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Donald Trump back in Atlantic City

Donald Trump Poised to Take Back Trump Atlantic City Casinos

Can Donald Trump save Atlantic City? And will he? The word from The Donald is that he can, and what’s more, he says he's exactly what AC has been missing all these years. As the Trump Plaza shuttered its doors this week...

Casino.org Staff Writer September 18, 2014
Wynn Everett a win for Steve Wynn

Wynn Everett Wins East Massachusetts Casino License

Wynn Everett will be the only East Massachusetts casino. Following a lengthy and contentious battle, Wynn Resorts finally secured the sole casino license for the eastern Massachusetts area yesterday, beating out rival Mohegan Sun. The license went to Wynn because the company...

Casino.org Staff Writer September 17, 2014
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh accueses MA Commission

Marty Walsh Slams MA Commissioners for Anti-Boston Bias

The Massachusetts casino battle has placed Boston Mayor Marty Walsh in an unusual position. He has simultaneously battled against allowing potential nearby casinos, while also trying to get the best possible deal for his city if one ultimately is built. Throughout the...

Casino.org Staff Writer September 16, 2014
New Jersey casino revenues in August 2014

PokerStars Coming to NJ Soon as August Online Looks Up

PokerStars and a slight overall uptick in both online and land casino revenues in New Jersey were cause for celebration last week, after a gruesome few months that have seen bankruptcies, closures, and depressed numbers all around. The welcome news came as...

Casino.org Staff Writer September 16, 2014
Singapore online gambling restrictions 2014

Singapore Pushes for Online Gambling Restrictions

Singapore is already known for having strict laws that are designed to curb social ills, so you might be surprised to find that the city-state doesn't yet have any regulations for online gambling. But that's about to change, as a new bill...

Casino.org Staff Writer September 15, 2014
Mansion Group to stay in UK

Mansion Poker to Leave UK, Other Mansion Products Remain

Although Mansion Poker is shipping out of the British online market,  Mansion Group is far from the only operator to balk at the new tax regime that the United Kingdom is implementing for online gambling. That's why most people believed it when...

Casino.org Staff Writer September 15, 2014
Peter Tan Hoang found shot

High Stakes Gambler Peter Tan Hoang Shot, Killed in Sydney

Peter Tan Hoang, a mysterious Vietnamese-Australian high-stakes gambler with alleged links to organized crime, has been shot dead in a street in Sydney. Hoang, 36, who also used the name Peter Minh Nguyen, gained notoriety when he was arrested in October 2012...

Casino.org Staff Writer September 13, 2014
New Jersey Acting Attorney General John Hoffman

NJ Sports Betting Challenge Offers Hope for Other US States

Could the New Jersey sports betting decision to decriminalize wagering at casinos and racetracks in the Garden State spark a wave of similar moves in other states? Virginia, West Virginia, Georgia and Kansas have already come out in support of New Jersey’s...

Casino.org Staff Writer September 12, 2014
Netherlands sports betting sites targeted

Dutch Regulators Warn Sports Betting Sites to Stop Ads

Dutch regulators don't want sports betting sites to target consumers in the Netherlands, so they've gone after organizations that have tried to attract players there who want to be in on major events. Now, the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) says that their efforts have been...

Casino.org Staff Writer September 12, 2014
Investor Glenn Straub bids for Revel

Revel in Atlantic City on Auction Block for $90 Million Starter Bid

Atlantic City’s Revel Casino is up for auction grabs, and a Florida real estate developer has offered $90 million in cash to purchase the property which was shut down for good last week. Glenn Straub, who owns the 22,000-acre Palm Beach Polo...

Casino.org Staff Writer September 11, 2014