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Maine Casino Campaign Financier Withdraws as State Ethics Investigation Continues
The Maine casino effort to put a gambling facility in York County has been well endowed, but the person responsible for generating such funds is walking away from the project. Lisa Scott, a Miami real estate developer and sister to controversial businessman...
888 Hit With Record $10M Fine for Letting Problem Gamblers Play
888 Holdings has been fined £7.8 million ($10 million) by the UK Gambling Commission over serious failings of its social responsibility program. The fine, a record amount for the online gambling industry, was imposed after regulators discovered a technical glitch in 888’s...
Alexandr Dolgopolov Angrily Denies Fixing Tennis Match Amid Investigation
After winning his first-round tennis match at the US Open on Wednesday, Alexandr Dolgopolov didn’t get to talk about the victory, but instead found himself having to deny match fixing amid an investigation by the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU). The alleged incident...
Nevada Gaming Revenue Down in July, But Economy Still Strong
Nevada gaming revenue fell 1.7 percent in July to just under $998 million, but the state casino control board isn't concerned. That's because July 2016 was exceptionally strong, with total win tallying more than $1 billion. Most of the state's monitored gaming...
Kevin Costner Closes Deadwood Casino After 26 Years, as Historic Town Struggles
Actor Kevin Costner is parting ways with his Midnight Star casino and restaurant in Deadwood, South Dakota, after 26 years in business. The gambling emporium on Main Street is just the latest casualty in the historic town. Costner opened the Midnight Star...
New Jersey Sports Betting Brief Asks Supreme Court to Repeal PASPA
New Jersey state attorneys are appealing to the United States Supreme Court that the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA) be repealed on grounds that the federal law is in violation of the country's constitution. In its first legal...
Universal to Publish Findings of Kazuo Okada “Fraud” Investigation
Universal Entertainment announced this week the completion of a third-party special investigation into the “potentially fraudulent acts” it has alleged against its chairman, the Japanese gaming mogul Kazuo Okada. On June 29, the Universal Entertainment board ousted Okada, who founded the pachinko...
Florida Launches Crackdown on House-Banked Games at Pari-mutuel Venues
Florida gambling chiefs have launched legal action against two pari-mutuel venues, the Sarasota Kennel Club and Pensacola Greyhound Racing, for their alleged failure to remove so-called “designated player games” from their premises. Meanwhile, many of Florida’s other cardrooms and racetracks are bracing...
Golden State Warriors Have Astronomical Odds at Westgate SuperBook
The Golden State Warriors won 67 games in the regular season last year and their second NBA title in three years. With the team largely returning intact, led by former MVPs Kevin Durant and Steph Curry, oddsmakers believe the 2017/18 championship is...
Detroit Lions QB Matthew Stafford Signs Biggest Contract in NFL History: $135M
There was no doubt Matthew Stafford was the quarterback of the future for the Detroit Lions, but on Monday it was made it official when he and the team signed a five-year contract extension worth $135 million. It is the largest such...
