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Poker Player Jake Cody Wins Tournament, Puts It All on Black: Guess What Happens Next?
Poker player Jake Cody won just shy of $60,000 when he took down the partypoker UK Poker Championships “high roller” event on Monday night at England’s Dusk Till Dawn Casino. Nothing too remarkable about that – a prolific tournament player, Cody has...
OK’d in Oklahoma: State’s Sports Betting Bill Clears First Hurdle
An Oklahoma sports betting bill that would also expand tribal gaming to include non-house-banked table games cleared an important legislative hurdle on Monday evening. The Oklahoma House of Representatives Appropriations and Budget Committee approved HB 3375 by a healthy 18-8 margin. As...
Maltese Prime Minister Defends Gambling Regulator Over Mafia Licensing
Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat praised the work of the Malta Gaming Authority (MGA) during a tough barrage of parliamentary questions on Friday. The online gambling hub's regulator has been left shame-faced by a string of Mafia busts in Italy that have...
Horseshoe Southern Indiana Riverboat Casino Shut Down Due to Road Flooding, State Losing $255,000 a Day in Taxes
The Horseshoe Southern Indiana riverboat casino, known locally as “The Boat,” has been closed since last Thursday, due to dangerously high water levels on the Ohio River. And it's hitting state coffers hard, as the Hoosier State makes 35 percent in tax...
William Hill Australia Mulls Four Takeover Bids From Sports Betting Rivals
William Hill Australia is considering four takeover bids, according to the Australian Financial Review, and the winning proposal will be announced before the end of this week. London-based William Hill wants to unload its Australian operating unit after a nationwide credit betting ban...
Jeju Shinhwa World Casino Begins Games of Another Kind in South Korea, Just as Winter Olympics Wrap Up
At the newly opened Jeju Shinhwa World Casino, 300 miles to the south of the Winter Olympics that just finished up in Pyeonchang on Sunday, a whole new set of games are ready to pit opponents against one another. This time, it's the...
Unlucky 13 Casino in Macau Facing Further Opening Delays to March 2019
The 13, as the casino in Macau's Coloane Valley is known, may be regretting its choice of an unlucky number for its nomenclature. The gaming venue has faced a bevvy of obtsacles, and now, in recent financial filings with the Hong Kong...
Macau VIP Gaming ‘Back to 2013-14 Levels,’ Says Junket Operator
VIP gaming in Macau has bounced back to its levels of 2014, before a Chinese anti-corruption crackdown sent revenues in the gambling hub tumbling month-on-month for almost two years. That’s the opinion of Tsang Ka Hung, CFO of the Tak Chun Group,...
France Cracks Down on Crypto-Betting Craze
The French financial regulator has moved to curb the recent craze for betting on the movement of cryptocurrencies via currency trading platforms. The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) declared on Thursday that digital currencies should be officially treated as derivatives, rather than...
Tiger Woods Masters Odds Shorten Following Strong Performance at Honda Classic
The Masters odds on Tiger Woods donning his fifth green jacket in April are now at 16/1 at Las Vegas' Westgate SuperBook. That's the seventh-shortest line of any player. Following a strong performance at The Honda Classic where Woods finished 12th with...
