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By Ameana Jones

Nine Arrested After Raids of Two Poker Rooms in Houston

May 4, 2019

Last Wednesday, authorities in Houston, Texas raided two poker rooms and arrested a total of nine people that were reportedly engaging in poker-related malpractices. Prime Social Club and Post Oak Poker Club, the two poker rooms were some of the operations that had been under a two-year vice probe that sought to uncover a multi-billion-dollar […]

By Tomas Medon

PokerStars To Host India Summer Championship of Online Poker

April 29, 2019

In a bid to capitalize on a string of recent wins, renowned global poker operator PokerStars, through its PokerStars India operation will be hosting the Summer Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP). Officially referred to as the India Summer Championship of Online Poker (INSCOOP), the tournament series will span two weeks beginning May 13 where online […]

By Tomas Medon

Vietnamese Police Crackdown on Illegal Gambling Ring

April 28, 2019

In the course of the just concluded week, police in Vietnam arrested no less than 22 people in connection with a massive $1.2 billion gambling ring that is believed to have involved up to hundreds of thousands of s. As a matter of fact, this particular gambling ring is believed to be the largest […]

By Tomas Medon

Preparations for Zurich iGaming Conference in Full Throttle

April 23, 2019

The very first Zurich iGaming Conference is scheduled to go down on June 21, 2019. The event which will be coming just a couple of months after the Prague iGaming d Conference that was held in the Czech capital on April 18. Smile-Expo, the event organizer has also recently announced that the next iGaming […]

By Elaine West

Galaxy Entertainment Lands Sports Event Sponsorship in Japan

April 22, 2019

Renowned Macau casino and hospitality operator Galaxy Entertainment Group has recently landed a sponsorship deal with the EUROJAPAN CUP 2019. This is reportedly part of the operator’s plan to secure even more brand exposure in Japan where it is preparing to bid for one of the three gaming licenses that will be offered in the […]

By Alexander Palmer

Valve Sued Over Illegal Gambling by Native American Tribe

April 15, 2019

The Quinault Nation, a Native American tribe that operates the Quinault Beach Resorts & Casino in Ocean Shores, Washington has recently filed a lawsuit against Steam’s Valve Software for allegedly facilitating and encouraging illegal online gambling through skin betting. According to the Native American nation, the so-called “skin gambling” that Valve has supposedly turned a […]

By Alexander Palmer

St Patrick Smiles on Hawaiian Who Wins $1m in Las Vegas

March 22, 2019

Las Vegas is a place where quite a few interesting stories begin, and sometimes even end. A Hawaiian visitor of the city arrived for St. Patrick’s Day determined to have a bit of fun. He (or she) ended up leaving with over $1 million in fresh earnings they had won in less than five minutes […]

By Elaine West

Vietnam’s Corona Resort and Casino Now Operational

January 21, 2019

The much-anticipated Corona Resort and Casino which is located in Phu Quoc island finally opened its doors on January 19 becoming the very first casino in Vietnam to allow locals on to the gaming floor. For the next three years, the casino will be operating under a pilot scheme and will be managed by Upffinity […]

By Grant Mahon

GambleAware Adds New Trustees to Gambling-Independent Board

October 8, 2018

United Kingdom-based industry charity GambleAware has recently expanded its board of trustees with new appointments. These new appointees are meant to advise the organization on issues to do with addictive behavior and health-related matters in the United Kingdom. The choice of the new trustees was based on the organization’s mandate to establish a board that […]

By Tomas Medon

Highlights of the September 27 Sports Betting Hearing

October 1, 2018

Last Thursday while the Senate dealt with the highly controversial US Supreme Court Hearings, a subcommittee of the US House known as the House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security and Investigation hosted a sports betting hearing. The hearing that was officially recognized as “Post-PASPA: An Examination of Sports Betting in America” is the first […]