When the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act ("UIGEA") was signed into law in October 2006, legal experts predicted the act would scare away credit card companies from funding businesses that could arguably be construed as illegal sports gambling.
Read More . . .Boston Mayor Martin Walsh has filed suit against the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, arguing Charlestown residents should have a vote on a $1.6 billion casino planned by Wynn Resorts in nearby Everett.
Read More . . .Nevada casino gaming revenue was flat in November, but that was good enough to end a three-month streak of year-on-year declines.
Read More . . .In the second part of of the 2014 gambling year in review, Harltey lists his #1 story of the year.
Read More . . .Hartley Henderson lists his top 10 gambling stories of the year. In the first of two parts, Hartley breaks down the 'hot button' items for many stories in 2014
Read More . . .NextGen Gaming, the Australian slots studio of online gaming firm NYX Gaming Group, has completed the launch of an initial slots offering through Ladbrokes while its parent company has unveiled an expansion to its NYX Poker product.
Read More . . .The Delaware Lottery released its revenue numbers for the month of November and the results show a massive 42% increase over the previous month.
Read More . . .New Jersey online gambling revenue hit a new low in November, falling 8.4% from the previous month to just $8.7m. The regulated market's online poker rooms continued to disappoint, earning just $1.87m for the month, down from $2m in October.
Read More . . .Online gaming operator bwin.party has moved to upgrade its mobile sports betting application with a number of new features.
Read More . . .Las Vegas Sands (LVS) CEO Sheldon Adelson may be known for his outspoken and extreme views on a range of issues, including online poker, but when he suggested last year that an atomic bomb could be dropped on Iran's capital city of 8.3 million people, the octogenarian was soon made to pay for his ill-conceived thoughts.
Read More . . .pokerstars-play-world-poker-club-kash-karnival-income-accessPokerStars has launched a mobile version of its Facebook app PokerStars PLAY. The app can now be played via iOS and Android mobile and tablet devices in all markets in which Stars currently offers free-play poker, including the US. The app shares liquidity with the free-play PokerStars.net platform.
Read More . . .Wednesday's Glantz-Culver line listed the Philadelphia Eagles as one-point favorites in Sunday's NFC showdown against Seattle at Lincoln Financial Field with an over/under of 49 points.
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