Legal

- February 16, 2015 By Samantha A. -

While many may gamble that Atlantic City casinos rake in the big bucks, it is certainly becoming evident that this is not the case.  The facade presented by the grandiose decor is evidently rather deceiving. The Showboat, yet another casino in the popular shore town is set to close its doors in less than a […] Continue Reading

- February 12, 2015 By Samantha A. -

The proprietors of the Atlantic City Revel Casino recently made a deal to sell their property to Glenn Straub, a Florida developer and owner of Polo North Country Club. He had plans to convert the edifice into a place for both tourism and gambling, and it seems as if his plans may never come to […] Continue Reading

- February 12, 2015 By Nemanja L. -

Trump Taj Mahal Casino in Atlantic City have been ordered to pay $10 million for failing to comply with the Bank Secrecy Act regulations and the anti-money laundering (AML) protocols. The hefty fine had been issued in January, but it was only disclosed now in the Bankruptcy Court filings. The parent company Trump Entertainment Resorts […] Continue Reading

- February 11, 2015 By Oliver Young -

Jason Chaffetz, who is a Utah representative, reintroduced the Restoration of America’s Wire Act bill (RAWA) in the House of Representatives. RAWA was a hot topic a few months ago when it was first presented as Sheldon Adelson’s way of fighting online gambling and then when it was omitted from the US Congressional spending bill. […] Continue Reading

- February 9, 2015 By Oliver Young -

The UK Gambling Commission published the social responsibility revisions to the Licence Conditions and Codes of Practice this week. The revisions were made after there was a 2014 review of the gambling industry and its main target is protection of players against problem gambling within both online and land-based gambling sectors. In addition to the […] Continue Reading

- February 3, 2015 By Samantha A. -

When it comes to the Malaysian man that was caught cheating within a casino earlier last week, the evidence was collected, he was taken into custody and more and more people were looking over the facts and hard evidence. They wanted to make sure that they knew all of what was going on, so that […] Continue Reading

- February 2, 2015 By Oliver Young -

The gaming regulators of the Silver State have decided to approve another person to be added to the infamous Black Book of Nevada. This list is, in fact, a list of excluded person from the casinos in Nevada because they were caught cheating more than once. According to the law, if anyone on the list […] Continue Reading

- January 28, 2015 By Oliver Young -

The American Gaming Association, the gaming industry Capitol Hill’s leading lobby group, is entering the debate over President Obama’s decision to pick Loretta Lynch as the new Attorney General. The group is constantly trying to pass a federal crackdown on illegal gambling and its highest priority is protection of the fast growing gaming industry in […] Continue Reading

- January 26, 2015 By Samantha A. -

You’ve heard it once, so you will probably not want to hear it again but Hard Rock is dipping their toes into the Atlantic City casino market once again to test out the waters. They have always been interested in the Atlantic City casino area but they were not sure how to get their in […] Continue Reading

- January 26, 2015 By Oliver Young -

As was reported in Tuoi Tre News, the Vietnam police have broken up an illegal online gambling ring and arrested its leader called Cong Hung. The ringleader is 33-year-old and is an owner of a gay magazine based in the city of Ho Chi Minh. Besides Hung, the police also arrested nine other individuals who […] Continue Reading