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Patriots Beat Seahawks 28-24 in Dramatic Super Bowl
The New England Patriots staged the largest fourth quarter comeback in Super Bowl history and held off the Seattle Seahawks in the final seconds to win Super Bowl XLIX by a 28-24 score. It was a memorable game that is being called...
New Wynn Everett Looks Like Old Wynn Vegas
The Wynn Everett’s redesign is complete. It was meant to be a bold and original architectural vision that would put east Massachusetts on the map; however, an artist’s rendition this week revealed a suspicious similarity to the Wynn Las Vegas. And, indeed...
Las Vegas Sands Corp Reports Record Revenue
Las Vegas Sands Corp (LVS) reported a record year of net revenue this week. Despite falling profits in Macau as the region faces an intense tightening of financial controls from mainland China; and despite a suspected Iranian cyber-attack in February that did...
Paul Phua has Sports Betting Conviction in Malaysia
Paul Phua, the high-stakes poker player who is standing trial in the US accused of masterminding a World Cup betting operation from Caesars Palace, has a conviction in Malaysia for the same offense, it has emerged. Malaysian media reported this week that...
RAWA Sponsor Lindsey Graham Considers 2016 Presidential Run
Lindsey Graham, the Republican Senator for South Carolina, who, along with Representative Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah), is co-sponsor of Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA), is weighing the possibilities for a 2016 run at the presidency. Graham this week established a committee known...
Match-Fixing, Honey Traps, and Blackmail: Simply Not the Cricket World Cup
The Cricket World Cup is almost upon us, but before half the world stops reading, let us remind you that this story is about glamorous femme fatales, blackmail, criminal betting syndicates and match-fixing. So stay with us. As Australia and New Zealand...
Attorney General Nominee Loretta Lynch Grilled by RAWA Spearheader Lindsey Graham on Online Gambling Views
Loretta Lynch neatly sidestepped the issue of online gambling when quizzed on the subject at yesterday’s US Attorney General confirmation hearing. The question was put to the AG nominee by Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC), one of the co-sponsors of the Restoration of...
Gambling Rules May Derail David Ginola And His FIFA Presidential Bid
David Ginola, the FIFA presidential candidate that has been publicly backed by Irish bookmaker Paddy Power, seemingly has an endless number of challenges plaguing his campaign (such as it is). He’s short on money, can’t seem to drum up support from member...
New Jersey Sports Betting Gets New Push from Congressmen LoBiondo and Pallone Jr.
New Jersey sports betting may have had several false starts, but two congressmen from the state are hoping they’ll have more luck by changing the laws at the federal level. US Representatives Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ) and Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ) have introduced...
Playtech-Powered Casinos Exiting German Online Gambling Market
Several high-profile German online gambling sites are saying "Auf Wiedersehen" to the Internet market in that country, leading to speculation that recent German online gambling legislation has been throwing the country into a tizzy. Germany’s online gambling laws have been a source...