Codere Rejects Debt Deal

Spanish gaming and betting giant Codere has balked at a plan by creditors to take control of the company in exchange for reducing the company’s hefty debt load. The...

Published February 17, 2014

New Jersey Gaining Online Players from Illegal Sites

Recent research into the launch of legal online gaming sites in New Jersey shows that almost 35 percent of players who had already been gambling online have switched from...

Published February 17, 2014

Turkey Enacts Tough Internet Measures

The Turkish Parliament has passed reforms to its internet laws that will make it easier for the government to block online sites and also allow it to record individual...

Published February 17, 2014

Spicy Minnesota Game Attracts Online Players

The Minnesota Lottery's new online game, Spicy, earned nearly $1,000 its first day, with minimal promotion. Players may win up to $777 in the tic-tac-toe-style game. Lottery Executive Director...

Published February 17, 2014

California Senator May Be Protected for Political Reasons

Many critics ask why California state Senator Roderick Wright, the legislature’s biggest supporter of online poker, has not been expelled from that body since he was recently convicted on...

Published February 17, 2014

Online Gambling Revenue Down in France

Online gambling Revenue was down slightly in France for 2013, but online poker revenue was down 18 percent.

Published February 17, 2014

Zynga Launches New Slots Game

Zynga announced an expansion of its Zynga Casino franchise with a new mobile social slots game titled Riches of Olympus.

Published February 17, 2014

Study: Mobile and Tablet Online Gambling Will Grow 600 Percent

With online gambling spreading in the U.S. a study by Juniper Research finds that online gambling on mobile devices and tablets will grow to $62 billion by 2018.

Published February 17, 2014

Bitcoin Prices Fall after Withdrawals Blocked at Key Marketplace

The virtual currency bitcoin saw its price plunge after digital marketplace Mt. Gox halted withdrawals after detecting “unusual activity,”

Published February 17, 2014

Another Year Passes With No Carcieri ‘Fix’

Indian tribes waited impatiently in 2013 for action by Congress to address problems created by the Supreme Court decision known as “Carcieri,” and they may wait this year as...

Published February 10, 2014

Genting to Build IR in South Korea

As Genting announced a $2.2 billion integrated resort in South Korea’s Jeju island (l.), the government is reconsidering its rejection of Caesars Entertainment as a prospective investor in the...

Published February 10, 2014

Lawmakers Endorse Navajo Gambling Compact

After initially recommending the Navajo Nation and New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez renegotiate their agreed-to gambling compact, the legislative Committee on Compacts changed its mind and endorsed the deal,...

Published February 10, 2014

Lobbyists, Campaign Cash Flowing To Florida

Conservative legislators said they could support expanded gambling if Governor Rick Scott negotiates a Seminole Tribe compact this year, and if voters pass a constitutional amendment requiring their approval...

Published February 10, 2014

UK Betting Shops Under Fire

Local councils are renewing their push in the UK for powers to limit the proliferation of betting shops in town centers. The government appears to be getting behind the...

Published February 10, 2014

Fahrenkopf Named BMM Director

Former American Gaming Association President and CEO Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr. (l.) has been named a director of gaming testing company BMM Testlabs.

Published February 10, 2014

Redmond Quits Echo

Industry veteran John Redmond (l.) has thrown in the towel as CEO of Australia’s Echo Entertainment. He was only in the job a little more than a year. But...

Published February 10, 2014

California Mulls New Taxes on Gaming

California legislator are mulling changes to the state’s gaming laws that could mean more taxes and regulations for card rooms. The state’s tribal casinos (Southern California’s Barona Valley Ranch...

Published February 10, 2014

N.H. House Votes to Allow Keno

The New Hampshire House may have taken the first halting steps toward gaming expansion with the approval last week of keno games by the state lottery. Is this a...

Published February 10, 2014

New Yorkers Continue to Debate Casinos

The sentiment for and against Vegas-style casinos in upstate New York is split widely, depending upon where you are located.

Published February 10, 2014

Vegas Cleans Up on Super Bowl XLVIII

An upset victory by the Seattle Seahawks helped Las Vegas sports book win big. This year, wagers on the year’s premier sporting event exceeded $119 million.

Published February 10, 2014