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Zynga Social Gaming Founder Mark Pincus Fights Fellow Billionaire Over San Fran Homeless Tax Issues as Midterms Loom
Social gaming billionaire Mark Pincus went to war on Twitter with fellow San Francisco tech mogul Marc Benioff over the weekend, as divisions erupted in Silicon Valley over a homeless tax measure on Tuesday’s citywide...
Rapper Drake Accuses Vancouver Casino of Racial Profiling
Hip hop and R&B star Drake has lashed out at a Vancouver casino for refusing to allow him to gamble, accusing it of “racially profiling” him. The Canadian was in town to perform two concerts...
PaddyPower: Meadowlands’ FanDuel Sports Book Now One of Biggest Worldwide
The FanDuel sports book at the Meadowlands Racetrack, North Jersey, is exceeding the expectations of its parent company, Paddy Power Betfair (PPB), which on Friday upgraded its full-year profit forecast, largely as a response to...
Canadian Gaming Association Calls on NHL to Join Fight for Legal Single-Game Sports Betting
The Canadian Gaming Association CGA wants single-game sports betting to be legal in Canada and it wants the NHL’s help to make it happen. President and CEO of the CGA Paul Burns this week called...
Pennsylvania Casino Fined For Admitting Underage Male Gambler Who Claimed to Be 42-Year-Old Woman
The Presque Isle Casino in Erie, Pennsylvania has been fined by regulators for permitting five cases of underage gambling on its premises, including one instance that left security staff with egg on their faces. In...
New Mexico Lottery Plans to Offer Sports Prediction Game, Without Nod From Lawmakers
The New Mexico Lottery Authority (NMLA) board voted unanimously this week to roll out a sports lottery-style product. The move comes just weeks after Santa Ana Pueblo tribe launched the state’s first sports book at...
Ryan Zinke to Be Investigated By DOJ, Connecticut Tribes Hope Its About Their Casino
Two Connecticut tribes fighting for the right to build a casino in East Windsor, close to the Massachusetts border, may be encouraged by intriguing news concerning US Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke. The Washington Post reported...
Radio Host Craig Carton Goes on Trial for Alleged Ticket-Scam Fraud to Pay Gambling Debt
The fraud trial of New York radio personality Craig Carton got underway on Tuesday. The sports jock -- once one half of WFAN’s “Boomer and Carton” show with former NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason -- is...
William Hill Wagers £242 Million Mr Green Deal Will Rescue It from Domestic Headwinds
William Hill hopes to buy Swedish online gaming group Mr Green & Co (MGC) for £242 million ($308 million). The UK sports betting giant announced Wednesday that its proposal has been presented to MGC shareholders...
Gambling Kingpin Whitey Bulger Found Dead in Prison, Homicide Suspected
Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger has been killed in prison in West Virginia. Employees at the high-security US Penitentiary, Hazelton told The New York Times that the notorious criminal was beaten in his cell by fellow...
