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Feds Charge Sports Jock Craig Carton for Role in Ticket Scam to Cover Gambling Debts
The FBI arrested popular New York City sports talk radio personality Craig Carton on Wednesday, alleging he conducted a Ponzi-like ticket fraud scheme to pay off millions of dollars in gambling debts. The 48-year-old Carton...
Clark County Greenlights Las Vegas Raiders Stadium Construction Plan
The Raiders won’t be competing in Las Vegas until 2020, but the excitement is already in the Sin City air. On Wednesday, the Clark County Commission gave the go-ahead to the NFL franchise to begin...
Casino Workers in Macau Protest Labor Conditions During Typhoon Hato
About 150 employees at the Galaxy Macau casino protested outside the Cotai Strip resort where they work on Tuesday, protesting work requirements during and after Typhoon Hato, while also demanding other improvements to labor conditions....
Scientific Games and IGT Announce ‘Cross-Licensing’ Pact, Patent-Sharing
Scientific Games and International Game Technology (IGT) have reached an agreement to share licenses and patents across their two companies. The casino technology and lottery services providers said in a statement that they've signed off...
MGM Cotai Still Set to Open in 2017, Despite Typhoon Hato Setbacks
MGM Cotai will open its doors in late 2017, despite Macau beginning the recovery process after Typhoon Hato. The storm was the most powerful recorded hurricane to hit the city in 53 years, and caused...
Indiana’s Commercial Operators Bemoan State’s First Tribal Casino
The casino landscape in Indiana is changing. The state’s ten riverboat casinos, based on the shores of Lake Michigan and the Ohio River, are begrudgingly about to welcome a new competitor to the fold. The...
Ban Gambling Brands on Soccer Shirts, Says UK Opposition Labour Party
A Labour government in the UK would put an end to gambling companies advertising on soccer jerseys, the party’s deputy leader Tom Watson said on Wednesday. This season, nine out of 20 English Premier League...
Cyberattacker Shows His Cards, Says Rival Site Paid for Assault on ACR Poker Network
The Winning Poker Network (WPN) and its flagship site America’s Card Room (ACR) were hit by a spate of massive DDoS attacks on Thursday. The onslaught lasted three days and resulted in the cancelation of...
MGM Resorts Sells National Harbor to Itself, Announces Stock Buyback
MGM Resorts International opened its $1.4 billion National Harbor property last December, and the big casino located about 10 miles from the White House across the Potomac River quickly became the top casino performer in...
Supreme Court Sports Betting Case Receives AGA Brief in Support of New Jersey
The Supreme Court received an amicus brief this week filed by the American Gaming Association (AGA) that expresses the casino lobbyist's views that New Jersey's arguments against the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA)...
