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EPL Team Everton Aborts SportPesa Sponsorship Deal Two Years Early
English Premier League club Everton has cut short its £7 million-per-year ($9 million) jersey sponsorship deal with Sportpesa two years before it was due to expire. The club announced Monday it will part ways with...
Macau Casinos to Reopen After Coronavirus Shutdown, but Crippling Travel Restrictions Remain in Place
The reels will start spinning again in Macau at the stroke of midnight CST (China Standard Time) Thursday, as the casino hub ends a 15-day shutdown triggered by the novel coronavirus. The casinos closed on...
Asian Match-Fixing Gambling Syndicates on the Wane, Claims Asian Football Confederation
Asian sports has long been a hotbed of match-fixing, fueled by a booming illegal gambling market worth hundreds of billions – and possibly trillions. According to the regional soccer governing body, the Asian Football Confederation...
£1.2 Billion Wiped Off British Betting Market Value as UKGC Considers £2 Online Slots-Cap Plan
Shares in UK betting companies took a battering on Friday morning after the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC), the country’s gaming regulator, said it was prepared to explore the idea of capping the maximum stakes for...
No Redemption: Michigan Shuts Down 14 Illegal Gambling Parlors in Six Counties
A crackdown on Michigan businesses that purport to offer legal, skill-based redemption games resulted in the closure of 14 venues in 2019, the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) announced Wednesday. Investigators involved in a joint...
West Virginia Greyhound Racing Faces Extinction as Bill to Cut Financial Support Gains Traction
A bill that would eliminate financial support for West Virginia greyhound racing advanced to the state Senate floor this week. But not without heated debate in the Senate Finance Committee. The proposed cancellation of state...
Fugitive Gambling Kingpin Claims Vast, Priceless Artifact Collection Under Threat
Bulgarian gambling tycoon Vasil Bozhkov, the country’s richest man, was charged in absentia with organizing a crime group, extortion, and attempted bribery last month by authorities in his home country. Now, prosecutors are poring over...
Canada Casino Workers Must Pay Tax on Tips, Court Rules
In Canada, gambling winnings may be tax-free, but the tips patrons give casino workers from their winnings certainly are not. That’s the opinion of Canada’s Federal Court of Appeal, which ruled this week that these...
Illinois VGT Operator Rick Heidner Sues Gaming Regulator Over Illegal Data Leak to Feds
An Illinois video-gaming terminal (VGT) operator whose bid to build a racino in Tinley Park, South Chicago, was sunk by bad press and a dubious business connection is suing the Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) for...
Montana Man Pleads Guilty to Decapitating Fellow Casino Customer for $6, Faces 50 Years in Prison
A regular at Montana Lil’s Casino in Billings, Montana pleaded guilty Tuesday to deliberate homicide in the grisly death of fellow casino patron Myron Wesley Knight, The Billings Gazette reports. Jeffrey Glen Haverty, 35, and...
