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Convicted UK Rapist Will Likely Keep Fraudulent Lottery Win
A convicted rapist in the UK whose £2.5 million ($3.10 million) lottery windfall was almost certainly fraudulent will probably get to keep the money because the lottery operator lost his ticket. Camelot, which runs the UK’s National Lottery, was fined £3 million...
Oakland Raiders Overcome Odds to Make Playoffs, Davis Remains Committed to Vegas
The Oakland Raiders are headed to the NFL Playoffs after a 14-year drought. On Sunday, the black and silver outlasted divisional foe San Diego 19-16 to clinch a playoff berth. At 11-3, the Raiders are going to play extra games for the...
Electoral College Odds Slim to None on Donald Trump Not Making It Into Oval Office
The Electoral College votes today to officially determine who will become the 45th president off the United States. Hollywood and far-left Democrats notwithstanding, it's unlikely we'll be in for any huge surprises when the votes are tallied. The odds on the Electoral...
Cleveland Browns’ Nightmarish Season Also Nightmare for Vegas Oddsmakers
The Cleveland Browns are perfect this NFL season, as the troubled franchise has ran off 13 straight losses. At 0-13, the Browns are three losses away from becoming just the second team in NFL history to go 0-16. To add shame to Cleveland's...
Bet365 and Paysafe Deny Illegal China Ops
Bet365 and Paysafe have strenuously denied engaging in illegal gambling operations in China. The denials come following the publication of a note by US firm Spotlight Research, which accused Bet365 of “operating a business that appears to facilitate and engage in illegal...
Remaining Atlantic City Casinos Post Three Percent Win in November
Atlantic City casinos pulled in $197.2 million in November, a three percent gain on the same month in 2015. However, the headline is slightly deceiving as the three percent gain subtracts the now-defunct Trump Taj Mahal's 2015 November earnings of $12.8 million. Trump...
Gambling and Crime Do Not Go Hand-In-Hand, Study Concludes
Gambling and crime aren't interrelated, regardless of the narrative opponents to casinos try to purvey. That's according to a yearlong Public Safety Impact Report presented to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) this week that shows no increase in crime in the areas...
Baazov Attorney Demands Release of Insider Trading Details
The lawyer for former Amaya boss David Baazov urged the Quebec securities regulator, AMF, this week to reveal more details of its case against their client. Sophie Melchers, of Norton Rose Fulbright, representing Baazov, said the AMF had failed to lay out...
Phil Ivey Loses Borgata Edge-sorting Case, Must Pay Casino $10.1 Million
On Thursday, a New Jersey judge ordered poker player Phil Ivey and “Kelly” Cheng Yin Sun to repay $10.1 million to the Borgata Hotel and Casino. The sum represents the $9.6 million “winnings” amassed during a four-day stint edge-sorting at the casino’s...
Four Winds South Bend Casino Could Cut Indiana State Revenue by $350 Million
Indiana’s casinos could take an $800 million hit in the first five years following the establishment of a new tribal casino, which would in turn leave state coffers $350 million poorer. That’s the verdict of new research from the Spectrum Gaming Group,...
