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Draft Seminole Compact Deal Would Include Sports Betting, Craps, Roulette, But Will Be Tough to Pass, Governor Says
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has a copy of a “draft outline” of a potential new gaming compact, thrashed out over the past few weeks during negotiations between the Seminole Tribe and Sen. Wilton Simpson...
Gambling Sector Dominates Advertising on Piracy Websites, Study Finds
The online gambling sector is by far the biggest sector advertising on intellectual property-infringing websites, such as file-sharing platforms and sites that stream movies and live sports illegally. A study by White Bullet -- a...
Game of Thrones Death Pools Spring Into Life as Army of the Dead Descends on Winterfell
Game of Thrones Season 8, episode 2 ended on Sunday night with more than half the cast who haven’t yet been killed off trapped in Winterfell as the Night King and his remorseless Army of...
Failed Lucky Dragon Casino Sold for $36 Million to Become Non-Gaming Hotel
Doomed off-Strip casino project Lucky Dragon was sold for $36 million Monday to a developer who wants to turn the building into a non-gaming hotel and conference space. Don Ahern – who is the chairman...
Sheldon Adelson-backed Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling Wades into Wire Act Case with Faulty Argument
Much of the legal battle between the Department of Justice and the State of New Hampshire over the new interpretation of the Wire Act will hinge on semantics and grammar, as the US First Circuit...
Australia’s Ailing VIP Segment to Rebound in 2020 Due to New Economic Sentiment in China: Analyst
Australia’s casino sector is in the midst of VIP meltdown, although analysts predicted this week that recovery is in sight – just not until the next financial year. The downturn in Chinese VIP spending at...
Sports Betting Suddenly Off Table in Massachusetts Budget Talks
Massachusetts’ budget debate kicks off Monday but one item that won’t be up for discussion is sports betting, much to the regret of Republican Governor Charlie Baker. Baker included $35 million in projected revenue from...
Betting Fraud Conman and Serial Impersonator Allegedly Scammed Nearly 100 Victims
A businessman who was duped into plowing £400,000 ($520,000) into a bogus betting scheme orchestrated by conman Chris Beek has spoken of the devastating impact of the scam on his life and says he believes...
Margaritaville Resort Biloxi Gambles on ‘Flying Bar’ That Dangles Drinkers 120 Feet in Air
Fancy knocking back booze served by an “aero-barman” from inside a lounge bar that hovers at 120 feet as you stare down at your shoes which appear to be dangling in the sky? What could...
Legal Montana Sports Betting a Pen Stroke Away as Two Bills Reach Governor’s Desk
Montana is expected to become the first state to legalize sports betting in 2019, after two bills were propelled to Democratic governor Steve Bullock’s desk on Thursday. The two bills are not mutually exclusive, and...
