Ladbrokes' Australian division is being hit with a $35,000 ($26,334 USD) for running advertisements that ran afoul of Liquor and Gaming New South Wales' regulations. The advertisements in question allegedly induced citizens of New South Wales to gamble and that's a big no-no in New South Wales. Under New South Wales' law, operators are strictly forbidden…
The US Supreme Court has refused to hear a case involving a Washington State tribal gaming interest, paving the way for the tribe to build a new $500 million casino. The court's decision to pass on the case, which centered around whether the tribe was legally entitled to land that they claim was once theirs,…
Crownbet, an Australian was chided recently by Australian TV watchdogs for allegedly running gambling ads during a children's show. In the process, Crownbet became the first operator to be challenged under the country's new Commercial TV Industry Code of Practice 2015. According to reports from Australian media, Australia's Nine Network ran six ads for Crownbet during…
Australia's anti-gambling forces are at it again with an effort to ban gambling advertisements from live sports broadcasts. The proposed ban is being offered as an incentive to curry favor with Senator Nick Xenophon and his increasingly powerful political coalition, the Nick Xenophon Team. According to reports from Australian media, government officials are keen to…
Donald Trump fired US Attorney Preet Baharara this weekend. Baharara was initially asked to resign his post but refused. His refusal was greeted with a termination letter from US Attorney General Jeff Sessions. The former US Attorney for the Southern District of New York had served at his post since May of 2009, when he…
What will American leader Donald Trump's impact be on the American gambling industry? The jury's still out, but figures in the gambling world aren't taking any chances and are bringing their cases directly to the leader himself. Evidence of this emerging phenomena emerged this weekend in the form of stories of New Jersey politicians making…
Western Union has been ordered to pay a $586 million fine for aiding criminal transactions, including those associated with gambling and internet fraud. It is believed to be the largest such fine ever levied on a financial services company. Among the allegations leveled against Western Union by the attorneys at the DOJ are suggestions that…
New Jersey lawmakers have passed a bill that punishes casino owners who shutter their doors with a five-year casino time out. It's a measure that's aimed squarely at punishing Trump Taj Mahal owner Carl Icahn, who closed his casino at the height of a recent labor dispute with his employees. It's generally believed that Icahn…
Bitcoin users are a notoriously private bunch and that's a notion that doesn't sit well with the tax collectors at the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Of course giving up any of their hard won privacy isn't a notion that sits well with Bitcoin users, and that's setting up a major legal battle over how…
The Japanese Parliament has approved a bill allowing for limited casino gambling at tourist spots known as, integrated resorts. In doing so, the Japanese have opened a new market, potentially very lucrative, new market many are calling, "gambling's last frontier. Under the new measure, casinos would be allowed as a relatively small part of larger…
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