NJ starts review of PokerStars buyer
Wayne Parry, Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – New Jersey casino regulators have begun their review of a Canadian company that’s buying the PokerStars online gambling website and hoping to get it licensed in Atlantic City by this fall….
LeBron Decides To Opt Out
ESPN.com NBA writer Brian Windhorst discusses LeBron James’ decision to opt out of his contract and how it will affect the NBA. Full article with video http://espn.go.com/nba/truehoop/miamiheat/story/_/id/11128294/las-vegas-sports-books-pull-nba-title-odds-due-lebron-james-opt-decision As news of LeBron James opting out of his contract with the Miami…
Two Atlantic City casinos have been fined a total of $66,000
Harrah’s, Golden Nugget fined total of $66,000 Wayne Parry, Associated Press · June 24, 2014 at 3:40 pm ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – Two Atlantic City casinos have been fined a total of $66,000, with the bulk of the fines…
Macau busts $645 million in illigal World Cup betting ring
Macau’s legal gambling revenue dwarfs that of Las Vegas, but illicit betting rackets continue to thrive. By Sophie Brown, CNN (CNN) — Police have smashed an illegal betting syndicate in Macau for allegedly taking the equivalent of US$645 million in…
Changing fortunes: Sports teams rise, fall — and so does Macau gambling
By Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal The last time Macau’s casino industry experienced a monthly gaming revenue decline, the Los Angeles Lakers won their 16th National Basketball Association championship and the Los Angeles Kings were National Hockey League doormats. Fortunes…
(Reno) Peppermill launches online poker
The Peppermill Resorts empire is in the online poker business. The privately owned operator of five Northern Nevada casinos today began Internet play within the state’s borders in a partnership with Las Vegas-based online gambling operator Ultimate Poker. In a…
Mississippi casino revenues dip sharply in May
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Casinos across Mississippi saw big drops in revenue in May, dipping by 10.6 percent compared to the year before. Mississippi Department of Revenue figures show casinos statewide won $172 million from gamblers in May, down from…
Court upholds $19 million judgment in case involving Steve Wynn
LOS ANGELES — An appellate court on Monday upheld a $19 million judgment against “Girls Gone Wild” founder Joe Francis in a slander case filed over his claims that casino mogul Steve Wynn had threatened to kill him. The California…
Atlantic City's mayor floats idea of port for tour-cruise lines
By DONALD WITTKOWSKI, Staff Writer ATLANTIC CITY — Planes, trains and automobiles all deliver tourists to the doorsteps of Atlantic City. Buses, too. Strangely, what’s missing from a seaside resort named after the Atlantic Ocean are ships. Searching for new…
U.S. Supreme Court allows sports betting ban in NJ to remain
http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/06/us_supreme_court_allows_sports_betting_ban_in_nj_remain.html#cmpid=nsltr_strybutton nj.com U.S. Supreme Court allows sports betting ban in NJ to remain New Jersey would like to have sports betting parlors like this one in Dover, Del. (Associated Press file photo) Brent Johnson/The Star-Ledger By Brent Johnson/The Star-Ledger Email…