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Isle of Man to License Bitcoin Currency Use, As “Satoshi Nakamoto” Is Finally Unmasked
The Isle of Man has become the first online gambling jurisdiction to adopt changes to its regulation that will permit the use of Bitcoin and other virtual currencies for online gambling. In the same week...
Nevada Casino Revenue Falls Three Percent in March, Sportsbooks Set Betting Record but Poor Hold
Nevada casino revenue dropped three percent in March compared to the same month in 2015 as baccarat fell statewide and sportsbooks struggled to maintain reasonable holds on sports betting. Overall, the state's casinos won $922.2 million...
Station Casinos IPO Raises $531 Million
Station Casinos set sail on the NASDAQ on Wednesday, trading under its new corporate name Red Rock Resorts, with the ticker symbol “RRR.” The IPO has long been in the offing for the company, whose...
Raiders’ Mark Davis Pledges “Lifetime Commitment” and $500 Million to Las Vegas
“Las Vegas Raiders” has a certain ring to it, does it? Raider’s boss Mark Davis was in town this week to offer the most concrete assurance yet that Vegas could be about to get its...
Massachusetts Gaming Commission Denies Brockton Casino License
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) voted 4-1 against a $677 million Brockton casino being proposed by Mass Gaming & Entertainment, a partnership company formed by Rush Street Gaming Chairman Neil Bluhm and Brockton Fairgrounds owner...
Australian Government Bans In-Play Betting, Bookies Carry On Regardless
The Australian government has ordered online bookmakers to cease offering in-play betting as it moves to permanently ban the practice in which bettors can make real-time wagers while a game is in play. But it’s...
Pennsylvania Casinos Fined by State Gaming Control Board for Self-Exclusion Violations
Four Pennsylvania casinos will pay a total of $103,000 to the state's Gaming Control Board (PGCB) for violations stemming from involuntary and self-exclusion programs, underage gambling, and allowing an unlicensed employee to work inside a...
California Online Poker Bill Unanimously Passes State Assembly Committee
A California online poker bill passed the State Assembly Governmental Organization (GO) Committee unanimously on Wednesday by a vote of 19-0. Authored by State Assemblyman Adam Gray (D-District 21) and co-signed by Assemblyman Reggie Jones-Sawyer...
Philippine Casino Industry Discusses Presidential Election and Country’s Trump-Like Frontrunner
The Philippine casino industry is thriving, and while it's not presently one of the top gaming markets worldwide, forecasts estimate the country will generate upwards of $6 billion annually by 2018. If that projection materializes, the...
Boyd Gaming to Acquire Cannery Casino Properties, as well as Aliante
Boyd Gaming’s real estate splurge continues as the company looks to expand its dominant position in the Las Vegas locals market into North Vegas. Boyd announced this week that it would acquire the Las Vegas...
