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New Man in Charge at Rail Road Pass Casino
- July 28, 2015 By Samantha A. -
MGM Resorts have sold one of their prized and Iconic casinos in Las Vegas. Railroad Pass which was developed in 1931 and now prides itself as the longest running casino in Vegas has new owner and new vision. Railroad Pass was purchased by MGM in 2005 after MGM bought the Mandalay Resorts in Casino. Now […] Continue Reading
The President of CIRA against Quebec Blocking Plan
- July 27, 2015 By Oliver Young -
The president and chief executive officer of CIRA (Canadian Internet Registration Authority) Byron Holland wrote an article in the Montreal Gazette saying that it is not wise for the Quebec provincial government to institute the DNS-blocking of unauthorized gambling websites in Canada, namely those that compete with the enterprise Espacejeux. According to Byron Holland this […] Continue Reading
South Africa to Fight Online Gambling Even More Rigorously
- July 22, 2015 By Oliver Young -
Online Gambling in South Africa has been a hot topic for years now. Legalisation of online gambling has been on the table for more than a decade and politicians continuously argue whether this form of gambling should be regulated in the country or not. Nevertheless, these talks always were fruitless and authorities always somehow avoided […] Continue Reading
Iowa Opens New Casino Quietly
- July 21, 2015 By Samantha A. -
Jefferson Iowa opened a new casino The Wild Rose Casino to the public for the first time on Tuesday ahead of the planned scheduled opening. The original grand opening date was to start on August 7th, which would have lasted 3 days. Part of the casino’s grand opening event Kenny Rogers will be performing on August […] Continue Reading
Brazil to Legalize Online Sports Betting
- July 16, 2015 By Nemanja L. -
Brazil is set to become the latest high-profile country to legalize sports betting, as well as few other forms of gambling, according to the latest reports. Brazil remains one of the world’s largest countries that has yet to create a regulated gambling market, but that may not be the case for much longer seeing as […] Continue Reading
MARYLAND’S SLOTS & CIGS COMBO A WINNER
- July 14, 2015 By Samantha A. -
Across the boundary in Maryland, the state’s five casinos report revenue increased by nearly 27% to $92.4m in the month of June. However, if you do not include the contributions from the Horseshoe Casino Baltimore which had not opened yet last June. Without the Horseshoe’s revenue then the revenue of the four other casinos decreased by 5.1%. […] Continue Reading
German Gambling Laws under the Microscope of the European Commission
- July 13, 2015 By Oliver Young -
The European Commission (EC) has joined the number of critics of the stalled iGaming regime in Germany. The online gambling laws in the state under the revised State Treaty on Gambling in 2012 were put under the microscope by the Commission via the EU pilot scheme introduced in 2008, a program through which the EC […] Continue Reading
Binghamton Bid is Dropped in NYS
- July 7, 2015 By Samantha A. -
When it first started out, it was a big race to put in bids for a casino located in the Binghamton region but now it does not seem to be such a big race since the highest bidder dropped out and the rest of them have decided to walk away from the deal at hand. […] Continue Reading
William Hill Pulls Out of Portugal, Estonia
- June 26, 2015 By Nemanja L. -
William Hill, one of world’s longest-running sports betting operators has informed their customers that they will no longer be accepting players from Portugal and Estonia due to recent regulatory changes. The operator’s affiliate partners as well as their customers have been notified via email on Wednesday that the company would no longer accept players from […] Continue Reading
Connecticut Governor Malloy Signs Casino Bill
- June 24, 2015 By Oliver Young -
Daniel P. Malloy, the Governor of Connecticut, on Monday signed a bill that will allow construction and opening of new tribal casino within the state’s borders. However, if there is a new gambling resort, it will be the first one located on non-tribal land. As the bill demands, towns will have to come to an […] Continue Reading