Category ‘News’

Land casinos feel the pain of surrounding competition

Revenue for the second-largest gambling market in the United States New Jerseys Atlantic City – fell more than 11 percent to $286.8 million in June, according to statistics from the Associated Press news agency published late Friday.
The tough economic conditions which have hammered the gambling centre for the past two years have been exacerbated by [...]

Investigation tennis betting

The advanced anti-corruption technology used by online betting exchange group Betfair has again contributed to the fight against cheating in sport by flagging a Newport, Rhode Island tennis match between Richard Bloomfield and Christophe Rochus.
The first round match at the Hall of Fame grass court tournament apparently attracted an unusual $1.5 million in wagers and [...]

Frank moves forward – UIGEA delayed

Support for Senator Barney Frank’s pending U.S. gambling legislation has been snowballing over the last year, with new sponsors being added every month. With only days left until the UIGEA regulations were to be implemented, the online gambling world has been holding its breath to see if the new legislation will pass in time to [...]

Treasure Nile Paying Out at Microgaming Online Casinos

It’s pretty well known news that the Microgaming network of progressive online casino jackpots consistently pays out some of the largest winning jackpots on the internet. In fact, it could be argued that Microgaming holds the world record for the largest jackpot ever awarded to a single player to date. Other jackpot networks will claim [...]

State lottery blocks Kansas casino

When the state of Kansas approved four new building sites for state-owned casinos several years ago, the general public was nothing but optimistic about the future of the state’s gambling industry. Thus far, the expansion of the state’s casino holdings has been an uphill battle. Three out of four approved developers have bowed out, and [...]