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Macau casino revenue July

Macau Casino Revenue Tops Expectations, July Marks One-Year Winning Streak

Macau casino revenue is up for the 12th straight month, with July gross income totaling 22.9 billion patacas ($2.86 billion). That's a 29 percent premium on the same month in 2016, the biggest monthly gain during the yearlong surge. The median forecast...

Casino.org Staff Writer August 1, 2017
daily fantasy sports Massachusetts

Daily Fantasy Sports is Online Gaming, Massachusetts State Panel Rules

Daily fantasy sports (DFS) should be classified as online gaming in Massachusetts, a state panel overseeing the implementation of the internet contests recommended Monday. Should the legislature take that advice, operators like DraftKings and FanDuel say they might be forced to abandon...

Casino.org Staff Writer August 1, 2017
Ernie Stevens, NIGA chair

National Indian Gaming Association Joins Fight to Put PASPA to the Sword

The National Indian Gaming Association has joined a growing chorus of voices lending support to New Jersey in its battle to repeal the federal law that prohibits states from offering legal sports betting. NIGA now is joining forces with several states, including...

Casino.org Staff Writer August 1, 2017
Xu Chaojun arrested in China for running high-stakes poker game

Xu Chaojun Social Media Tycoon Busted for Running High Stakes Poker Games

The former head of one of China’s biggest social media platforms has been jailed by the country’s authorities for running a private high stakes poker game. Tech entrepreneur Xu Chaojun is well known in China as the former vice president of RenRen,...

Casino.org Staff Writer July 31, 2017
Los Angeles 2028 Olympics

Los Angeles to Host 2028 Olympics, Online Sportsbooks Win on Paris 2024

The Summer Olympics will reportedly return to the United States in 2028, 32 years after Atlanta hosted the Games. The Los Angeles Times broke news on Monday that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) reached a deal with US organizers to push back...

Casino.org Staff Writer July 31, 2017
Bitcoin soon to morph into bitcoin cash

Is Bitcoin Still a Good Bet? BTC Community Split over Emergence of New “Bitcoin Cash”

In what will likely prove to be a pivotal moment in the history of digital currency, Bitcoin will split in two on Tuesday. And the world’s betting markets are trying to make sense of it all. A disagreement within the Bitcoin community...

Casino.org Staff Writer July 31, 2017

VIP Gamblers Win $10 million from Wynn Palace Macau

Casino magnate Steve Wynn reported during a call with stock analysts, Tuesday that a group of high rollers playing baccarat won $10 million from his Wynn Palace in Macau in April. It was one of the largest reported cashes for the game...

Casino.org Staff Writer July 31, 2017
Chris Christie Don Guardian Atlantic City

Chris Christie and Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian Both Take Credit for Town’s Stabilization

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie (R) wants Garden State residents to know his administration is to thank for Atlantic City's stabilization, but Mayor Don Guardian, also a Republican, says he deserves the credit. They might share the same party, but Christie and...

Casino.org Staff Writer July 31, 2017
casino floor Japan MGM Jim Murren

Japan’s Proposed Limit on Casino Floor Space Might Hinder Market, Operators Expected to Scale Back Investment

The size of the casino floors inside Japan's two integrated resorts might be restricted to 15,000 square meters (161,458 square feet) should the country's national legislature take the advice of a key advisory panel. The National Diet is presently working on its...

Casino.org Staff Writer July 31, 2017
FanDuel CEO Nigel Eccles

FanDuel Quits UK Market Just Weeks Before 2017 EPL Season Kicks Off

Daily fantasy sports giant FanDuel is pulling out of the UK market, just weeks before the new EPL season is due to start. The company will focus instead on its core US market, a company spokesperson said this week. UK visitors to...

Casino.org Staff Writer July 31, 2017