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New York Judge Denies Restraining Order on DFS Ban, Schedules Emergency Hearing
Judge Manuel Mendez Rejected a Restraining Order on the New York AG, But Scheduled an Emergency Meeting for Next Wednesday. A New York judge on Mondey denied requests by FanDuel and DraftKings for a temporary restraining order which would have allowed them to accept...
Carl Icahn Plans to Sell the Fontainebleau Las Vegas, Hopes for $500 Million Profit
Carl Icahn several times has bought casinos in bankruptcy, then sold 5 years later when a market upturn had happened. Activist investor Carl Icahn is putting the Fontainebleau Las Vegas up for sale. The billionaire told The Wall Street Journal this week that he...
NFL Drops Ringit!, an App Which Might Have Helped In-Game Sports Gamblers
Former IGT Interactive Executive Robert Melendres Founded iPro in 2013. The National Football League this week dropped plans to release the mobile application, Ringit!, which gamblers could have used in their sports betting activities. The Ringit mobile app was...
Joe McKeehen Discusses His Victory in the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event
Joe McKeehen Was Honored at a Philadelphia Sixers Game after He Won the WSOP Main Event in an Allen Iverson Jersey. Twenty-four hours after his historic victory in the 2015 World Series of Poker Main Event, Joe McKeehen discussed his win and the new lifestyle he’ll...
Justice Department Charges Three Gambling Site Owners with Largest-Ever U.S. Consumer Data Theft
Two of the Men Charged Ran the Online Gambling Company “Affactive Media” Since 2001. On November 10, federal authorities charged three men with the largest-ever consumer data theft from an American financial institution. The men are charged with a cyberattack...
Nevada Culinary Workers Union Sends Letter to SEC about Deutsche Bank Scandal
Deutsche Bank’s Co-CEOs Juergen Fitschen and Anshu Jain Announced Their Resignations on June 7, 2015 as a Result of the Scandal. The Las Vegas Culinary Workers Union has called on the Securities and Exchange Commission to require full disclosure of Deutsche...
Bitcoin Casino Operator Bryan Micon Receives Probation and Fine in Nevada
Bryan Micon Fled to Antigua in the Days after the Government Raided His Home. For the first time in its history, the State of Nevada has convicted a bitcoin operator with illegal gambling charges. The conviction came after a plea bargain with Bryan Micon, a professional...
Showboat Casino Sale Is Postponed by Stockton and Blatstein until January 2016
Blatstein and Stockton Agreed to Delay the Purchase for the Sake of Tax Considerations. The sale of the former Showboat Casino by Stockton University to Bart Blatstein has been delayed until mid-January. Harvel Kesselman, the interim president of Stockton University,...
Fontainebleau, Echelon, and St. Regis Ordered to Veil Construction to Beautify Vegas Strip
Fontainebleau Has Been under Construction Since 2009. The Fontainebleau casino-hotel development is going to be veiled in order to prevent the eyesore on the Las Vegas Strip, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal. Chris Giunchigliani, the Clark County Commissioner,...
Glenn Straub Offers Revel Casino as a Syrian Refugee Shelter
The 47-Story Revel Casino Sits Empty While a Lawsuit over Electricity Plays Out. Glenn Straub has a new plan for the Revel Building: use it to house Syrian refugees. Saying “we treat our dogs better than we treat Syrians these days”, Straub released...
