's domains to include .com, .eu, and .uk. The expansion comes after PokerStars.es introduced live dealer play for its casino games earlier last month. Through its partnership with Latvia-based Evolution Gaming, a leading business-to-business...
Bidding Reopened For Southern Tier Casino In New York
The New York casino bidding process isn’t over just quite yet. As expected, the Gaming Facility Location Board agreed on Friday to reopen the bidding for a casino in the Southern Tier region, once again allowing the possibility that a fourth casino...
New Gambling Overhaul Bill Presented In Florida
Florida’s gambling industry has been in desperate need of an overhaul, as a mish-mash of various laws and regulations have created an uncertain situation for operators and legislators alike. Now, a new package of legislation from House Republican Leader Dana Young (R-Tampa)...
Weak Chinese New Year Crowds Send Macau Projections Tumbling
Macau casinos are already suffering from numerous setbacks that have befallen them over the past year, sending gambling revenues downward and ending what seemed like an endless growth style for the Chinese enclave. But February promised to be a good month for...
Olympic Betting Approved In Nevada For 2016 Games
Olympic betting in Nevada will return for the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro after the state's Gaming Control Board unanimously approved an amendment during a special meeting last week. The revision to its gaming regulations allows bookmakers to place betting...
CPAC Debate On Internet Gambling Results In No-Show From RAWA Supporters
The Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) is the premiere event for conservative political activists each year, drawing a litany of prominent Republicans to talk about a variety of issues of interest to conservatives in America. A lot of the most public speeches...
Give Us Casinos Or We Will Grow Cannabis, Says Florida Tribe
The Poarch Creek Band of Indians’ message to Florida Governor Rick Scott is simple: let us build some new casinos or we will grow and distribute cannabis instead. We have no idea what it’s like to be the man in charge of...
Deutsche Telekom Enters Sports Betting Market With Tipp3 Takeover
Germany's Deutsche Telekom (DTAG), one of the world's largest telecommunications companies, is entering the country's sports betting market following its 64 percent acquisition of Deutsche Sportwetten (DSW) and its subsidiary brand Tipp3. The telecom giant didn't disclose financial details of the purchase,...
