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By Elaine West

Nationwide Sports Betting Finally Coming to the U.S.

May 18, 2018

On, Monday, May 14, in what is, by all means, a watershed decision, the United States Supreme Court struck down the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), the controversial federal law that has for years governed sports betting in the country. PASPA made it illegal for all but one a few states to sponsor, […]

By Elaine West

LeoVegas Online Casino Hit with a £600,000 Fine by UKGC

May 4, 2018

LeoVegas, a popular online gambling operator has been fined £600,000 by the UK Gambling Commission for misconducts that included misleading ment and failing to return deposits made by over 11,000 problem gamblers who had requested to be barred from playing. This is, however, not the first time that the Gambling Commission is cracking down on […]

By Elaine West

Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City to Open on June 28

April 20, 2018

Atlantic City has seen five devastating closures of popular casinos since 2014 but the state is about to get back its groove when Hard Rock Atlantic City goes live on June 28 in the totally renovated former Trump Taj Mahal on the Boardwalk. The opening date and a number of exciting concert headliners were officially […]

By Elaine West

NetEnt Signs Supply Deal with Hard Rock Hotel & Casino

April 6, 2018

Renowned digital casino solutions provider, NetEnt, has signed a deal with Atlantic City’s Hard Rock Hotel & Casino. The company’s NetEnt Americas LLC subsidiary will be overseeing the partnership with Hard Rock. This new deal gives NetEnt AB the opportunity to extend its already significant presence in New Jersey’s regulated online casino market. As such, […]

By Elaine West

Steve Wynn Plans to Sell Entire Stake in His Casino Company

March 23, 2018

According to Wynn Resorts press, former chief executive of Wynn Resorts and casino magnate Steve Wynn sold his remaining eight million shares in the company, a move that saw him sever his ties with the gambling powerhouse that he started 16 years ago. Wynn sold his shares – amounting to 11.8 percent stake in the […]

By Elaine West

ZeroEdge.Bet Casino To Open Office in the United Kingdom

March 9, 2018

ZeroEdge.Bet, for those who have not heard of it yet, is a start-up that building a blockchain-based online casino and is offering a zero percent house edge on its games. The company has evolved and grown tremendously since it was launched and now it is expanding to London, a move that was prompted by the […]

By Elaine West

Casino’s Gamble on Geothermal Energy in Reno/Nevada Pays Off

February 23, 2018

Having hosted a number of geothermal events by the Geothermal Resources Council, it did not come as much of a surprise when Reno’s Peppermill Resort Spa Casino decided to take advantage of its strategic location in the heart of Nevada’s energy industry to utilize the natural resource. The casino has a written a detailed report […]

By Elaine West

The Loot Box Saga Rages On, Sweden Becomes New Battleground

February 9, 2018

Sweden becomes the latest country to launch investigations into loot boxes in video games to if they constitute gambling. The anti-loot-box movement that began last year with Belgium has attracted a lot of attention and if everything maintains the present trajectory, then loot boxes could be classified as gambling in Sweden by early 2019. […]

By Elaine West

Gamblers Can Now Redeem Loyalty Points for Company Stock at Bloomberry Casinos

January 30, 2018

Casino loyalty programs are getting more competitive and better by the day – the Manilla, Philippines-based Solaire Resort and Casino is proof of this. The Bloomberry Resorts Corp-owned casino is introducing an inventive addition to its loyalty program that looks to reward its most loyal customers by letting them own a piece of the company’s […]