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Osaka Mayor and Governor Swap Jobs in Local Elections to Keep Casino Vision Intact
In a risky political maneuver, the Osaka City mayor and Osaka Prefecture governor swapped jobs on Sunday in a move that bodes well for the administration’s ambition to host Japan’s first integrated resort. With both...
Sports Radio Host Craig Carton Gets Three and a Half Years in Prison for Ticket Scam Fraud
Former New York sports jock and self-confessed gambling addict Craig Carton was handed a three and-a-half-year prison sentence for fraud on Friday by a judge who professed to be a fan of his work --...
Women Make Up Majority of Gambling-Addicted Swedes for First Time Ever: Study
Women now make up the majority of people with gambling problems in Sweden, according to a new survey by the country’s health authority. The survey found that of an estimated 45,000 Swedes believed to be...
Genting Borrows $1 Billion to Finish Resorts World Las Vegas
Malaysian casino giant Genting announced in a filing to the Malaysian stock exchange, Bursa Malaysia, Wednesday that its Las Vegas subsidiary, RWLV, had sold a $1 billion, ten-year bond to finance the completion of the...
Online Gambling Ads Picked Up by Tech That Simulates Kids’ Browsing Habits
Five online gaming firms have been exposed by the UK advertising watchdog for potentially advertising gambling to minors on the web, The Guardian reports. The Advertising Standards Authority used fake online avatars that mimic the...
Federal Court Sides With New Mexico Tribes Over $60 Million Bill on Non-Existent Revenues
A federal judge in New Mexico has ruled the states’ assertion that six of its tribal operators owe millions in revenue-share back payments is based on flawed accounting, The Santa Fe New Mexican reports. In...
February 2021 Launch for West Virginia Online Gaming: Lottery Director
Last week, West Virginia became the fifth jurisdiction in the US to legalize online casino gaming and poker, but Mountain State residents who may be itching to log on and start check raising and doubling...
LVS to Pump $3.3 Billion into World’s Most Profitable Casino: Marina Bay Sands, Singapore
Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands Corp is to plow $3.3 billion into revamping and expanding its Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore -- the richest casino company in the world’s most profitable property. In a...
Argentina’s Biggest Province Buenos Aires Legalizes Online Gaming but Soccer Wants a Cut
The Argentine province of Buenos Aires -- the country’s largest jurisdiction and home to the namesake capital city -- has enacted a regulatory decree to legalize online gambling. Decree 181 was signed by the province’s...
Mobile Sports Betting Snubbed in New York State Budget After Assembly Refuses to Back It
New York State leaders reached agreement on a $175 billion budget Monday that Governor Andrew Cuomo described as the best of his tenure. But notably absent were revenues derived from the regulation of recreational marijuana...
