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Georgia Casino Cruise Runs Aground on Maiden Voyage, May Face Sanctions
Escapade Was Owned by the Treasure Island Cruise Line before Tradewinds Casino A Georgia casino cruise line on its maiden voyage ran aground on a sandbar two miles out to sea, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. The problem is the international waters line is 3...
Massachusetts Approves Public Health Trust Fund for Problem Gambling
Wynn Resorts Has Proposed a Casino Resort in Everett, Massachusetts The Massachusetts Gaming Commission and the Massachusetts Health and Human Services Department are partnering on a new agency which will address concerns about problem gambling. The initiative...
Revel Casino Has Six Potential Buyers, According to Don Guardian
Revel Casino Cost $2.4 Billion to Build, But Will Be Sold at Auction for a Fraction of That Price Revel Casino has six potential buyers, according to Mayor Don Guardian of Atlantic City. The casino goes up for sale at a bankruptcy auction next month. Previously,...
Borgata Files Blocking Motion in Its $9.8 Million Lawsuit against Phil Ivey
Phil Ivey and Cheng Yin Sun Won $9.8 Million from Borgata at Baccarat in 2012 Borgata’s parent company, Marina District Development Company LLC, filed a countering brief in response to a recent filing by the Phil Ivey legal team. Ivey’s lawyers recently...
Starr County, Texas Continues Anti-Illegal Gambling Crusade with 8-Liner Raid
8-Liner Parlors Are Semi-Legal Businesses in Small Texas Towns Authorities raided an illegal 8-liner casino in Rio Grande City this past week, continuing their anti-illegal gambling crusade. The raid took place at an arcade on East U.S. Highway 83 in Rio Grande...
Malaysian Man Arrested for Illegal Vegas Gambling Ring Made Millions in Poker
Paul Phua Has Won $2.3 Million in Poker Tournaments and Is Worth $400 Million The Malaysian man who was arrested for running an illegal sports betting ring in Las Vegas this week is thought to have been a high-stakes poker player. Paul Phua was arrested along with...
Stockton Polling Institute Poll Points the Way to a North Jersey Casino
Dr. Posner Is Executive Director of the Lloyd D. Levenson Institute of Gaming, Hospitality and Tourism at Richard Stockton College Israel Posner recently wrote an op-ed piece in The Press of Atlantic City which cited a phone poll earlier this year. In the article,...
8 Asian Men Arrested in Illegal World Cup Betting Ring at Caesars Palace
Caesars Palace Officials Called U.S. Authorities When Their Patrons Began Behaving Suspiciously Three Hong Kong citizens were among 8 Asians arrested in a Las Vegas investigation of a World Cup soccer betting ring. The arrests took place in three hotel suites at...
Paul Pierce Had a Nice Run at the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event
Paul Pierce Built His Chip Stack to $200k Late in Day 3, But Busted Out on the Day’s Final Stage Washington Wizards forward Paul Pierce had a strong run in the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event. Many professional athletes have entered the WSOP Main Event...
888 Holdings to Design Software for the Nevada-Delaware iPoker Network
The Control Board Ruled on the LINQ Casino Last Week, So iPoker Got Little Media Attention The Nevada Gaming Control Board this week approved an interactive gaming system for multi-site iPoker game. Though the approval of a seemingly unimportant piece of technology...
