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James Packer Sells Crown Resort Shares, Now Owns Less Than 50 Percent
Australian billionaire James Packer has sold 35 million shares of Crown Resorts for $338 million, in what's the latest move by the gaming mogul to lessen his involvement with the Australian casino company he founded nearly a decade ago. Consolidated Press Holdings (CPH),...
Woman Named GoldenPalace.com Watches Her Son’s Golf Career Move Towards the Jackpot
GoldenPalace.com is an online casino that operates from the Mediterranean island nation of Malta. It's licensed for Internet gambling by the Malta Gaming Authority and authorized to market to residents of the United Kingdom through its UK Gambling Commission license. But GoldenPalace.com...
Rutgers “Internet Gaming in New Jersey” Study Highlights Responsible Gambling
The "Internet Gaming in New Jersey" research study performed by Rutgers University shows that problem gambling safeguards implemented by the state are being utilized at higher-than-expected rates. According to the university's Center for Gambling Studies, 94,255 people gambled online at some point...
UFC Fighter Nick Diaz Attacked at Bellagio’s Hyde Nightclub
UFC fighter Nick Diaz got into an altercation at the Bellagio's Hyde nightclub this week with three men, and if you know Nick Diaz, you also know who won the fight. TMZ Sports, the athletics arm of the celebrity media outlet, reports...
Daily Fantasy Sports Goes Hollywood as Movie Plans Develop
Daily fantasy sports (DFS) has been filled with plenty of drama over the last several years. From a DraftKings employee allegedly winning $350,000 on rival FanDuel by utilizing insider data, to state attorneys general ruling that the wildly popular DFS contests violate...
Colorado Springs Mayor Calls For Stronger State Constitution Laws to Block Casinos
Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers (R) is reaching out statewide to voters urging them to support a November referendum that would make it drastically harder to amend the state's Constitution. If passed, the odds for any sort of future gambling expansion would...
MGM Resorts Launches Ad Campaign Attacking Connecticut Airport Casino
MGM Resorts International has launched an online ad campaign attacking plans for a casino at Connecticut’s Bradley International Airport, across the border from its $950 million resort, currently under construction in Springfield, Massachusetts. The plans for a casino at Bradley International have...
Paddy Power Pays Out on Rio Olympics Boxing Controversy
Irish bookie Paddy Power has paid out on all bets that backed Michael Conlan to win the bantamweight quarter-final at the Rio Olympics, even though, officially at least, he didn’t. Conlan believed he had done enough to soundly beat Russia’s Vladimir Nikitin...
Illegal Gambling Room Murder Suspect Arrested in Austin, Texas
A suspect in an illegal gambling room murder in North Austin, Texas, has been apprehended. On August 8, a botched robbery of a criminal gaming enterprise ended with one woman dead and two men injured. A male suspect remained at large until...
Indiana Casino Union Does What Trump Taj Mahal Workers Couldn’t: Reaches New Deal with Majestic Star Riverboats
Indiana Governor Mike Pence, the current GOP vice-presidential contender, has put his state on the map for financial gains and growth during his administration. Now a new casino union contract in the Hoosier State is also showing up its sister chapter in...
