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Jacobs Family Will Not Bid on Buffalo Bills Due to Gaming Interests
The Jacobs Family Is a Buffalo Institution, But Their Gaming Interests Make Them a Bad NFL Fit According to the Buffalo News, the Jacobs Family has decided not to make a bid on the Buffalo Bills NFL franchise, despite a keen interest in ownership. The family’s...
Amaya Gaming Buys Rational Group, Owner of PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker
Mark Scheinberg Will Resign All PokerStars Duties on Completion of the Deal Amaya Gaming Group has agreed to a $4.9 billion purchase of the Rational Group, the parent company for PokerStars and Full Tilt Poker. If the agreement stands, Amaya Gaming Group would...
Sault Indian Tribe to Build Kewadin Casino in Lansing, Michigan
The Sault Tribe Operates the Kewadin Casinos in Michigan The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, a Michigan Native American tribe in the Upper Peninsula, is buying land in Lansing to build a casino near the Detroit Metropolitan Airport. The new gambling...
American Gaming Association Poll Shows Most Americans Approve of Casinos
57% of Americans Polled Support Casino Gambling The American Gaming Association conducted a recent poll which showed broad support for gambling. In a nationwide poll, 57% of Americans support casino gambling. The poll also showed that 87% say gambling is an acceptable...
Jonathan Dimmig Wins the Millionaire Maker No-Limit Hold’em
2014 Millionaire Maker Event Winner Jonathan Dimmig Hopes to Be a Novelist Jonathan Dimmig is the 2014 winner of the $1,500 Buy-in Millionaire Make No-Limit Hold’em event. In recent years, the event is one of the most anticipated contests of the World Series...
Former Georgia Police Chief Indicted with Seven Federal Charges
Willie Lovett Is Accused of Taking Bribes over a Ten Year Period Former Savannah police chief Willie Lovett has been indicted on federal gambling and extortion charges. Lovett, 67, turned his badge in on September 2013. Lovett’s resignation came after a subordinate...
New Jersey Man Carjacks a Taxi Cab to Pay Gambling Debts
A New Jersey Man Carjacked a Taxi Cab for the Money to Pay Gambling Debts A New Jersey man who pulled a knife on a cab driver says his crimes was motivated by the need to pay a gambling debt. Michael Ruocco of Matawan, New Jersey is alleged to have pulled a knife...
Illegal Gambling Operation’s Ringleader Sentenced to 4 Years Probation
US District Attorney Joe Hogsett Says Prosecutors Are Happy with the Verdict The ringleader of a multi-million dollar illegal gambling ring was sentenced to four years probation by an Indiana district court this week. Terry Crofford will spend a year of his probation...
Sheldon Adelson’s Anti-Online Gambling Campaign Appears to Be Working
Market Forces and National Politics Help Adelson Fight Legal Online Gambling Contrary to conventional wisdom when he took up the issue last year, Sheldon Adelson’s anti-online gambling campaign is beginning to pose a serious challenge. When he vowed to spend...
Oaklawn Park Launces an Online Pari-Mutuel Gambling Website in Arksanas
Oaklawn Park Has Had Online and Mobile Gambling Since December 2013 In December, Oaklawn Park in Arkansas opened an online gambling website for people in the state. The site takes intrastate bets for racetrack events from around the globe. The new website is called...
