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Leader of Global Match-Fixing Ring Finally Arrested in Singapore
The ongoing investigation into a worldwide football match-fixing network has seen a major breakthrough this week, as police in Singapore arrested 14 members of the ring, including Dan Tan, the purported leader of the syndicate. This is the latest break in a...
Electronic Gaming Funding a Failure for New Minnesota Vikings Stadium
When the Minnesota Vikings decided that they needed a new stadium, they wanted to take advantage of public financing if it was available. The state of Minnesota obliged, but decided that rather than take the money from the general fund or create...
Floating Casinos Prove the Houseboat Always Wins in Hong Kong
Those that peruse the world of gambling news will undoubtedly often come across headlines announcing record financial figures for Macau, the biggest gaming region in the world. In fact, it’s difficult to read gambling news for more than a few days and...
New Jersey Sports Betting Law Defeated Again in Appeals Court Ruling
New Jersey has lost again in its bid to become the first state to introduce legalized sports betting since the federal government cracked down on the practice over 20 years ago. A federal appeals court said that the state law New Jersey...
Stardust Free-Play Online Site Recaptures Casino’s Colorful History
Nostalgia is everywhere when it comes to casino games; seems players love to revisit old favorite TV shows and movies, so why not an actual historic (and since imploded) casino as well? That's the thinking behind Bwin.party's new free-to-play social gaming site...
Global Casinos Skyrocketing to $173.5 Billion in Next Five Years
It looks like the economy's slow but steady recovery worldwide is right in line with the movement of international gaming markets; that's the word from CompaniesandMarkets.com, an outfit that assesses various industries and their market potential and growth. According to the site,...
European Union Online Gambling Ops Trying to Form Regulations
The European Parliament (EP) is calling upon the European Union (EU) to take action, with the goal of ensuring respect for European trade principles, as well as cooperation between various countries' gambling regulators. The call to action follows an online gambling report that...
Florida Gambling Laws Going Under the Knife
Gambling is big business in Florida, and that’s unlikely to change any time soon. But in a state with many competing interests and a complex legal framework for gaming, there are plenty of disagreements about just how gambling should work in the...
10Mth Tourists at Las Vegas’ Eiffel Tower Greeted by Showgirls, Celebs
Martin Layton and his fiancee Sarah Connell came all the way from the UK to be married in Las Vegas; nothing particularly unusual about that, of course. What made their escapade unique, however, was becoming the 10,000,000th visitors to the Las Vegas'...
Canadian Hospital Lotteries Called “Harmful” By Expert
Many Canadian hospitals run lotteries that are used as fundraisers. Prizes ranging from large cash rewards to real estate and cars are given out to lucky winners, while the proceeds are used to support the medical operations at the hospitals. For many,...
