Alex Nevsky April 24, 2014 12:33:43
Online poker could soon become legal in California, as lawmakers have returned to the issue. Online poker sites in the United States could soon become legal in one more state – California. Both the gambling industry and lawmakers themselves are moving closer to allowing one more state besides Delaware, Nevada and New Jersey to open […]
Iva P. April 23, 2014 19:31:16
The Anglicare organization is trying to address problem gambling in Tasmania by requesting hotel and other types of gambling venues to close by 10 pm. Another idea of the group is to initiate change in Australian gambling laws and slowly eliminate poker machines from all locations in Tasmania by 2018. These suggestions came after a […]
Iva P. April 23, 2014 19:13:05
Caesars Entertainment joined the competition to open a casino in upstate New York. Its proposal is to develop a $750 million complex, which will be located around 80 km away from New York City, in Woodbury, Orange County. The impressive complex is planned to include casino and hotel with meeting space. Gary Thompson, Caesars spokesman […]
Bitcoin takes another hit as Coinbet files for bankruptcy under murky circumstances; customer Michael Katz claims site robbed him on deposit money. Bitcoin-only sportsbook Coinbet opened just this year and is already closing its doors. Over the Easter weekend visitors were met by a notice that the site is “now closed.” Details are murky, but […]
Hong Kong junkets and Macau casinos are growing increasingly nervous as the Chinese authorities attempt to crack down on official corruption and money laundering. Rumors have been confirmed that Ng Chor Har, wife of Neptune Group owner Cheong Chi-tal, was arrested and released on bail in March. Neptune is Macau’s top junket operator, and Chor […]
Alex Nevsky April 23, 2014 18:53:18
ARJEL receives a new President, Charles Coppolani, after the former boss, Jean Francois Vilotte, resigned. The French gambling regulator, ARJEL, has a new boss, and the executive didn’t waste any time sharing his views on the country’s market in French gambling news. Charles Coppolani, the new ARJEL President previously headed the government research body, which […]
Rab April 23, 2014 18:43:36
International Game Technology has announced that it has successfully connected casino properties in New Jersey and South Dakota, in the first commercial multistate Wide Area Progressive jackpot network in the US. The gaming products designer and manufacturers have developed Powerbucks, a multistate WAP that works as an add-on to titles that links progressive pools between […]
Monica E. April 23, 2014 18:03:11
Authorities have set up a “Sport Integrity Unit” which will help investigate betting and sporting fraud. India’s Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is intensifying the battle against sports fraud by setting up a new “Sports Integrity Unit” which helps police officers in their investigations. In recent gambling news, CBI Director Ranjit Sinha explained: “The objectives […]
Monica E. April 23, 2014 18:01:22
The tournament was cancelled after organizers discovered someone was using counterfeit chips, so now Borgata is reimbursing players. The event hosted in an American poker room at the Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa had more than 2,100 participants. But it turned out one of the players had been using fake chips, distorting the outcome of […]
Iva P. April 23, 2014 17:51:44
Victoria Coren Mitchell, writer, TV presenter and professional poker player, grabbed almost GBP 400,000 and created history in the poker tradition. She made it into the gambling news when winning the latest season of the European Poker Tour in Sanremo, Italy, which made her the first ever two-time winner of the EPT. Victoria triumphed over […]
