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Arizona Tribe Celebrates Legal Victory in Casino Battle with State by Cracking Open the Booze
August 16, 2017

Arizona Tribe Celebrates Legal Victory in Casino Battle with State by Cracking Open the Booze

The Tohono O’odham tribe of Arizona was toasting victory this week as its Desert Diamond West Valley Casino began serving alcohol for the first time, courtesy of its brand new liquor license. The license and...

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MGM Resorts Won’t Make the Fun Stop for Those Using GameSense
August 16, 2017

MGM Resorts Won’t Make the Fun Stop for Those Using GameSense

MGM Resorts will soon offer guests access to GameSense, a program that purports to put the power back into players' hands when it comes to how much and for how long they can gamble. To...

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DraftKings Eyeing Ireland as Next Hotspot for Global Expansion
August 16, 2017

DraftKings Eyeing Ireland as Next Hotspot for Global Expansion

DraftKings is setting its sights on expansion into Ireland. The DFS giant has not set a launch date for its Irish platform, but confirmed this week through Chief International Officer Jeffery Haas that it expects...

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Pennsylvania Lawmaker Pleads Guilty to Aiding Illegal Gambling Ring
August 16, 2017

Pennsylvania Lawmaker Pleads Guilty to Aiding Illegal Gambling Ring

Pennsylvania lawmaker Rep. Marc Gergely (D-Allegheny County) has pled guilty to charges of conspiracy and accepting an illegal campaign contribution in relation to his role in a gambling ring that unlawfully placed wagering terminals inside...

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Blackjack Too Mathematically Challenging? New Format Simplifies Game
August 15, 2017

Blackjack Too Mathematically Challenging? New Format Simplifies Game

Blackjack is the most popular table game in American casinos, due at least in part to its basic structure of trying to beat the dealer's hand without going over 21, and because of its low...

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Disney Ups Spend to Defeat Casino Expansion in Florida
August 15, 2017

Disney Ups Spend to Defeat Casino Expansion in Florida

Disney donated $500,000 to a campaign opposing casino expansion in Florida last month, according to the state’s Division of Elections website. The beneficiary of the windfall, political action committee “Voters in Charge,” is pushing to...

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Minnesota Charitable Gambling Delivers More Money to Government Than Nonprofits
August 15, 2017

Minnesota Charitable Gambling Delivers More Money to Government Than Nonprofits

Revenue from charitable gambling in Minnesota is growing for a seventh consecutive year, but associated taxes and fees might cost more than what's ultimately left for the nonprofit beneficiaries. Revenues from charitable gambling in Minnesota...

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Marcus Hutchins Pleads Not Guilty in Milwaukee to Malware Creation Charges, Following FBI Las Vegas Arrest
August 15, 2017

Marcus Hutchins Pleads Not Guilty in Milwaukee to Malware Creation Charges, Following FBI Las Vegas Arrest

Marcus Hutchins has found out the hard way that what happens in Vegas definitely does not stay in Vegas. After being arrested by FBI agents on August 2nd while waiting for a flight out of...

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Spoiler Alert: Game of Thrones Leaks Kill Entertainment Betting Markets
August 15, 2017

Spoiler Alert: Game of Thrones Leaks Kill Entertainment Betting Markets

Game of Thrones Season 7 has suffered more leaks than Stannis Baratheon’s fleet at the Battle of the Blackwater, thanks to unknown hackers only too willing to spill the beans. If you’re just dying to...

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Atlantic City Gambling Revenue Report Shows Mixed Results in July
August 15, 2017

Atlantic City Gambling Revenue Report Shows Mixed Results in July

Atlantic City has entered the dog days of summer, and that's leading to mixed results at the casino resorts. The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) announced this week that overall gambling win decreased...

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