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 […]
Monica E. April 23, 2014 17:49:07
The golf star’s poker event will take place next month, on May 16, at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tiger Woods has announced his third annual charity poker tournament will have Phil Hellmuth as a special guest. The poker legend, winner of 13 World Series of Poker bracelets, will emcee “Tiger’s […]
Monica E. April 23, 2014 17:35:28
As cheaters get better and better at their “job”, the time has come for gambling venues to gear up for the big fight against casino theft. Modern gaming chips using tracking technology have been around for years, but they have been slow to catch on. However, a recent cheating scandal has scared most of the […]
Monica E. April 23, 2014 16:55:22
Employees at the Oakbank racing club say traditional bookmakers are slowly disappearing, as gamblers prefer to place their bets online. The final day of the Easter racing carnival drew more than 30,000 people to the race tracks. The event included the running of the Great Eastern Steeplechase. But bookmaker Eddie Lapko said there were only […]
Monica E. April 23, 2014 16:32:46
Politicians believe AirBnB could be the latest trend in prostitution, illegal gambling and the drug industry. Four years ago, a cool new business was being set up in San Francisco. The new service was called AirBnb and it was supposed to be a great, cheap alternative to expensive hotels. Today, lawmakers in America are raising […]
