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Novomatic Puts IPO on Ice as Looming German Regulations Generate Market Uncertainty
Austrian gambling giant Novomatic has shelved its highly anticipated initial public offering, due to market uncertainty caused by new restrictive gaming regulations in Germany. The floatation on the Frankfurt stock exchange was expected to happen...
China’s Golden Week to Provide Macau Gaming Rebound Following Typhoon Hato
China's Golden Week couldn't come at a better time for Macau's resort industry. Just a little more than a month removed from August's Typhoon Hato that killed 10 locals and injured hundreds, Macau casinos are...
UK Labour Party Calls for Problem Gambling Tax on Operators
The UK’s opposition Labour Party has said that treatment for problem gambling should be made available on the country’s National Health Service and that betting companies should pick up the costs. During a speech to...
Major Iowa Lottery Snafu: Thousands of Past Winners’ Social Security Numbers Get Released
Iowa Lottery officials are red-faced, and have apologized after accidentally releasing 2,967 social security numbers of winners from 2011 to a college professor doing lottery research that covered the past 30 years. Jeff Kelly Lowenstein,...
Key Information Left Out of OJ Simpson Parole Hearing Spurs Gloria Allred to Push for Change to Nevada Law
Celebrity attorney Gloria Allred is seeing red over OJ Simpson's imminent release from a Nevada prison, and she's put in motion legislation to see to it that the state's laws change going forward as a...
Four NCAA Basketball Coaches Arrested in Bribe and Kickback Scandal
The FBI arrested four assistant college basketball coaches on fraud and corruption charges Monday, exposing what Acting US Attorney Joon Kim of the Southern District of New York called "dark underbelly of college basketball." Former...
China’s ASF Threatens to Sue Queensland Government Over Rebuffed Casino Bid
The Chinese-backed ASF Consortium has said it is seeking a “suitable and equitable solution” to the government of Queensland, Australia’s decision to jettison its $2.4 billion project on the Gold Coast, a popular tourist destination....
Pennsylvania Launches Investigation into Suspicious Lottery Wins
Pennsylvania’s Office of the Auditor General has launched an investigation into implausibly frequent lottery wins, following a PennLive article which found some that state lottery players were simply winning too much. PennLive discovered that, between...
Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun Diversify Connecticut Resorts With New Nongaming Amenities
The Native American tribes that own Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun are pushing ahead with continued investments at their respective casino resorts to attract new guests to southeastern Connecticut. Foxwoods announced this week that it's constructing...
Raiders Negotiating Oakland Coliseum Lease Extension, as Las Vegas Stadium Suffers Setbacks
Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis is ready to move his NFL franchise to Las Vegas, but before that can happen, the team of course needs somewhere to play. With the typical red tape getting in...
