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New Jersey Lottery “Quick Draw” Game Expands Casino Gambling, Lawmaker Argues
August 1, 2017

New Jersey Lottery “Quick Draw” Game Expands Casino Gambling, Lawmaker Argues

The New Jersey Lottery is overstepping its authority in debuting a new keno-style game that is drawn every five minutes and primarily sold at restaurants, bars, and bowling alleys, so claims Assemblyman Vince Mazzeo (D-Atlantic...

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Madison Square Garden Buys Controlling Stake in eSports Franchise Counter Logic
August 1, 2017

Madison Square Garden Buys Controlling Stake in eSports Franchise Counter Logic

The company behind Madison Square Garden is adding eSports to its portfolio of live entertainment offerings by purchasing a controlling stake in Counter Logic Gaming, the oldest and one of the most successful League of...

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Macau Casino Revenue Tops Expectations, July Marks One-Year Winning Streak
August 1, 2017

Macau Casino Revenue Tops Expectations, July Marks One-Year Winning Streak

Macau casino revenue is up for the 12th straight month, with July gross income totaling 22.9 billion patacas ($2.86 billion). That's a 29 percent premium on the same month in 2016, the biggest monthly gain...

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Daily Fantasy Sports is Online Gaming, Massachusetts State Panel Rules
August 1, 2017

Daily Fantasy Sports is Online Gaming, Massachusetts State Panel Rules

Daily fantasy sports (DFS) should be classified as online gaming in Massachusetts, a state panel overseeing the implementation of the internet contests recommended Monday. Should the legislature take that advice, operators like DraftKings and FanDuel...

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National Indian Gaming Association Joins Fight to Put PASPA to the Sword
August 1, 2017

National Indian Gaming Association Joins Fight to Put PASPA to the Sword

The National Indian Gaming Association has joined a growing chorus of voices lending support to New Jersey in its battle to repeal the federal law that prohibits states from offering legal sports betting. NIGA now...

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Xu Chaojun Social Media Tycoon Busted for Running High Stakes Poker Games
July 31, 2017

Xu Chaojun Social Media Tycoon Busted for Running High Stakes Poker Games

The former head of one of China’s biggest social media platforms has been jailed by the country’s authorities for running a private high stakes poker game. Tech entrepreneur Xu Chaojun is well known in China...

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Los Angeles to Host 2028 Olympics, Online Sportsbooks Win on Paris 2024
July 31, 2017

Los Angeles to Host 2028 Olympics, Online Sportsbooks Win on Paris 2024

The Summer Olympics will reportedly return to the United States in 2028, 32 years after Atlanta hosted the Games. The Los Angeles Times broke news on Monday that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) reached a...

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Is Bitcoin Still a Good Bet? BTC Community Split over Emergence of New “Bitcoin Cash”
July 31, 2017

Is Bitcoin Still a Good Bet? BTC Community Split over Emergence of New “Bitcoin Cash”

In what will likely prove to be a pivotal moment in the history of digital currency, Bitcoin will split in two on Tuesday. And the world’s betting markets are trying to make sense of it...

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Chris Christie and Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian Both Take Credit for Town’s Stabilization
July 31, 2017

Chris Christie and Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian Both Take Credit for Town’s Stabilization

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R) wants Garden State residents to know his administration is to thank for Atlantic City's stabilization, but Mayor Don Guardian, also a Republican, says he deserves the credit. They might...

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FanDuel Quits UK Market Just Weeks Before 2017 EPL Season Kicks Off
July 31, 2017

FanDuel Quits UK Market Just Weeks Before 2017 EPL Season Kicks Off

Daily fantasy sports giant FanDuel is pulling out of the UK market, just weeks before the new EPL season is due to start. The company will focus instead on its core US market, a company...

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