Google to ban cryptocurrency advertising
- Mar 19, 2018
In a move which is sure to provoke controversy, web giant Google has announced that advertising of cryptocurrencies will be banned on its platforms from June 2018.
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US sports betting ‘enormous’ opportunity – DraftKings CEO
- Mar 19, 2018
Jason Robins, chief executive and co-founder of DraftKings, has said the potential wider legalisation of sports betting in the US represents an “enormous” growth opportunity for the company.
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Trump’s personal aide lost White House position over gambling habit
- Mar 19, 2018
President Donald Trump’s personal assistant, John McEntee, lost his White House job this week because an investigation found he was a frequent gambler whose habit posed a security risk, according to two people familiar with his departure.
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Will the U.S. Supreme Court Bless Sports Wagers? Casinos Are Placing Bets
- Mar 16, 2018
If the casino industry gets its way, this could be the last March Madness where Americans have to go to Nevada to bet legally on the college basketball championship.
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Troubled casino king Steve Wynn could sell stake in Wynn Resorts
- Mar 16, 2018
Now that Steve Wynn and his ex-wife Elaine Wynn have settled their fight over a stock fortune worth over $4 billion, the question is: will the one-time King of Las Vegas sell his stakes?
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$10 billion estimated to be bet on March Madness, but only 3 percent of it legally
- Mar 16, 2018
Americans will bet more than $10 billion on the NCAA tournament, including office pools and traditional wagers with bookmakers, according to estimates released Monday by the American Gaming Association. Only 3 percent of the action is expected to take place in a legal environment.
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DraftKings CEO on Failed Merger, IPO Plans, Sports Betting Prospects
- Mar 15, 2018
DraftKings has been busy since its proposed merger with FanDuel was scrapped last summer, after the two daily fantasy sports rivals decided not to fight a federal agency’s antitrust challenge to the deal.
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NCAA Tournament Committee Corruption
- Mar 13, 2018
On Selection Sunday the NCAA selection committee gave preference to several less deserving teams, hurting some of the top mid-majors and smaller conference teams in the country with their detrimental decisions.
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Weeks of hoops, heaps of cash: AGA estimates $10 billion will be bet on NCAA Tournament
- Mar 13, 2018
The 68 teams have been chosen, and pencils (or gadgets) nationwide stand poised to help fans fill out brackets for this year’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament. And the American Gaming Association estimates that $10 billion will be bet, the vast majority of it illegally.
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Philipp Geppert: eSports is a very fragmented industry
- Mar 13, 2018
In this interview with CalvinAyre.com’s Becky Liggero, Philipp Geppert of eSports.com explains the innovation behind their award-winning platform.
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Who's the Indian tribe buying the Sands Bethlehem casino?
- Mar 12, 2018
Wind Creek Hospitality, a privately held entertainment and gambling company owned by the Poarch Creek Indians, has run a somewhat modest operation relative to other Native American gambling businesses.But it’s about to become a household name in the Lehigh Valley. Wind Creek announced Thursday it’s acquiring the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem property for $1.3 billion.
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House, Senate throw in towel on gambling talks
- Mar 12, 2018
Despite the looming threat of a constitutional amendment and a potential $300 million annual hit to state coffers, Florida lawmakers abandoned an effort to reach agreement Friday on a gambling package as time ran out in the 2018 legislative session.
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