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Obama Warning to UK Lengthens Odds on Brexit
April 26, 2016

Obama Warning to UK Lengthens Odds on Brexit

President Obama’s declaration that the UK would be “in the back of the queue” for a trade deal with the United States should it choose to leave the EU appears to have had a dramatic...

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Bookies Find 48 Suspicious Tennis Matches in First Three Months of Year 
April 25, 2016

Bookies Find 48 Suspicious Tennis Matches in First Three Months of Year 

The Tennis Integrity Unit has been notified by the gambling industry of 48 instances of suspicious betting patterns on matches in the first quarter of the year alone, the anti-corruption body said this week. The...

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Esports’ Match-fixing Problem Exposed by Korean Prosecutors Report
April 25, 2016

Esports’ Match-fixing Problem Exposed by Korean Prosecutors Report

A Korean police report into a StarCraft match-fixing scandal makes depressing reading for followers of esports and the nascent betting industry that is growing up around professional video gaming. In January, Lee “Life” Seung Hyun,...

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Ted Cruz and John Kasich Unite to Improve Odds of Contested Republican Convention
April 25, 2016

Ted Cruz and John Kasich Unite to Improve Odds of Contested Republican Convention

Ted Cruz and John Kasich are coming together in the eleventh hour of the 2016 Republican Primary in a desperate attempt to impede the chances that frontrunner Donald Trump acquires the necessary 1,237 delegates to...

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Mississippi and Tennessee Make Dramatic DFS U-turns
April 24, 2016

Mississippi and Tennessee Make Dramatic DFS U-turns

Mississippi and Tennessee legislatures passed daily fantasy sports bills to their respective governors this week, both of which are expected to be signed into law, much to the surprise of industry observers. Surprise is the...

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Concern Mounts over Counter-Strike Teen Gambling 
April 23, 2016

Concern Mounts over Counter-Strike Teen Gambling 

Unregulated e-sports gambling was under the spotlight this week. A Bloomberg article published Wednesday sheds light on the unregulated and often underage gambling market that has grown up around the trading of “skins” in the...

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Lucchese Crime Family Boss Gets Three Years in New Jersey State Prison for Operating $2 Billion Gambling Ring
April 22, 2016

Lucchese Crime Family Boss Gets Three Years in New Jersey State Prison for Operating $2 Billion Gambling Ring

The Lucchese crime family is a boss short this week after New Jersey Acting Attorney General Robert Lougy announced that Joseph DiNapoli would spend the next three years in state prison for operating an illegal...

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Violent Crime on the Rise at Star Casino Due to Sydney Lock-out Laws 
April 21, 2016

Violent Crime on the Rise at Star Casino Due to Sydney Lock-out Laws 

The area around Star Casino in Sydney, Australia has become a breeding ground for violent assaults, due to its controversial exemption from the state of New South Wales’ despised “liquor lockout laws.” Star is the...

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Macau Casino Smoking Ban Petitioned by Labor Groups, Region’s Revenue Struggles Continue
April 21, 2016

Macau Casino Smoking Ban Petitioned by Labor Groups, Region’s Revenue Struggles Continue

Macau casino labor organizations are petitioning the special administrative region's government to enact a one-day smoking ban at all of the city's 33 casino venues. The Macau Gaming Enterprises Staff's Association (MGESA) and Forefront of...

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Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma OK’d for International Online Poker
April 20, 2016

Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma OK’d for International Online Poker

The Iowa tribe of Oklahoma has received federal approval to launch an online poker site catering to an international market, as well as regulated US markets. The tiny tribe comprising just 800 enrolled members, is...

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