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California Indian Casino Project Near Napa Causes Turf War
The California Indian casino project in Vallejo proposed by the Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians is generating a turf war between neighboring counties that differ on whether casino-style gambling should be permitted in the...
David Baazov’s Lawyer Grills AMF, Claims Regulator’s Case Is Full of Holes
Former Amaya CEO David Baazov’s ongoing insider trading case received a two-day independent administrative hearing this week in Montreal, and it brought up some strange twists and turns, however you look at it. In hearings...
SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia Launches New Jersey Gaming Site
The SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia has been more than neighborly to gamblers in New Jersey since it opened in 2010. Located two just miles from the Benjamin Franklin Bridge that connects Philadelphia with Camden, the...
Potential Las Vegas NFL Stadium Receives $750 Million in Public Funding
The Las Vegas NFL stadium being proposed by billionaire Sheldon Adelson and Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis received a critical vote in its favor this week. On September 15, the Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee...
Candidates’ Foundations Draw Scrutiny as Polls Tighten Between Clinton and Trump
The presidential candidates' foundations are quickly becoming an imperative factor in the 2016 election. The Clinton Foundation and the Donald J. Trump Foundation have both come under fire in recent weeks, and opponents on both...
Online Betting To Top One Trillion Dollars by 2021, Driven by Mobile and VR
The online gambling industry will process almost $1,000,000,000,000 (one trillion dollars) in bets per year by 2021, according to a whitepaper published this week by analyst Juniper Research. That equates to a 42 percent increase...
DOJ and FinCEN Wag Fingers at Casinos Over Bank Secrecy Act Violations
Casinos, you've been warned. During this week's Casino Essentials' 9th Annual AML Conference in Las Vegas, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a stern warning to commercial institutions that...
The Football Pools Sold for Nearly $130 Million to Sportingbet Founder
The Football Pools are being sold to private equity firm Burlywood Capital for £97.25 million ($129.4 million). The self-proclaimed oldest soccer sportsbetting house in the world, The Football Pools were first launched 93 years ago...
Pro-New Jersey Casino Expansion Ad Highlights “Financial Cost” of Referendum Vote
Supporters of New Jersey’s northern casino expansion proposal have launched a new TV ad campaign emphasizing the billions of dollars in potential revenue lost to the casino expansion of neighboring states. It highlights the resulting...
Parisian Macau Casino Resort Opens Tonight
Sheldon Adelson’s lavish $2.7 billion casino resort on Macau’s Cotai Strip, the Parisian Macau, opens tonight, complete with 3,000 rooms, hundreds of shops, a theater, a water park and an obligatory half-sized Eiffel Tower replica....
