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PokerTribes.com: What’s the Hold Up?

Last year the state of Oklahoma and the Cheyenne & Arapaho tribes reached an agreement prohibiting state-based online poker but allowing an internationally accessible site, PokerTribes.com, to be operated...

Published August 18, 2014

BetSoftGaming’s Launches Mobile 3D Slot

BetSoftGaming has launched It Came From Venus ToGo for mobile devices. The 3D slot is optimized for iOS, Android and Windows Phone platforms.

Published August 18, 2014

Russia to Ban Virtual Currencies

Russia is no friend to the Bitcoin as the government has announced it plans to criminalize its use. Russians using virtual currencies could face jail time under a new...

Published August 18, 2014

CG Technology Upgrade Sports Betting App

CG Technology has announced an upgrade to its mobile sports betting application. The update is intended to be more user-friendly

Published August 18, 2014

Lilian Tomovich Joins MGM Resorts International

Marketing expert Lilian Tomovich has joined MGM Resorts as the chief experience offices (CXO), a post designed to create excellent guest interactions at all the company’s properties.

Published August 18, 2014

Baha Mar Names Joe Brunini To Head Global Marketing And Customer Development

Joe Brunini, a veteran marketing executive, will oversee casino marketing and customer development for Baha Mar, a $3.5 billion destination gaming resort in the Bahamas

Published August 18, 2014

Dion Cancels Vegas Shows

Citing family illness, the superstar songbird has announced she will cancel all scheduled performances, including those at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, through March 22, 2015....

Published August 18, 2014

Brunner Replaces Treanor as Nevele CEO

For the second time in months, Michael Treanor has stepped down from his post as CEO of Nevele Investors, which has proposed a $640 million casino in Ulster County,...

Published August 18, 2014

AGS Acquires War Blackjack

American Gaming Systems enters the table game market with the acquisition of Casino War Blackjack, Inc. and its portfolio of table games headed by War Blackjack.

Published August 18, 2014

IGT Partners with LT Game

International Game Technology has entered into a three-year agreement with Macau-based LT Game to assemble, market and distribute LT Game table game systems.

Published August 18, 2014

Galaxy Gaming Enters Czech Republic

The Las Vegas-based company continues to expand its presence in the European Union. Galaxy Gaming’s entry into the Czech Republic constitutes the company’s first installations in Eastern Europe. Company...

Published August 18, 2014

GLI Completes Lottery Certification

Gaming Laboratories International’s audit resulted in a World Lottery Association security controls certification for the California Lottery.

Published August 18, 2014

Why Cities Shouldn’t Want Casinos

A recent article by David Frum in the Atlantic magazine spelled out several reasons why cities shouldn't want to welcome casinos. Frum said casinos have reached the saturation point,...

Published August 18, 2014

NEWS & NOTES

Small Nuggets of News

Published August 18, 2014

Caesars Battles Creditors

The troubled casino giant Caesars Entertainment is in negotiation with first-lien bondholders to restructure and refinance debt, while trading lawsuits with second-lien bondholders. The company recently sold several properties,...

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California Collapse

Lawmakers who support legalizing online poker in California have given up for this year. Both bills that would allow the practice are dead until next year. But next year...

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Crockwell Promises Bermuda Casino Bill

A bill that would legalize casinos in Bermuda will be submitted parliament before the end of 2014, says Tourism Minister Shawn Crockwell (l.). That’s almost three years after the...

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Christie Vetoes Sports Betting Bill

The attempt to slip through a loophole in PAPSA to allow sports betting in New Jersey has failed now that Governor Chris Christie (l.) has vetoed the bill. The...

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Lawmakers Await GAO Report on Indian Gaming

U.S. lawmakers anxious to tinker with the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act are interested to see if an upcoming report next year by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) will give...

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