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Chicago Cubs Favorite at Sportsbooks to Repeat as World Series Champs
The Chicago Cubs are the heavy favorite at Nevada sportsbooks to win the 2017 World Series and defend their Major League Baseball (MLB) title. Vegas always like a winner, and when it comes to writing odds on professional sports futures, the oddsmakers...
UK’s Youngest Lottery Winner to Sue Operator for Negligence
The UK’s youngest ever lottery winner is planning to sue the national lottery operator, Camelot, for enriching her and thus blighting her existence. Four years ago, Edinburgh native Jane Park won £1 million ($1.24 million) at the tender age of 17, an...
Elk Grove Casino Project Can Move Forward in California Following US Interior Decision
The proposed Elk Grove casino project just miles south of Sacramento can move forward. That's the result of the US Department of the Interior's decision to take into trust 36 acres of land the Wilton Rancheria tribe acquired just last month for...
North Korea Deals a Last Hand to Kim Jong Un’s Casino-Loving Half-Brother, Assassinated in Malaysia
North Korean dictator and anti-gambling hardliner Kim Jong Un's more fun-loving half-brother Kim Jong-nam was headed to Macau, presumably for a gambling junket, when he was reportedly assassinated on Tuesday at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia. Though details of the...
South Carolina Casino Bill Has Small Odds of Becoming Law
A South Carolina casino bill introduced in early 2017 has little odds of one day becoming law. One of the most conservative states in the union, South Carolina is one of just four jurisdictions today that does not have commercial or tribal casinos,...
New Jersey Senate Unable to Overturn Christie Veto of Icahn “Punishment” Bill
New Jersey’s Senate unexpectedly failed to to override Governor Chris Christie’s veto of a controversial bill that would strip billionaire Carl Icahn of his gambling license for the Taj Mahal. Democratic Senate President Steve Sweeney’s vetoed bill would have disqualified operators for...
FantasyDraft Bails Out Fantasy Aces, Will Pay Player Balances
FantasyDraft will rescue the customer balances of the stricken and bankrupt Fantasy Aces website, its CEO announced on Monday on the RotoGrinders DFS forum. FantasyDraft was on the verge of acquiring the site last month before it pulled out of the deal...
Charlie Sheen, James Caan Among Hollywood Celebs Reportedly Caught Up in Mafia Gambling Sting Saga
A group of sports-betting A-lister Hollywood celebrities may be about to receive a dose of unwanted publicity, following the arrest in December of 13 alleged Genovese Mafia members and associates on illegal gambling charges. According to a gossip site Radar Online source,...
William Hill’s Largest Shareholder Demands Sale of Gambling Company
William Hill is once again at the center of merger talks, but this time the company's largest shareholder wants it to be the target of a takeover. Parvus Asset Management, a London-based hedge fund that controls 14.3 percent of the UK bookmaking...
Mississippi Gaming Commission Faces Far-reaching Decision on Biloxi, Diamondhead Casinos
In Mississippi, two casino companies are anxiously awaiting a gaming commission decision on whether their proposals, earmarked for beachfront plots in Biloxi and nearby Diamondhead, will be approved for construction. Approval could have far-reaching implications for southern Mississippi, and detractors say it...
