PokerStars has been fined $25,000 by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) for failing to properly identify where players are physically located while accessing the online digital card room. In a civil action order filed on January 20, DGE Director David Rebuck explained that a software glitch allowed certain patrons not physically stationed within the…Read More
Las Vegas Sands founder Sheldon Adelson was in Washington, DC this week to meet with President Donald Trump. The two billionaires dined at the White House, showing that being the money man behind the money man in a presidential election puts you on the inside track once he’s elected. There is much speculation as to…Read More
New Hampshire State Senator Lou D’Allesandro’s casino bill has become something of an annual tradition. The dogged lawmaker has introduced legislation aimed at legalizing and regulating casinos in the Granite State for the past 18 years, each time unsuccessfully. But you just cannot keep a good man down, and this year is no exception. The…Read More
The Rivers Casino and Resort in Schenectady, New York State, flung open its doors to the throngs on Wednesday, precisely a week after the opening of Del Lago Resort, in Seneca County, 200 miles to the west. Developed by Rush Street Gaming and the Galesi Group, the new $330 million property boasts a 50,000-square-foot gaming…Read More
Australian poker machines have been cited as fueling gambling addiction Down Under, but a hospitality group told a Tasmanian government committee this week that the gambling mechanisms are as innocent as going to the movies. Tasmania, the isolated island state off Australia’s southern coast, is considering terminating its pokies contract with the Federal Group after…Read More
Britney Spears wasn’t lying when she said everyone wants a “Piece of Me.” Her appropriately named Las Vegas residency show, according to revenue figures supplied by Caesars and first reported by Billboard, has now passed the $100 million market in total ticket sales. Dating back to her first residency performance at Planet Hollywood in December of…Read More
The Japanese city of Osaka is pushing ahead with an ambitious project to build an integrated casino resort on an artificial island in Osaka Bay. Yumeshima is a reclaimed landfill island, which the city hopes will be transformed into a gleaming new casino, with hotels, shopping, arcades, galleries and a convention center, to be completed…Read More
Two identical Atlanta casino bills have been introduced to both chambers of the state’s General Assembly, and gambling companies across the country are readying for the legislative fight by hiring high-profile lobbyists. The most recent name to join the push for casinos in Georgia is former Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour. The Republican who served two…Read More
The UK Gambling Commission has promised to crack down hard on websites that facilitate gambling with virtual in-game items and to use “all the powers available” to “punish and deter” such operators, especially those who offer their services to children. Speaking in London on Tuesday at the International Casino Exhibition’s World Regulatory Briefing, UKGC Chief-executive…Read More
An Atlantic City casino bill has been introduced that seeks to amend the state’s current law in order to allow resort owners to incorporate gaming into their properties without personally holding a gambling license. The legislation, authored by State Sen. Raymond Lesniak (D-District 20), a longtime ally to Atlantic City and a 2017 gubernatorial candidate,…Read More
A new Pennsylvania budget projection relies on online gambling to pull its weight. The only problem? Internet gaming has yet to be approved in the Keystone State. Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has set forth his proposal for balancing the state’s mighty budget deficit, and that’s no mean feat. According to some estimates, the shortfall is…Read More
Sports betting legalization is a controversial subject that has recently been debated in several state capitals, and the US Supreme Court is considering conducting its own review in the coming months. As Super Bowl LI generated a record handle at Nevada sportsbooks, the topic is garnering the attention of even more important players. While there…Read More
Las Vegas hotels are once again high up in the US News & World Report’s annual rankings of the most amazing travel accomodations in the country. Fabulous Sin City claims eight spots in the top 100, including the casinoless-but-chic Mandarin Oriental on the Las Vegas Strip, which placed #12 across the entire United States. The…Read More
The Department of Defense should screen military personnel for problem gambling, concludes a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The watchdog said it was concerned that the DOD had no clear guidance addressing gambling disorders, as it does with other disorders. It also emphasized that DOD data, which showed that less than 0.03 percent…Read More
Steve Wynn donated $7 million-worth of company shares to good causes and not Donald Trump, Wynn Resorts announced Monday. The revelation comes following speculation by some news outlets that the donation of stock, which appeared on a recent filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission, had been used to fund Trump’s inauguration. Speculation had been…Read More
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