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British Columbia Casino Anti-Money Laundering Procedures Go Into High Gear
Casinos in the Canadian province of British Columbia will start to roll out new anti-money laundering policies in the near future, pushing to combat what the provincial government believes is the suspicious transfer of funds through Vancouver-area gambling venues. According to BC...
MGM CEO Jim Murren Stumping for Bridgeport, Connecticut Casino Support, But Tribes Push Back
Three months ago, MGM Resorts CEO Jim Murren announced that his company was planning to build a major resort casino in Bridgeport, Connecticut. On Tuesday, Murren spoke at the Bridgeport Regional Business Council’s annual dinner in an effort to build legislative and...
Dover Downs Racing Towards NYSE Delisting, as Northeast Gaming Expansion Hurts Delaware Casino
Dover Downs Gaming and Entertainment (DDE), parent company to the Dover Downs Hotel & Casino and Dover Downs Raceway, has been notified by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) that the company is in jeopardy of being delisted due to its stock...
MGM National Harbor Aside, Maryland Casinos Lose 13 Percent in November
The $1.4 billion MGM National Harbor integrated casino resort some 10 miles southeast of the nation's capital continues to poach gaming revenue away from its main competitors in Maryland. According to the Maryland Lottery and Gaming report for November, MGM National Harbor...
Washington State Man Who Swindled Alaskans Out of $3M to Gamble and Do Drugs Asks for Lenient Sentence
A man in Washington State who told his neighbors he had cancer and needed money for treatment took approximately $3 million from them and several of their friends who lived in a tiny Alaska town. But it wasn't for cancer, it was...
Macau Government Reviewing All Aspects of Gaming Industry Ahead of Licensing Renewal Period
The Macau government will soon need to decide the future of the enclave's gaming industry, and to help assist in that critical decision-making process, administration officials have commissioned a study to examine all facets of the market to reach a recommendation on...
Plenty of Enticing Bowl Games Available to Bettors
While most of the attention in college football has centered around the programs that got into the four-team playoff, the ones that missed out didn’t get a bad consolation prize. They were awarded with premiere bowl games on New Year’s Day or...
Pennsylvania: Reading City Council Votes 6-0 to Welcome Satellite Casino Development
Echoing the support of the mayor, the Reading City Council voted unanimously on Monday to pass a resolution urging the Pennsylvania Gaming Commission to approve plans for a satellite casino. The decision comes just days after Reading Mayor Wally Scott told the...
New Jersey Online Gambling Sites Could Soon Accept International Players Should New Bill Become Law
New Jersey online gambling and poker networks would be permitted to welcome international players in markets where internet casinos are legal should a recently introduced bill one day become law. State Senator Ray Lesniak (D-District 20) introduced Senate Bill 3536 on the...
Study of Gambling in Australia: 6.8 Million Play Regularly, Losing $18 Billion Since 2016
The Australian government last week released figures from a study that presented the most comprehensive picture of Australian gambling habits to date. The study, conducted by the Australian Gambling Research Centre, part of the Australian Institute of Family Studies, found that about...
