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Chukchansi Casino Closed after Armed Standoff between Tribal Factions
Two Armed Factions Took Control of Different Sections of the Chukchansi Casino U.S. District Judge Lawrence O’Neill closed down the Chukchansi Casino after an armed standoff between factions of the tribe erupted inside the casino. When the standoff happened,...
Question 3 on November 3rd Mid-Term Elections Is the Casino Repeal Initiative
Jeff Jacoby Wrote an Op-Ed Post in the Boston Globe Supporting the Casino License On Tuesday, November 3, Americans in all 50 states will turn out for the 2014 mid-terms elections. At stake will be 38 governorships, 33 senatorial seats, all 435 seats in the U.S....
Online Gambling CEO Calvin Ayre Is Not Hiding from the US Justice Department
Calvin Ayre Lives in Antigua, Which Has No Extradition Treaty with the United States Calvin Ayre, the founder of Bodog.com, is not hiding from the U.S. Justice Department. The DOJ charged in 2012 that the flamboyant Internet mogul with breaches of the 1961 Wire...
Gaming Commission Says Wynn Resort Had No Role in Lightbody Scandal
James McHugh Says Wynn Resorts “Clearly” Had No Knowledge of Lightbody’s Role in the Land Deal Massachusetts Gaming Commission Chairman James McHugh said Wynn Resorts “clearly” had no role in the wrongdoing of three men associated...
New Jersey Sports Betting Could Exceed Las Vegas Bookmaker Revenues
William Hill Sports Bar at Monmouth Park Could Become the William Hill Race and Sports Book The Las Vegas Sun believes sports gambling in New Jersey could dwarf the sportsbooks in Las Vegas. New Jersey’s proximity to the major metropolitan centers of New...
U.S. District Judge Postpones Opinion on New Jersey Sports Gambling
Michael Shipp Is a Graduate of Rutgers and an Adjunct Professor at Seton Hall U.S. District Judge Michael Shipp was scheduled to have published an opinion on Monday in the New Jersey sports betting case, but he announced a postponement. The judge granted an extension...
How the New Revel Casino Could Help with Atlantic City’s Turnaround
Brookfield Manages Atlantis Casino in the Bahamas and Hard Rock Las Vegas, So It Has a Player Database Local officials are enthusiastic to learn that the new owners of Revel Casino want to operate a casino at the property. On Tuesday, Toronto’s Brookfield...
Kauai Police Commissioner Convicted of Running Illegal Sports Betting Ring
Bradley Chiba Had Been Running His Betting Ring for 2 Years When He Was Appointed Police Commissioner On Friday, former Kauai Police Commissioner Bradley Chiba was sentenced to 6 months in prison for running an illegal sports betting ring. Chiba, 37, pleaded guilty...
U.S. Gambling Industry Pays $38 Billion in Taxes, Creates 1.7 Million Jobs
The Report on the American Gambling Industry Was Released at the Global Gaming Expo 2014 According to a report from Oxford Economics, the U.S. gambling industry paid $38 billion in federal, state, and local taxes in 2013. The study was part of a “Get to Know...
North Jersey Officials Call for Immediate Approval of a Meadowlands Casino
James Cassella Says a North Jersey Casino Could Be Worth $1.5 Billion to the State Mayor James Cassella of East Rutherford is one of a growing number of New Jersey leaders who calls for quick approval of a North Jersey casino license. Mayor Cassella hopes to see...
