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Quebec Net Neutrality Advocates Decry Planned Block of Online Gambling Sites
Net neutrality supporters in the Canadian province of Quebec are outraged over the regional government’s plans to force Internet service providers (ISP’s) to block access to unlicensed online gambling sites. Critics of the plan say...
Italian Anti-Mafia Police Bust “Rigged” Online Gambling Network
Italian police have broken up a vast Mafia-linked online gambling operation, based in Salerno, which prosecutors say was rigging games to make it “impossible for players to make significant winnings.” In all, eighteen people have...
Money Laundering and Suspicious Activity at Casinos Continues to Rise, FinCEN Reports
Money laundering is serious business. Unfortunately for those in the casino industry, criminals have long relished the attractiveness of the floor cage as being the perfect instrument to clean dirty money into purportedly legitimate funds....
DoubleDown Social Casino Illinois Customer Lawsuit Dismissed, Angry Patron Lost $1K in Virtual Chips
IGT’s DoubleDown multiplatform social casino site has survived a class action lawsuit attempt from a disgruntled Illinois customer who claimed that the free gaming platform offers “nothing more than camouflaged unlawful games of chance.” Plaintiff...
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Calls for Atlantic City Budget Slim Down for Municipal Workers
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is no longer crisscrossing the country on the presidential campaign trail, and as such the Republican, now in his second gubernatorial term, has more time to refocus his efforts on...
Arizona Tribe Can Move Forward with Glendale Casino Expansion Following US Appeals Court Decision
An Arizona tribe received the blessing of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals this week to expand its Glendale casino to include Class III gaming and incorporate slot machines and table games. In a...
Phil Mickelson Gambling Pal Gregory Silveira Withdraws Guilty Plea in Money Laundering Case
Gambler Gregory Silveira, known to have ties to golfer (and gambler) Phil Mickelson, has been facing charges of money laundering in a Los Angeles court. But now Silveriera, who had previously plead guilty to the...
Washington, D.C. Always a Political Gamble, But Could an Actual Casino Come to Nation’s Capital?
Washington, D.C., is a powerhouse of intrigue, bluffs, and gambles, but that reality could one day extend to an actual land-based casino in the District, if a group funded by an anonymous corporation in Delaware...
Massachusetts Gaming Commission Requests Plainridge Park Online Slot Presentation Over Gambling Addiction Concerns
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) has requested that Plainridge Park Casino representatives attend a forthcoming meeting to present how social gaming works and what potential impact free money online slots might have on problem gambling....
Canadian Priest Gambles Away $386,000 in Donations Earmarked for Iraqi Refugees
A Canadian priest in Ontario has admitted to losing more than CDN$500,000 (US$386,000) in charitable funds that were supposed to be used to assist Iraqi refugees seeking asylum in the eastern Canadian province. Father Amer...
