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SunFirst Bank Under Watchful Eye of US Authorities

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Apr/15/2011

Blackberry Playbook Units Odds (Number Sold)

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Apr/14/2011

Full Tilt Poker Aligns Itself With Station Casinos, UFC Founders

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Apr/04/2011

Huge Shakeup at Betfair and Concerns Over LMAX

Robin Osmond, the chief executive of LMAX, resigned from the financial platform he helped launch for Betfair.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Apr/04/2011

Deckmedia, SlotoCash Online Casino Affiliates Screwed

Deckmedia and its online casino brand, SlotoCash, has decided it can no longer pay out its affiliate partners. 

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Apr/03/2011

Macau Gambling Revenue up 48 Percent in Month of March

(Reuters) - Casino revenue in Macau, the world's biggest gaming market, rose 48 percent in March to 20.1 billion patacas ($2.51 billion), the Macau government said on Friday.

Macau's casino industry is booming on robust demand from gamblers from mainland China, who account for the bulk of the territory's visitors. The former Portuguese enclave is the only place in China where mainland Chinese can legally gamble.

Submitted by Guest on, Apr/01/2011

888 Ladbrokes Merger Talks Still Ongoing

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/31/2011

Bwin, PartyGaming Complete Merger: Makes Market Debut

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Mar/31/2011

Online Poker Traffic Falls 3.3 Percent

PokerScout.com reports that eight of the top ten online poker sites lost ground in the past week, contributing to a 3.3 percent decline in overall traffic.

Submitted by Ace King on, Mar/29/2011

Online Gambling Business: Victory Poker Moving to Cereus Network

Victory Poker is looking to make yet another move to another network it seems based on reports surfacing this past week. 

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Mar/28/2011

PokerStars Spokesperson: The $20 Billion Mistake!

Submitted by C Costigan on, Mar/25/2011

Wynn Partnership with PokerStars Would be Win-Win for Both Companies

The Vegas marriages are starting to heat up, only they’re not taking place in tiny little chapels with would be ministers.

Casino giant Wynn Resorts announced Thursday its newly formed alliance with online poker’s biggest firm, PokerStars, following word that the Nevada state regulatory body had approved a similar arrangement between European i-Gaming behemoth 888.com and Caesar’s Entertainment.  PartyPoker and MGM had entered into a similar alliance last year. 

Submitted by C Costigan on, Mar/25/2011

Gambling Business: James Packer Won’t Pursue Vegas Again

The sharp as a sharks tooth James Packer has dismissed a return to the the embattled and politically red hot American gaming market. At least, for the near future, but never say never.

The likable executive chairman of Crown Limited issued the statement in the hard to forget aftermath of the firms horrendous AU$3 billion (US$2.99 billion) expansion into the United States before the global financial crisis. You know, the one that George W's leadership saw in, and the same one that Barack Omama inherited.

Submitted by Greg Tingle on, Mar/22/2011

PokerStars Goes All-In Nevada: Obstacles Are Great

Submitted by C Costigan on, Mar/21/2011

Japan Tsunami And Quake Effect On Gaming In Australia

Submitted by Greg Tingle on, Mar/15/2011

bwin, PartyGaming Merger to be Complete March 31

Submitted by Guest on, Mar/15/2011

Ho Family Reaches Settlement Over Macau Gambling Empire

A weeks long feud over the Macau gambling empire of billionaire tycoon Stanley Ho has come to an end, at least for now.

Submitted by Aaron Goldstein on, Mar/10/2011

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