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Wisconsin Indian Casino Wars Coming to a Head
Many people watching new casino battles from the outside might think they're pretty cut-and-dried: on the one hand, you have the pro-casino constituents looking for economic growth and more jobs; on the other, you have residents and clergy, warning of traffic jams,...
Very Superstitious: Researchers Say Myth of the Lucky Gambler Lives On
"Very superstitious, writing's on the wall/Very superstitious, ladders bout' to fall/Thirteen-month- old baby broke the lookin' glass/Seven years of bad luck, the good things in your past/When you believe in things that you don't understand/Then you suffer/Superstition ain't the way" - Stevie...
New MGM Arena to Host Sporting Events, Entertainment
As Las Vegas continues its slow but steady ascent back into being a gaming superpower, MGM Resorts International and its new business partner, L.A.-based entertainment and arena builder AEG, just unveiled the first renderings for what will be an enormous 20,000-seat stadium...
Will Massachusetts Casino Gambling Ever Really Happen? Place Your Bets
In 2011, Massachusetts passed casino gambling legislation, but in 2013, it’s still uncertain whether that will lead to any actual casinos being built in the state. While that law made it possible for licensing of up to three casinos in various parts...
Just Like the Gold Rush, Big Money Is in Bitcoin Mining Equipment
Bitcoins keep hitting the news these days; whether as the crypto-currency of choice for nefarious Internet dealings on recently busted Silk Road, or as a highly volatile form of digital money whose consumer-based valuations fluctuate wildly, lately skyrocketing to the point that...
PokerStars Denied New Jersey Online Gaming License, For Now
Atlantic City's online casino launch may be just around the corner - it's set for November 26th - but looks like the world's biggest online poker room won't be partaking in the festivities. PokerStars - part of the huge Black Friday scandal...
Mobile Real-Money Gaming Apps to Benefit from Betable Software Tools
Move over, real-money casino apps: there's a whole bunch of new games coming to town, and they're ready to give you a run for your money, too. A lot of that is because London-based startup Betable - which provides real-money gambling tools...
Opposition MP Claims New Sri Lankan Crown Casino Is Illegal
Seems new casinos won't be popping up in Sri Lanka without doing battle first these days. Not if the very outspoken Dr. Harsha de Silva has anything to say about it, anyway, and he most certainly does. And now, Dr. de Silva...
U.S. Virgin Islands Could Offer Online Gambling
Most Americans know the U.S. Virgin Islands for warm weather and beautiful beaches that they can visit without having to get a passport. But thanks to a recent ruling from the islands' Attorney General, this vacation spot may soon become just as...
New York Gambling Legislation to Expand Casinos Gets Voter Thumbs Up
What a week it's been for the land casino business back East, both good and bad. On Tuesday, voters in New York comfortably approved a constitutional amendment that will greatly expand the brick-and-mortar casino industry in the state. New York's gambling legislation,...