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Governor Chris Christie Urges US Supreme Court to Hear Sports Betting Case, Lesniak Reconsiders Run
January 4, 2017

Governor Chris Christie Urges US Supreme Court to Hear Sports Betting Case, Lesniak Reconsiders Run

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R) and the state's Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association are calling on the United States Supreme Court to consider its sports betting lawsuit against the NCAA and Big Four professional sports leagues....

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Carl Icahn to Surrender Trump Taj Mahal License, Will Not Reopen Atlantic City Casino
January 4, 2017

Carl Icahn to Surrender Trump Taj Mahal License, Will Not Reopen Atlantic City Casino

Unofficial Donald Trump regulatory advisor Carl Icahn will surrender the casino license for the Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City, according to the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE). Icahn shuttered the Taj in October,...

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Barista Wins Record-Breaking Westgate Las Vegas SuperContest
January 4, 2017

Barista Wins Record-Breaking Westgate Las Vegas SuperContest

A record-breaking Westgate Las Vegas SuperContest has been won by 32-year-old Starbucks barista Damon Graham. To those late to the party, the Super Contest is the biggest NFL handicapping competition in the world, held annually...

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Bookmakers Steer Clear of Donald Trump Inauguration, Hillary Clinton Says She’s Coming
January 4, 2017

Bookmakers Steer Clear of Donald Trump Inauguration, Hillary Clinton Says She’s Coming

President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn into office as the 45th commander-in-chief on January 20. But oddsmakers are no longer having a field day with the billionaire former casino owner, as Trump's inauguration committee is...

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William Hill Leaves Czech Market as Punitive Online Gambling Reforms Come into Force
January 3, 2017

William Hill Leaves Czech Market as Punitive Online Gambling Reforms Come into Force

William Hill withdrew from the Czech market just as the new year dawned and January 1st ushered in a new online gambling regime. It’s not yet known whether the bookmaker has chosen to pull its...

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Philweb Sells German Operations to Help Buy Back Philippine License
January 3, 2017

Philweb Sells German Operations to Help Buy Back Philippine License

Philweb, the beleaguered Philippine online gambling giant, has sold its interests in a German tech company as it seeks to raise funds to bid for its old gambling license. Philweb was the Philippine’s largest operator...

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Connecticut Casino Proposal Expected to Compete With MGM Springfield
January 3, 2017

Connecticut Casino Proposal Expected to Compete With MGM Springfield

Another Connecticut casino could soon be on the way should the state's General Assembly approve a forthcoming proposal presented jointly by the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes. The Native American groups are trying to make...

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Israel Bids Shalom to State-Sponsored Slots on New Year’s
January 3, 2017

Israel Bids Shalom to State-Sponsored Slots on New Year’s

Israel may celebrate Gregorian New Year's Eve a bit less excitedly than the West does, given that the Jewish New Year hits on the lunar calendar earlier in the fall, but this year saw the...

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Massachusetts Casinos Held at Bay in 2016, But Future Looks Buoyant
January 2, 2017

Massachusetts Casinos Held at Bay in 2016, But Future Looks Buoyant

It was a turbulent year for Massachusetts casinos. Legalized in 2011 through the state's Expanded Gaming Act, five years later only one gambling venue is open for business. Massachusetts' casino expansion law called for the...

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New Jersey’s Open and Closed Casino Cases in 2016, and a Few As-Yet-To-Be Determined Battle Outcomes
January 2, 2017

New Jersey’s Open and Closed Casino Cases in 2016, and a Few As-Yet-To-Be Determined Battle Outcomes

Atlantic City’s casino industry began the year with a newfound spirit of optimism. The finances of the city itself may have been in disarray, but there was a sense that, with the closure of a...

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