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FanDuel and William Hill Sports Betting Apps Go Live in New Jersey as the Field Starts to Get Crowded
The New Jersey mobile sport betting market swelled over the weekend, as two new entrants, FanDuel and William Hill, launched their wagering apps. There are now five players in the mobile market since DraftKings earned...
GVC Holdings Denies £700 Million ‘Great Pensions Robbery’ Claim in Ladbrokes Coral Takeover
GVC Holdings has rejected claims that the structure of its recent takeover of British bookmaking giant Ladbrokes Coral has enabled it to “swindle” hundreds of millions from pension funds invested in its new acquisition. The...
Macau Buoyant as Visitors Splurge $2 Billion On Retail Opportunities Away from Tables
Chinese visitor numbers to Macau are up and the enclave’s retail sector is booming, according to new figures, which suggest its efforts to embrace non-gaming revenue streams during its 2014-16 economic slump has transformed it...
CG Technology to Sweat Possible License Revocation at Nevada Gaming Commission Hearing Thursday
Las Vegas sportsbook operator CG Technology (CGT) will face the judgment of the Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) on Thursday, knowing its license to operate is on the line. Last week, the Gaming Control Board ordered...
WSOP.com Coming to Pennsylvania, as Caesars Hails Online Gaming License
Caesars Interactive Entertainment (CIE) confirmed Monday that its WSOP.com brand will launch shortly in Pennsylvania along with its Caesars Casino, once regulators agree “go live” conditions have been satisfied. The company was granted a license...
Landing International Continues Construction of Philippine Resort in Defiance of Duterte
Landing International is pressing ahead with the construction of its $1.5 billion NayonLanding integrated resort in the Philippines’ Entertainment City, despite having incurred the ire of the country’s strongman president Rodrigo Duterte. According to the...
Alabama Man Charged in $193,000 Cash Kiosk Box Heist at Wind Creek Casino in Montgomery
Federal prosecutors have charged a Montgomery, Alabama man with brazenly lifting $192,800 in hundred-dollar bills from two cash-dispensing kiosks at the Wind Creek Casino Montgomery, owned by the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. Timothy Dean...
Backstreet Boys Concert Ends with Injuries as Scaffolding Collapses at WinStar World Casino Concert Venue
At least fourteen people were injured during a Backstreet Boys concert at the WinStar World Casino Resort in Thackerville, Oklahoma when a heavy storm caused overhead scaffolding to collapse on a line of people waiting...
Apple Zaps 25,000 Gambling Apps from Chinese App Store
Apple Inc. has purged around 25,000 gambling apps from the Chinese App Store, according to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV. In a statement to the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg Monday, the tech giant confirmed it...
Rank Group’s Grosvenor Casinos Squeezed by AML Clamp Down, Weird Weather, and Lucky High Rollers
The UK’s biggest casino operator, Rank Group, said that the tightening of financial checks on high rollers and a spate of extreme weather in the British Isles -- both hot and cold -- contributed to...
