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Blake Griffin’s Attorney Appears in Las Vegas Court, Hints at New Evidence
Blake Griffin Has a Reputation for Being “Too Soft” on the Court, Despite His Imposing Physique Richard Schonfeld, the attorney for Los Angeles Clippers power forward Blake Griffin, announced he would appear on behalf of his client in a Las Vegas court...
Sportsbook AG Pulls Its Jim Harbaugh-to-Michigan Wolverines Proposition Bet
Jim Harbaugh Finished 3rd in the 1986 Heisman Trophy Voting as Michigan’s Quarterback Sportsbook AG pulled the “Jim Harbaugh to Michigan” proposition bet after a massive amount of betting on the line. The odds leaped from 8-to-1 to 2-to-1 on Friday,...
Trump Taj Mahal Pushes Back Its Casino Closing for Another 8 Days
Steve Sweeney and James Whelan Are Sponsoring a Tax Bill Which Might Stave off the Closing Trump Entertainment Resorts has pushed back the closure of Trump Taj Mahal eight days, fueling speculation that a last-minute deal is in the works. In a bankruptcy filing,...
Mike Gatto Introduces Online Poker Bill to California State Assembly
Gatto Wrote a Gaming Bill Last Year, but Was Asked to Defer to Other Proposals California Assemblyman Mike Gatto introduced legislation on December 2 which would legalize and regulate online poker in the state in 2015. The legislation has many similarities to a...
Betfair Online Closes Its Licensed New Jersey Online Gambling Websites
Betfair’s Breon Corcoran Has Dealt with 3 Atlantic City Casinos: Golden Nugget, Caesars, and Trump Plaza Betfair has closed its New Jersey online gambling portal with Caesars Interactive this week. The company’s US peer-to-peer poker site generated...
Gaming Control Board Official Is Set to Become the Nevada’s Next State Senator
Republican State Senator Mark Lipparelli Was Chosen by the Democrat-Controlled Commission Former state Gaming Control Board Chairman Mark Lipparelli is set to become the next state senator in Nevada. Lipparellei was chosen by the Clark County commissioners to fill...
Net Entertainment’s CEO Predicts a Mobile Casino Gaming Boom by 2018
Per Eriksson Expects 60% of Net Entertainment’s Revenue to Come from Mobile Gaming Net Entertainment CEO Per Erickson predicts that the mobile gaming industry is set for a massive increase. Erickson suggested recently that his company’s mobile gaming...
Blanche Lincoln and Mike Huckabee Discussed the Dangers of Online Gambling
Blanche Lincoln Is Attempting to Build Her Own Version of the K Street Lobbying Firm This past Sunday, former US Senator for Arkansas Blanche Lincoln appeared on the Mike Huckabee Show on FoxNews. The program is notable among online gambling enthusiasts, because...
Casino Association of New Jersey Urges US Congress Members to Reject RAWA
Grover Norquist Has Helped Set the Agenda on American Tax Policy for Over Two Decades The Casino Association of New Jersey has urged the U.S. Congress to reject Restore America’s Wire Act. RAWA is the bill supported by Las Vegas Sands Corp President Sheldon...
Casino Closures Are Forcing Higher Taxes on Atlantic City’s Residents
Revel Casino and Trump Taj Mahal Represented 14.5% of Atlantic City’s Casino Revenues in 2013 The recent spate of casino closures in Atlantic City are raided as a credit negative for the city, a according to Moody’s Investors Service. That could mean...
