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MGM National Harbor Aside, Maryland Casinos Lose 13 Percent in November
The $1.4 billion MGM National Harbor integrated casino resort some 10 miles southeast of the nation's capital continues to poach gaming revenue away from its main competitors in Maryland. According to the Maryland Lottery and Gaming report for November, MGM National Harbor...
Case Against David Baazov Alleges Amaya Stock Price Manipulation Ahead of PokerStars Buy
According to the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), David Baazov and two associates made attempts to pump up the price of Amaya shares as the company prepared for its $4.9 billion takeover of PokerStars. Quebec’s securities regulator made those allegations in a...
Russia Banned From 2018 Winter Olympics, IOC Cites ‘Systematic Manipulation’ of Anti-Doping Rules
Russia will not compete in the 2018 Winter Olympics in PyeongChang, South Korea, a development that President Vladimir Putin earlier admitted would be "humiliating." The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced today that a 17-month extensive investigation confirmed "the systematic manipulation of the...
Washington State Man Who Swindled Alaskans Out of $3M to Gamble and Do Drugs Asks for Lenient Sentence
A man in Washington State who told his neighbors he had cancer and needed money for treatment took approximately $3 million from them and several of their friends who lived in a tiny Alaska town. But it wasn't for cancer, it was...
Macau Government Reviewing All Aspects of Gaming Industry Ahead of Licensing Renewal Period
The Macau government will soon need to decide the future of the enclave's gaming industry, and to help assist in that critical decision-making process, administration officials have commissioned a study to examine all facets of the market to reach a recommendation on...
Plenty of Enticing Bowl Games Available to Bettors
While most of the attention in college football has centered around the programs that got into the four-team playoff, the ones that missed out didn’t get a bad consolation prize. They were awarded with premiere bowl games on New Year’s Day or...
Pennsylvania: Reading City Council Votes 6-0 to Welcome Satellite Casino Development
Echoing the support of the mayor, the Reading City Council voted unanimously on Monday to pass a resolution urging the Pennsylvania Gaming Commission to approve plans for a satellite casino. The decision comes just days after Reading Mayor Wally Scott told the...
New Jersey Online Gambling Sites Could Soon Accept International Players Should New Bill Become Law
New Jersey online gambling and poker networks would be permitted to welcome international players in markets where internet casinos are legal should a recently introduced bill one day become law. State Senator Ray Lesniak (D-District 20) introduced Senate Bill 3536 on the...
PASPA Repeal Odds Tilt in New Jersey’s Favor Following Supreme Court Hearing
The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) of 1992 might be nearing the end of its reign in banning sports betting in all but four US states. The US Supreme Court listened to arguments Monday on the federal regulation from an appeal...
Study of Gambling in Australia: 6.8 Million Play Regularly, Losing $18 Billion Since 2016
The Australian government last week released figures from a study that presented the most comprehensive picture of Australian gambling habits to date. The study, conducted by the Australian Gambling Research Centre, part of the Australian Institute of Family Studies, found that about...
