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Former Mob Boss Discusses Illegal Sports Betting and Its Impact on American Sports
Michael Franzese Was a Capo from 1975 to 1995, Then Retired to Become a Christian Speaker Michael Franzese, who lived the life of a made man in the Colombo Crime Family, one of Five Families of New York, from 1975 to 1995. Franzese recently gave a radio interview...
American Gaming Association Sends Letters to 14 Different US Presidential Candidates
Donald Trump Launched His Candidacy by Proving His Hair Is Real Geoff Freeman of the American Gaming Association sent letters to 14 different presidential hopefuls last Thursday, urging them to support the casino gambling industry or lose support. Freeman said...
Former Auburn Head Football Coach Pay Dye Is Set to Lead Alabama Gambling Lobby Group
Pat Dye, Charles McCrary, and Raymond Harbert Have Joined Forces to Lobby for Gaming Expansion Pat Dye, the former head football coach at Auburn University, announced on Thursday he plans to lead a new push to legalize gambling in Alabama. The ex-coach says legalizing...
68 “Unite Here” Protesters Arrested While Picketing Trump Taj Mahal
The Workers Previously Protested Icahn’s Actions in October 2014 and March 2015 (seen here) 68 union workers at the Trump Taj Mahal were arrested for blocking the street on Wednesday, while protesting the loss of their benefits. Atlantic City police spokeswoman...
Jim Evans Has Worked in the Offices of Jerry Brown, Mark DeSaulnier, and Darrell Steinberg. Jim Evans is the new chairman of the California Gambling Control Commission. Evans is set to preside over one of the pivotal moments in California gaming history, as the...
NFL Banned Tony Romo from Appearing at Sands Expo on Las Vegas Strip, Due to Casino Ties
Tony Romo Criticized the League for Taking So Long, Then Called Their Ban a “Scare Tactic” Last week, the NFL cancelled the National Fantasy Football Convention, a fantasy football convention backed by Tony Romo. The event was supposed to take place...
New Jersey State Court Vendor Took State Funds to Pay for Gambling Addiction
Kenneth Culligan Cannot Hold a State Office or Job and Can No Longer Gamble In New Jersey Kenneth Culligan, a former New Jersey State Court vendor, was sentenced on June 13 to five years of probation for misappropriating public funds to fuel his gambling addiction....
Delaware’s Online Poker Revenues Show an Increase in the Wake of the Interstate Poker Compact
The Poker Compact Went into Effect in Late-March 2015 Since Nevada and Delaware began sharing player pools, Delaware’s online poker revenues have increased. In each of the last three months, the Delaware Lottery’s financial reports have shown an increase...
Operation Rock Bottom Leads to Arrest of Illegal Gaming Operators in 4 US States
Ronald Ayes (pictured) and John Reyes Received the Most Charges of Those Arrested Authorities from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York, and Florida combined on “Operation Rock Bottom”, a 10-month investigation into illegal offshore gaming sites and high-interest...
Stephen Sweeney Criticizes Multiple North Jersey Casino Plans as a Political “Scrum”
Stephen Sweeney Offered His Own Plan in a 2014 Op-Ed Article New Jersey State Senate President Stephen Sweeney spoke out against the increasing number of politicians around the state who are offering their suggestions for potential casinos sites outside Atlantic...
