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Nevada Gambling Revenues Down in April, Vegas Strip Remains Strong
The Las Vegas Strip Showed Growth in April 2014, Despite Nevada’s Slight Dip Overall Nevada gambling revenues dipped in April, though the numbers for baccarat stabilized. The drop in overall revenues was only a fraction of a percentage, so officials are not...
Bovada Announces It Will Stop Accepting New Jersey Online Poker Players
The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement Is Headed by Director David L. Rebuck Bovada announced on Thursday it would stop accepting online poker players from New Jersey. The announcement does not affect gamblers who already have signed up for online poker....
World Series of Poker Begins with $500 Casino Employees Event
The Rio All-Suite Casino Is the WSOP Home for the 3rd Straight Year. The 2014 World Series of Poker began with the traditional $500 Casino Employees No-Limit Hold’em event. This year’s event had 876 entrants, down a bit from last year’s 898 players....
Six Poker Players Sue Borgata over Canceled Texas Hold’em Tournament
Borgata Casino Is Being Accused of Negligence by the Six Plaintiffs Last week, six tournament poker players filed a suit against the Borgata casino in Atlantic City, after officials from the tournament canceled the event. The cancellation happened after a gambler...
Atlantic City’s 1st Quarter Earnings Down 8.4% from 1Q 2013
Borgata Casino Has Lead among Legal Atlantic City Casinos Atlantic City’s casinos earning were down 8.4% over the first quarter of 2014, compared to last year’s numbers. The lower numbers are said to be from the startup costs associated with the launching...
Bwin.Party Agrees to Work with American Activist Investor Jason N. Ader
Activist Investors Like Jason N. Ader Often Seek Change Instead of Control The largest online gambling company in the world, Bwin.Party, today agreed to work with U.S. activist investor Jason N. Ader. The agreement averts a battle for control of the UK-based Bwin.Party....
Caesars Entertainment Completes Its Sale of Harrah’s New Orleans Casino
Harrah’s New Orleans Casino Outperformed Its Local Rivals in April 2014 Caesars Entertainment Corporation completed the sale of Harrah’s New Orleans on Tuesday. The sale was approved by the Louisiana Gaming Control Board on Monday of this week. The...
New Jersey iGaming Regulators Target Affiliates to Illegal Online Casinos
Online Gambling Was Designed to Bolster Atlantic City Casinos Like Trump Taj Mahal New Jersey’s online gaming leaders hope to increase revenues through eliminating illegal operations, while securing more cooperation from the credit card companies which process...
New Jersey Mayors Gather This Week in Atlantic City for Poker Tournament
The Mayors’ Poker Event Is Part of the WSOP National Championship at Bally’s Atlantic City Mayors from New Jersey’s most populous cities will gather in Atlantic City for a poker tournament this week. The city leaders are expected to compete in...
Oklahoma Provides Few Resources for Gambling Addicts, But Many Casinos
Winstar World Casino Is the Largest Casino in the World, Based on Gaming Floor Space Over the past 10 years, the state of Oklahoma has licensed dozens of tribal casinos across the state. Over the same period of time, Oklahoma’s leaders have done almost nothing...
