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Philippines’ Illegal Gaming Site Targeting South Korea Busted
An illegal website with ties to the Philippines that was targeting South Korean gamblers has been busted by authorities. The sports betting activity was reportedly using a hotel-casino as its base of operations, according to the Yonhap News Agency. Some 130 people...
BGO Leaving the UK, Selling Customer List, Website
The British BGO online casino is selling its UK casino database. The move comes after the operator gave up its UK license last month. Not even Paris Hilton or Verne Troyer, both one-time BGO ambassadors, could save BGO. The company is exiting...
BoyleSports to Purchase Final 10 Tully Bookmakers Shops
Tully Bookmakers' time in Ireland has run its course. The sports betting company has sold the last 10 sports betting shops in the country to BoyleSports, according to Racing Post. Tully Bookmakers was one of the original sportsbook names in Ireland. But...
Seminole Tribe Appeals Federal Ruling, Seeks Stay in Florida Sports Betting Case
The Seminole Tribe of Florida said on Tuesday it will appeal a decision a federal judge handed down the night prior. That federal ruling set aside an amended gaming compact the tribal nation reached with Florida officials earlier this year. In addition...
Churchill Downs Incorporated Sells Most of Calder Casino Property for $291M
Churchill Downs Incorporated on Monday announced it has reached an agreement to sell more than 115 acres of land it owns at the Calder Casino in Miami Gardens, Fla., for $291 million. The Louisville-based gaming company said in a statement that Link...
Las Vegas Fatal Shooting Victim Remains Unidentified, No Arrests Made
Las Vegas Metro police are continuing to search for the assailant who shot a man on Boulder Highway late last week. The victim ran into the nearby Sam’s Town Hotel & Gambling Hall to report he has just been wounded. He died...
Crown Resorts Fallout Leads to New Casino Regulator in Victoria, Australia
The Victorian government has appointed Fran Thorn as the first chairperson of its new gambling regulator. She will take office for three years starting in January 2022. Thorn will create and lead the Victorian Gambling and Casino Control Commission (VGCCC). Thorn is...
German State of Thuringia Seeks iGaming Monopoly
A small state in Germany has big ambitions for its iGaming market. Thuringia, home to around 2.1 million inhabitants, is putting forward legislation that would give it autonomous control over iGaming within its borders. If approved, Lotto Thüringen, would become the sole...
Paddy Power Ends Relationship with Ireland’s RTE
Paddy Power has ended its partnership with RTE, Ireland's national television and radio broadcaster. Its sponsorship of the live broadcasts on RTE will end in 2022. The announcement comes just before the new guidelines of the Irish Bookmakers Association (IBA) take effect....
Florida Sports Betting Stopped By Federal Judge, Says New Seminole Compact Invalid
A federal judge on Monday night completely threw out the amended gaming compact between the Seminole Tribe of Florida and state officials. That stops – for now – statewide mobile sports betting, which the tribe launched three weeks ago. US District Judge...
