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Poker Pro William Kassouf Banned by UK Grosvenor Casinos for Stealing £100 in Chips: Stripped of Sponsorship
Motormouth poker player William Kassouf has been banned from all Grosvenor casinos for palming £100 ($132) chips off a roulette table. Grosvenor is the UK’s largest casino chain and was Kassouf’s sponsor until the incident...
Washington, DC Moves to Legalize Sports Betting, Despite No Casinos
Washington, DC sports betting could soon be coming to the nation’s capital. While a handful of Congressmen are mulling federal regulation on Capitol Hill, District of Columbia Councilman Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) wants to regulate it on...
Las Vegas Golden Knights Strike In-Arena Branding Partnership with William Hill
Fledgling NHL franchise Las Vegas Golden Knights has signed a multi-year, first-of-its-kind deal with sports book operator William Hill that will see the British bookie’s logo displayed on the video board during intermissions in games...
West Virginia Pols Probe Mystery of Missing Lottery Officials Who Drew Up Sports Betting Rules
West Virginia lawmakers are anxious to know what happened to their missing lottery officials and whether a possible spat with Governor Jim Justice over sports betting had anything to do with it. Lottery Director Alan...
Decentralized, EOS-based ‘Smart’ Casinos Hacked, Over $250,000 Stolen
EOSBet and DEOSGames, two blockchain-based “smart” casinos were hacked last week, leading to the theft of more than $250,000 in EOS, the digital currency that powers the EOS.IO blockchain protocol. Both gaming platforms are part...
Formula One Signs $100 Million Deal to Shift Gears on Gambling Sponsorship
Formula One will embrace gambling sponsorship for the first time in its history. The Financial Times reports the race car series has sold the global rights to Formula One gambling sponsorship to London-based marketing agency...
Genting Deliberating Recovery of $400 Million Investment in Massachusetts Casino After DOI Leaves Tribe High and Dry
Malaysian casino giant Genting says it is “deliberating the appropriate course of action” in relation to $400 million loaned to the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe to build a $1 billion casino in Taunton, Massachusetts -- a...
Macau Casinos Won’t Be Hit by Trade War Retribution: Analyst
CLSA analyst Jonathan Galligan does not believe Macau’s casino sector will be detrimentally affected by Washington’s escalating trade war with Beijing, CNBC reports. Speaking at the annual CLSA Investors' Forum in Hong Kong on Wednesday, Galligan, the...
Stars Group Goes Live with BetStars Sports Betting App In New Jersey
PokerStars parent The Stars Group is the latest operator to enter the burgeoning New Jersey sports betting market. On Thursday, it launched its BetStars platform for mobile devices in partnership with Resorts AC. The company...
American Gaming Association Pushes Back Against Federal Sports Betting Faction
The American Gaming Association (AGA) has urged Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) to abandon his push for the federal regulation of sports betting. In a letter dated September 13, Senior VP of Public...
