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Brazil Summer Olympics in Jeopardy from Spread of Zika Virus
Brazil Summer Olympic authorities are downplaying fears that the Zika virus will disrupt this summer's Games, scheduled to kick off in Rio de Janeiro in just six months’ time. The Olympics are a huge event for bookmakers, who handled some £80 million...
Pornhub Casino Launches Online with Less-Than-Clothed Live Female Dealers
Pornhub, the world’s largest pornographic video-sharing website, is moving into the online casino industry. Mixing two of the world's favorite pastimes apparently seemed like a win-win concept, and who are we to argue? Pornhub Casino launched earlier this week with live female...
GVC Bwin.Party Deal Could Stir the Pot for Borgata in Atlantic City
GVC Holding’s $1.6 billion takeover of bwin.party was completed on February 1st, as expected, and shares in the newly formed company began trading on the London Stock Exchange the very next day, under the ‘GVC’ ticker symbol. The enlarged group is tipped...
Mississippi AG Joins US Trend by Declaring Daily Fantasy Sports Illegal
Mississippi’s attorney general (AG) has added his voice to a growing chorus of US state attorneys general that have declared daily fantasy sports an illegal infringement of their gambling laws. Responding to a request for clarification from the Mississippi Gaming Commission, the...
Hawaii Proposes Lottery and DFS as Old Gambling Attitudes Thaw
Could Hawaii, rivaled only by Utah as America’s least gambling-friendly state, be on the verge of legalizing lottery and DFS contests? Some lawmakers seem to think so, and a sudden deluge of bills have been introduced over the past two weeks that...
NFL Memo Clears the Way for Oakland Raiders Las Vegas Move, Team Would Get Billion-Dollar Adelson-Financed Stadium
Could the Oakland Raiders soon be trading in cool California skies for some dry desert air? An internal NFL memo sent by the footbal league to all its franchises last Friday may offer hope to those who long to see the major...
Las Vegas Sports Books Might Profit Off CBS Dispute with Cox, No Superbowl Likely for Sin City Cable Users
CBS is airing the most-watched football game of the year this weekend, but Las Vegas residents won't be able to enjoy it in their own homes if they are cable TV customers. A major rate dispute has put local CBS and Cox...
Amaya CEO David Baazov Plays World’s Biggest Cash Game with Investor Buyout Plan
Amaya Inc. CEO David Baazov has announced his intention to take his company private. Baazov, who revealed the surprise news in a press release this morning, said that he is currently in discussion with a group of investors. Together, they expect to...
Former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld Enters Online Gaming With “Churchill Solitaire” App
At 83 years old, Donald Rumsfeld can't believe the world in which he's living. Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders is leading the Democrat primary race in Iowa and New Hampshire, and Donald Trump is the Republican favorite to become the next commander-in-chief. "If...
Station Casinos Puts IPO on Ice Due to “Market Conditions”
The long-awaited Station Casinos initial public offering (IPO), which was approved by Nevada gaming regulators just last week, has been postponed, according to Reuters. The news agency quoted the CEO of Deutsche Bank, which is part-owner of Station and is due to...
