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$8.4 Billion Tabcorp-Tatts Merger Under Threat as Regulator Launches Legal Challenge 
July 10, 2017

$8.4 Billion Tabcorp-Tatts Merger Under Threat as Regulator Launches Legal Challenge 

The proposed merger of Tabcorp’s and Tatts, Australia’s two biggest wagering firms, faced a fresh hurdle on Monday as the Australian competitions regulator (ACCC) launched legal action in an attempt to capsize the deal. In...

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Guam Waits for Federal Direction on $476K in Frozen Funds from Illegal Gambling Ops
July 10, 2017

Guam Waits for Federal Direction on $476K in Frozen Funds from Illegal Gambling Ops

The US  Attorney General's office for Guam and the Northern Marina Islands is requesting that a federal judge order the forfeiture of almost $476,000 in frozen funds grabbed from an alleged illegal gambling, asking that...

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Student Sues Bet365 for £1,000,000 Over Withheld ‘Winnings’
July 10, 2017

Student Sues Bet365 for £1,000,000 Over Withheld ‘Winnings’

Bet365 is being sued by a customer who believes the online bookmaker owes her £1,009,960 ($1.3 million) and is welching on a bet. In June last year, Megan McCann, 20, student from Northern Ireland, wagered...

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Venus Williams Reaches Wimbledon Quarterfinals, New Video Evidence Refutes Witness Reports of Fatal Car Crash
July 10, 2017

Venus Williams Reaches Wimbledon Quarterfinals, New Video Evidence Refutes Witness Reports of Fatal Car Crash

While Venus Williams was reaching the quarterfinals at Wimbledon on Monday, she also won a small battle in the tragedy that was the fatal car accident she was involved in last month. The collision ultimately...

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Floyd Mayweather Asks IRS for Temporary Reprieve on Tax Bill, Says He’ll Be Flush After Conor McGregor Fight
July 10, 2017

Floyd Mayweather Asks IRS for Temporary Reprieve on Tax Bill, Says He’ll Be Flush After Conor McGregor Fight

Floyd Mayweather still hasn't paid his tax bill from 2015, and last week the boxing great asked the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for just a little more time in making good with the federal government....

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RAWA Language Rumored to Be Added to Appropriations Bill by Pennsylvania Representative Charlie Dent
July 10, 2017

RAWA Language Rumored to Be Added to Appropriations Bill by Pennsylvania Representative Charlie Dent

Language from the Restoration of America's Wire Act, aka RAWA, is reportedly being considered by US Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Pennsylvania) for inclusion into an upcoming federal appropriations bill. RAWA is the Sheldon Adelson-backed measure that...

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Morgan Stanley Upgrades Macau Projections Despite ATM Clampdown
July 9, 2017

Morgan Stanley Upgrades Macau Projections Despite ATM Clampdown

Morgan Stanley has raised its growth projections for resurgent Macau, despite implementations of restrictions on ATM use this week. On Thursday, the banking group revised its estimates of Macau’s year-on-year gross gaming revenue growth for...

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Caesars Entertainment Looks to Expand Hotel Holdings, Remains Confident on Japan, South Korea
July 8, 2017

Caesars Entertainment Looks to Expand Hotel Holdings, Remains Confident on Japan, South Korea

Caesars Entertainment expects to officially exit bankruptcy in September, and in the interim, the company is developing its future growth plan that is focused on non-gaming investments. Gaming currently makes up about 58 percent of...

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Flamboyant Hong Kong Mogul Stephen Hung Cash-Strapped for Unlucky ‘The 13’ Macau Casino Project
July 8, 2017

Flamboyant Hong Kong Mogul Stephen Hung Cash-Strapped for Unlucky ‘The 13’ Macau Casino Project

Perhaps it was an omen for eccentric Hong Kong businessman Stephen Hung when he named his Macau casino project 'The 13.' Hung is now in desperate need of financing to complete his $1.3 billion resort,...

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DraftKings and FanDuel Fight Back Against Bid to Block Merger
July 7, 2017

DraftKings and FanDuel Fight Back Against Bid to Block Merger

DraftKings and FanDuel have launched a vigorous defense of their merger plans, insisting that the proposed tie-up would be a good thing for market competition. Last month, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) launched proceedings...

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