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AGA Wants AG Nominee Loretta Lynch Questioned on Illegal Gambling Stance
How does Attorney General nominee Loretta Lynch feel about illegal gambling activity? The American Gaming Association (AGA) wants to find out. The Attorney General (AG) of the United States has significant importance to the gambling industry, after all. Decisions on how to...
Some Online Gambling Sites Blocked by UK ISPs
Online gambling users in the United Kingdom may find that they have at least one extra hoop to jump through before they can get to an Internet casino or a virtual poker room. Internet service providers (ISPs) are beginning to use filters...
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker Rejects Kenosha Casino Project
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker has put the kibosh on a proposed casino plan, saying that building the venue would simply be too costly to taxpayers to be allowed. In a statement, Walker said that the state could have been liable for up...
New Nevada Gambling Bill Could End Poker Staking Agreements (Or Not)
The World Series of Poker gets a lot of publicity for its big money tournaments and prizes worth millions of dollars. Most poker fans, however, know that a lot of those tournament scores are just official numbers, and don’t really show what...
Macau Could Increase Gaming Taxes on Casino Operators
Macau casinos are already struggling because of an anti-corruption crackdown by the Chinese government that has limited the amount of money coming in from mainland gamblers. Now, there could be a second threat to the enclave’s gaming industry from the local Macau...
Full Tilt Accidentally Boasts About New Jersey License That Doesn’t Exist
Full Tilt didn't mean it, folks, sorry to get you so excited. New Jersey poker players have been on high alert these days, as they know that parent company Amaya is trying to gain a license to bring PokerStars and Full Tilt...
Daniel Negreanu Shows Las Vegas NHL Franchise Possibility a Lotta Love
Daniel Negreanu says an NHL franchise could hit Sin City, and the Canuck is all for it. Las Vegas has been rumored to be a likely target for expansion by the National Hockey League. Now, Negreanu, certainly one of the biggest stars...
Charles Barkley Says He Lost Millions Gambling on Dozens of Occasions
Charles Barkley's gambling habits can't even be called an open secret, as he's never tried to make a secret of them at all. The former NBA superstar has told tales of his big wins and bigger losses at casinos over the years,...
Caesars Bankruptcy Plans Get Destroyed In Court
Caesars Entertainment’s (CZR) plans to put its main operating arm, Caesars Entertainment Operating Company (CEOC), into Chapter 11 bankruptcy hit a major setback this week when a New York judge ruled that its reorganization efforts have violated federal law. Caesars has been...
Iowa Lottery Worker Arrested for Holding $16.5 Million Lottery Ticket
Iowa Lottery officials say they've finally solved a mysterious four-year investigation regarding the unidentified owner of a $16.5 million Hot Lotto winning ticket. The path led authorities to an unlikely source: a lottery worker who himself is not allowed to buy a...
