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Bookies Behaving Badly: Five Years Now Since WSEX Went Bust, Jay Cohen Fleeced Hundreds

Bookies Behaving Badly: Five Years Now Since WSEX Went Bust, Jay Cohen Fleeced Hundreds

For the past few years, readers have eagerly followed the antics of rogue bookmakers in Gambling 911's popular ongoing series, "Bookies Behaving Badly." 

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/15/2018

Five Online Gambling Firms Exit Malta Amidst Mafia Allegations

Five Online Gambling Firms Exit Malta Amidst Mafia Allegations

MGA suspends two licenses while three other companies opt to leave the island nation voluntarily

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/14/2018

Kansas Latest State to Show Interest in Legalized Sports Betting

Kansas Latest State to Show Interest in Legalized Sports Betting

Kansas lawmakers are considering bringing sports betting to the state, but even with potentially hundreds of millions of dollars in wagering on the line, not everyone is on board.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/14/2018

Atlantic City Revenues Plummet in February

Atlantic City Revenues Plummet in February

Atlantic City's table games and slot machines were as cold as the weather in February, with revenue down 6.5 percent from a year ago.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/14/2018

Prague Gaming Summit 2018 announces SBTech as Registration Sponsor

Prague Gaming Summit 2018 announces SBTech as Registration Sponsor

The team at European Gaming are honored to announce the support of SBTech as Registration Sponsor at the second edition of Prague Gaming Summit which will be held at Andel’s by Vienna House Prague on the 29th of March.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/14/2018

New York Sports Betting Bill Advances

New York Sports Betting Bill Advances

Yet another state is pushing forward in an effort to legalize sports betting ahead of a highly anticipated decision by the U.S. Supreme Court on the matter.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/13/2018

Rest in Peace Florida Gambling

Rest in Peace Florida Gambling

Florida legislators are failing yet again to reach an agreement on a comprehensive gambling bill.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/12/2018

Industry: $10B Will Be Bet on March Madness, Most Illegally

Industry: $10B Will Be Bet on March Madness, Most Illegally

America's gambling industry predicts $10 billion will be bet on the March Madness college basketball tournament — nearly all of it illegally or off-the-books.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/12/2018

AXL Affiliates Acquires Mvideoslots

AXL Affiliates Acquires Mvideoslots

AXL Affiliates has acquired all assets of Mvideoslots.com and plans to integrate these under its own brand. 

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/12/2018

Hackers Target 400,000 Computers with Mining Malware

More than 400,000 personal computers have been attacked in a large-scale attempt to distribute cryptocurrency mining malware. The hackers used sophisticated trojans to infect PCs mostly in Russia, but also in Turkey, Ukraine, and other countries.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/11/2018

Galaxy Entertainment in Trouble with Macau Labor Union

Galaxy Entertainment in Trouble with Macau Labor Union

Galaxy Entertainment owns one of six casino properties operating in Macau, China. According to a recent report on Casino.org by Kevin Horridge, it is now facing claims from the local labor union that it is forcing older employees to retire at the age of 60.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/09/2018

Las Vegas Sands to Sell Pennsylvania Casino for $1.3 Billion

Las Vegas Sands to Sell Pennsylvania Casino for $1.3 Billion

Las Vegas Sands Corp. is selling its casino in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, to an American Indian tribe from Alabama.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/09/2018

State Sues Wynn and Board of Directors for Failing to Stop Sexual Misconduct

The state of Oregon has sued Nevada gambling mogul Steve Wynn and the board of directors of Wynn Resorts Ltd. for allegedly failing to act in the best interests of shareholders and stop sexual misconduct at the company, state officials said Wednesday.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/08/2018

Bookie Getting Out of Jail Looking for a Book Deal

Bookie Getting Out of Jail Looking for a Book Deal

A bookmaker who was sentenced to five years in prison for running a sports betting website that earned hundreds of thousands of dollars will be released next week--and he wants to write a book about his experience!

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/08/2018

Bwin Casino Goes Rogue: 'Unethical Terms for Progressive Jackpot Payouts'

Big name online gambling operator bwin has been slapped with the dreaded "rogue" label this week after long established watchdog site CasinoMeister.com warned of the company's "Unethical terms for progressive jackpot payouts".

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/07/2018

Nevada Rep Requests That Online Gambling Stay Legal

Nevada Rep. Dina Titus has written to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein requesting that he not reverse a 2011 ruling by the Obama administration that online gambling within states did not violate the Wire Act.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/07/2018

Slumping Las Vegas Strip Looks to Turn Things Around

Every gambler falls into a slump from time to time. This is just the nature of the game. However, sometimes it works the other way around with the gambling halls falling into a slump of their own.

Submitted by C Costigan on, Mar/07/2018

Intertops Celebrates 20th Anniversary Online

Intertops Celebrates 20th Anniversary

Long time Antigua-based online gambling site, often called the “first ever to launch”, is celebrating its 20th year online.  The company itself has existed for 35 years.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/07/2018

Manicurist Accuses Casino Mogul of Sexual Misconduct

A woman who says she regularly performed manicures on embattled casino mogul Steve Wynn on Tuesday filed a lawsuit accusing him of sexual misconduct and the company he founded of endorsing his behavior.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/06/2018

Vegas Congresswoman Asks US to Preserve Internet Gambling

Vegas Congresswoman Asks US to Preserve Internet Gambling

A U.S. congresswoman whose Nevada district includes the Las Vegas Strip asked the federal government Tuesday to keep internet gambling legal.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/06/2018

Woman Arrested for Fourth Time Running Illegal Internet Gambling Biz

Man Arrested for Fourth Time Running Illegal Internet Gambling Biz

Officers made one arrest and seized at least 13 computers at the sparse site on the first floor of 634 E. Main Street in Stockton, California Monday. 

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/06/2018

What Are The Best Online Slot Machines To Play For Money and Bitcoin?

What Are The Best Online Slot Machines To Play For Money and Bitcoin?

Have you ever wondered what the best online slot machines to play for Bitcoin or real money? Play Slots 4 Real Money has researched what the most popular online slot machines. 

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/06/2018

Next Possible Release Date of Supreme Court Sports Betting Decision April 2

Next Possible Release Date of Supreme Court Sports Betting Decision April 2

Early on, many gambling industry experts believed that the U.S. Supreme Court would likely deliver its decision pertaining to the legalization of sports betting in all 50 states that opt to allow the activity no sooner than June.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/05/2018

Gun Lake Tribe Prevails in Michigan Casino Lawsuit

Gun Lake Tribe Prevails in Michigan Casino Lawsuit

CBS local in Detroit recently ran a story covering an ongoing lawsuit between Michigan resident David Patchak and the Gun Lake Tribe. It was reported by Jessica Gresko of the Associated Press that the Supreme Court’s recent decision on the matter had ruled in favor of the Michigan casino.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/05/2018

At Least Five Judges Expected to Rule in Favor of Legalized Sports Betting in U.S.

I. Nelson Rose isn't an oddsmaker but he's the next best thing, a gambling attorney. He has his pulse on what should transpire in the world of legalized sports betting in the U.S. 

Submitted by C Costigan on, Mar/05/2018

Rich Casino the Latest to Add Ethereum

Rich Casino the Latest to Add Ethereum

Rich Casino, the innovative gaming site, is now offering payouts via the Ethereum cryptocurrency. Renowned for its comprehensive library of games and technology standards, Rich Casino's integration with Ethereum allows it to achieve higher payout and transaction rates.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/05/2018

Florida House Passes Gambling Bill

The Florida House is signing off on a 20-year gambling deal between the state and the Seminole Tribe of Florida, but it's unclear if the legislation will make it to Gov. Rick Scott's desk.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/05/2018

Faunus Affiliate Network Hosts 2018 Crypto Affiliate and Marketing Conference

Faunus Affiliate Network Hosts 2018 Crypto Affiliate and Marketing Conference

Following the success of CRAC 2017, the event is to gather ad networks, crypto trading brokers, gambling operators, ICO founders, exchanges, cryptocurrency developers and affiliates in Prague once more.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/05/2018

Two Christians Publicly Flogged for Gambling

Indonesia publicly caned two Christians in a rare case of non-Muslims punished under sharia law.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/04/2018

Casino Owner Icahn Sells Before Steel Tariff News Hits Stock

Casino Owner Icahn Sells Before Steel Tariff News Hits Stock

Billionaire investor Carl Icahn sold nearly 1 million shares of stock in a company tied to the steel industry leading up to President Donald Trump’s decision to impose costly tariffs on steel and aluminum imported into the U.S.

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/04/2018

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