Atlantic City's, seemingly, never-ending bloodbath took another victim this week as the Trump Taj Mahal shut it doors for good. The casino is the fourth in AC to close to since 2014 and is leaving more than 3,000 workers without jobs. Though the once glitzy jewel of the Atlantic City Boardwalk carries the name of…
A New York-based anti-gambling group is suing the State in hopes of stopping the daily fantasy sports business in its tracks. According to a lawsuit filed last week by a group called Stop Predatory Gambling, a deal struck recently by lawmakers that allowed the daily fantasy sports industry to continue operating in the state was…
The Washington State Gambling Commission has ordered Valve to halt all skins betting in the state. Gaming officials are citing the risk of underage gambling and an unregulated gaming environment as the reasons behind the request. According to a press release the Commission released yesterday (and reported on by ESPN.com), this is not the first…
Full Flush Poker has been offline since Friday and company officials say that an attack by hackers is responsible for the shutdown. The company's players, however, aren't necessarily buying the company's story. Full Flush's troubles began sometime on Friday when, according to SafestPokerSites.com, the site, "completely flat-lined." Since that time, players have not been able…
CG Technology (CGT) is resolving bringing two separate Federal gambling investigations to a close by ponying up $22 million in fines. The two cases date back to when the company was known as Cantor Gaming and some folks known as, The Jersey Boys, took great liberties at the company's expense. CGT's first settlement clocked in…
North American-facing binary options affiliates are bracing themselves for a major change in their business after Visa issued a statement saying it would be cracking down on the industry. While Visa says that it will continue processing transactions from binary options sites, but it also made it clear that it would be subjecting those transactions…
In an address at this week's Global Gaming Expo, former NBA Commissioner David Stern voiced his support for end to the US prohibition on sports betting. Stern's support for a regulated US sports betting industry is a big boost for proponents of regulated sports betting and it came with a major dose of common sense.…
PartyPoker is banning the use seating scripts and anonymizing player hand histories in a effort to make their products more appealing to mainstream players. The company is just the latest online poker operator to embrace these changes in their ecosystem, most likely, won't be the last. The new policies are set to go into effect…
Lawmakers in New Jersey have moved forward a bill that would prevent casino owners who have closed down properties from re-entering the NJ gaming market for five years. The measure is aimed at aimed squarely at casino magnates with a penchant for manipulating bankruptcy laws for their own benefit, while busting local labor unions. According…
If you want a quick snapshot of the changing dynamics of the US land-based casino market, look no further than the August revenue from Pennsylvania's booming poker rooms. The Keystone State's 10 poker rooms took in approximately $4.9 million in revenue during the month of August. While the action on the state's 226 tables was…
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