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New York’s Gov. Asking to Reopen Casino Bidding

- December 29, 2014 By Samantha A. -
Governor Cuomo is asking the boards to reconsider opening up a casino throughout the Souther Tier of New York. They are hoping that this is going to boost the economy as a whole, providing the state and everyone with it to have a chance to flourish, allowing for better growth, more jobs and a little […] Continue Reading
Casino Mogul’s Net Worth Drops For Over $10 Billion

- December 29, 2014 By Oliver Young -
One year can change a lot of things for a person. Sheldon Adelson is certainly somebody who can agree on this after his net worth grew dramatically in 2013 and then dropped for over $10 billion in 2014. His fortune is so big that this drop is probably nothing more but a bruised ego for […] Continue Reading
Tribe Wants to Open Wizard of Oz Casino in New York

- December 24, 2014 By Oliver Young -
A new $20 million casino that features the Wizard of Oz theme will be opened in the village where the author of the piece L Frank Baum was born. The plans about the casino were announced by the Oneida Indian Nation, a Native American tribe that lives on the reservation land. The CEO of the […] Continue Reading
Casino Stocks Plunge in Macau With New Restrictions

- December 23, 2014 By Samantha A. -
Illicit transfers of funds through Macau, China are being attacked by the country’s Ministry of Public Security. Corruption had run rampant in this gaming industry for some time. The crackdown on this practice has pushed corrupt party officials to move outside the country. The problem did not end there, though, as these officials have continued […] Continue Reading
Mother of Two Lands £3 Million Lotto Jackpot

- December 23, 2014 By Nemanja L. -
A young mum from Exeter was astounded to learn that she landed a £3 million prize on the National Lottery as the woman believed she had only won £3,000. Jenn Burston decided to take her chance with Lucky Dip online as she was tempted by the fourth straight rollover and ended up landing a staggering […] Continue Reading
Kentucky Might Ban Online Gambling

- December 22, 2014 By Oliver Young -
Kentucky once again is trying to prevent legalisation of online gambling after State Senator Mike Wilson pre-filled a bill that would ban both remote gambling and internet cafes. Wilson’s BR 229 was reportedly submitted on the 17th of November and its purpose is to modify the Kentucky Revised Statues Chapter 528.010 (Gambling Definitions). The bill […] Continue Reading
Czech Republic to Fight Gambling and Alcohol as Illegal Drugs

- December 17, 2014 By Oliver Young -
The Czech Republic announced its plans to start fighting gambling and alcohol as illegal drugs. The government of the country approved several changes in the Czech’s national strategy for addictive substances. Jindřich Vobořil, the national anti-drug coordinator of the Czech Republic, said that Czechs have extremely high access to gambling facilities. He also pointed out […] Continue Reading
Upstate NY to Get a New Casino?

- December 16, 2014 By Samantha A. -
There are plans in place for a new casino to go in upstate NY. This new casino has yet to have a spot for it to go, but they are working out the details and hopefully pitching some new ideas on where they think it would be the best to open up. This is something […] Continue Reading
Adelson’s Casinos Were Attacked by Iranian Hackers

- December 15, 2014 By Oliver Young -
Earlier this year, in February 2014, Las Vegas Sands Corporation was a victim of a cyber attack. More than a year has passed since then and finally there is some evidence about the case that shows the attack came from Iran. These reports were made by Bloomberg Businessweek this Thursday and in their article they called […] Continue Reading
Adelson’s Online Gambling Ban Omitted from Final Spending Bill

- December 10, 2014 By Oliver Young -
Online gambling fans do not need to worry anymore after the US Congressional spending bill was published without any information about banning internet gambling in the United States. As was reported on Review Journal, on Thursday the budget of $1.1 trillion was presented to the public and not a single word in it signalised that […] Continue Reading