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Lottery Fraud Investigation Goes Nationwide
A probe into lottery fixing in the US escalated this week as authorities expanded their investigation nationwide, fearing that an ex-lottery worker convicted of fixing the Iowa draw may have pulled the trick all across the country. Eddie Tipton, 52, the former...
Review-Journal Rebels Against New Owner, Sheldon Adelson
The folks at the Las Vegas Review-Journal have sent out a clear message that they will not lie down and roll over for their new boss, Sheldon Adelson. In fact, it seems they’re spoiling for a fight. Since Adelson was revealed as...
Study Claims Gambling Apps Present Substantial Security Risks to Users
Gambling apps are often seen as nothing more than fun time-wasters that help bypass the time sitting in a doctor's office or waiting to go through airport security. But a new study says many of these applications are prone to malicious malware...
Brazil Fast Tracks Bill to Legalize Online Gambling
Brazil’s proposed gambling reforms are being fast-tracked through the legislature, as the country seeks to reap the economic benefits of a liberalized gaming regime. Bill 186/2014 would legalize casino gambling for the first time since 1946, as well as create a regulatory...
Dan Bilzerian Throws Support Behind Donald Trump in 2016 Presidential Race
Dan Bilzerian, the self-described "King of Instagram," might be a social media titan, but like the rest of the general population, he's also evaluating potential candidates to decide who will receive his vote to become the next president of the United States....
DraftKings and FanDuel Attend Informational Hearing in California
DraftKings and FanDuel attended an Informational Hearing held by the Assembly Committee on Governmental Organization on Wednesday to call on lawmakers to pass meaningful and "common-sense" legislation for the daily fantasy sports (DFS) market. Fresh off what is a likely defeat in...
RAWA Dead in the Water for 2015
The Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA) has failed to attach itself to an omnibus spending bill that would have seen it sail through Congress. The bill proposes a federal ban on all forms of online gambling with the exception of horseracing...
Sheldon Adelson Confirmed as New Las Vegas Review-Journal Owner
Sheldon Adelson has been unmasked as the new owner of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, having been exposed by the very newspaper he had anonymously purchased a week earlier. As reported here earlier this week, LVRJ staff were puzzled and a little dismayed...
Caesars London Casinos Censured by UK Regulator Over Lax Anti-Money Laundering Controls
Caesars Entertainment has again come under fire for insufficient money laundering safeguards, this time at two of its London properties. The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has publicly scolded the Las Vegas-based company for compliance failures at Empire Casino and the Playboy Club,...
North New Jersey Casino Expansion Back on State’s Agenda
North New Jersey wants to give Atlantic City a run for its money. And New Jerseyans may yet get the right to vote for casino expansion beyond the Boardwalk. State Senate President Steve Sweeney has reintroduced legislation calling for a referendum on...
