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UK Genting Casino Attacked by Machete-Wielding Masked Robbers for Second Time in Two Months
Five masked robbers hit a Genting Casino in Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK last week, all brandishing machetes. The criminals took off with an unspecified amount of cash after traumatizing employees and gamblers, who were unsure if the attack was terror-related or not. The...
Feds Order Northwood Casino Closed amid Internal Squabbles Challenging Tribal Legitimacy
The Northwood Casino in northern Washington state is closed until further notice. The US government ordered it to cease operations for violating numerous tribal gaming provisions under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA). Located just steps from the US-Canadian border, the Northwood...
Long Shot off Tee and in Sports Books, Brooks Koepka, Wins US Open
Usually it is the golf course that brings players to its knees in a US Open, but 40-1 long shot, Brooks Koepka, decided to reverse conventional thinking. The 27-year-old muscled his way to his first major championship, Sunday, winning by four strokes...
Russian Sports Betting Market Expected to More than Double by 2022
Russia’s budding licensed sports betting market is set to more than double over the next five years, according to a report by Bookmaker Ratings. Growth will be driven by NEW entrants to the market, as more international operators begin to partner with...
London Police Partner with UK Gambling Commission to Combat Illegal File-Sharing
Online gambling companies are no longer allowing their affiliates to place ads on websites that traffic in stolen content or facilitate theft of intellectual property. This change comes as a result of a partnership between London Police and the UK Gambling Commission...
Macau Declares Its Casinos Safe for Visitors, “Low Risk” for Major Attacks
Casinos in Macau face little threat of being targeted by a terroristic group or rogue gunman or faction. That's according to Paulo Chan, director of the Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ). The chief gaming regulator in Macau asked its six major...
NBA Draft Odds Favor Markelle Fultz as Top Pick, Lonzo Ball Going to Los Angeles
The NBA Draft takes place next Thursday, June 22, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York. Pro basketball's selection of college's best players doesn't typically attract the same level of interest that the NFL Draft does, but new for 2017 is...
Philippines Cracks Down on Problem Gamblers in Wake of Casino Rampage
Philippine gaming authorities had alerted all casinos in the country not to allow Jessie Javier Carlos on their properties, just two months before he embarked on a violent rampage that resulted in one of the largest mass murders in Philippines history. As...
Is Las Vegas Tourism’s Future Boom or Bust? Experts Have Varied Viewpoints
The tourism industry in Las Vegas has recovered all but 1.3 percent from the devastating fallout of the recession, but what lies ahead for Sin City's visitor growth for the next five years? It depends who you ask. Several factors point toward...
Lottery Fraud Eddie Tipton to Reveal His Methods in Return for Plea Deal
Lottery scammer Eddie Tipton pleaded guilty in Wisconsin this week to charges of theft and computer crime, part of a plea bargain that will see him him reveal precisely how he was able to rig lottery draws successfully in multiple states over...
