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Massachusetts Public Safety Impact Report Shows No Link between Casinos and Crime
A study of Plainridge Park Casino charted a year in the life of crime in communities near the new racetrack. A Public Safety Impact Report on the Plainridge Park Casino was handed to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission this week, which showed no correlation between...
Inspired Gaming’s Virtual Sports Machines Approved by the Nevada Gaming Commission
Inspired Gaming produces virtual sports machines for boxing, basketball, horse racing, and FIFA football. Inspired Gaming received a green light last week from the Nevada Gaming Commission to place virtual sports machines in gaming establishments across the state....
Spectrum Gaming Group Releases 10 Predictions for Casino Gambling in 2017
Michael Pollock predicts India and Brazil will join Japan in approving new brick-and-mortar casino gambling. The New Jersey-based research firm, Spectrum Gaming Group, released a report this week which highlighted the top 10 casino industry trends likely to occur...
Chris Christie Claims Voters Made “Dumb Move” Rejecting North Jersey Casino Plan
Chris Christie predicted sports betting would be legalized by the federal government “next year”. Democrats are not the only ones questioning the wisdom of the electorate this year. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie questioned the wisdom of New Jersey...
Google Announces Phaseout of Adobe Flash Player from Chrome, Affecting Instant Play Casino Games
Chrome users still have the option to play games which use Flash, but have to manually approve its use. Google is phasing out Adobe Flash Player from its Chrome browser, a move which could have an effect on the future of no-download casinos in the online gambling...
Las Vegas Sands and Wynn Resorts Stocks Hurt by Talk of New Chinese ATM Policies
UnionPay is the only Chinese interbank network which links with ATM machines. The stocks of US casino companies which operate in Macau dropped today after the South China Morning Post reported that China’s government is imposing a 50% cut on ATM withdrawal...
Rahul Sood Advises Las Vegas Casinos to Embrace eSports Betting
Unikrn founder Rahul Sood led Microsoft Ventures until November 2014. Rahul Sood of Unikrn recommends that Las Vegas casinos should embrace eSports. Unikrn is an US eSports website, though the Seattle-based company is a free, legal way to play electronic sports...
Teen Wolf Star Tyler Posey Won the Poker Central Charity Shootout in Las Vegas
The celebrity list ranged from Jennie Garth of 90210 fame to former UFC champion Chuch Liddell. Tyler Posey, most famous for his role in Teen Wolf, won $40,000 in the Poker Central Charity Shootout this past weekend. Mr. Posey, who was competing against a collection...
Larry Flynt Sues California for the Right to Invest in Casinos in 3 US States
Larry Flynt played Judge William J. Morrisey in the 1996 biopic, The People vs. Larry Flynt. Larry Flynt has filed a lawsuit against the state of California. The lawsuit challenged California gambling laws which prevent state residents who own cardroom licenses...
Glenn Straub Sues the New Jersey Casino Control Commission over TEN Casino Licensing
Glenn Straub admittedly is new to the New Jersey business climate. Florida developer Glenn Straub continues to have problems with New Jersey gaming regulators. Now Mr. Straub has filed a lawsuit against the New Jersey Casino Control Commission, claiming they are...
