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By Grant Mahon

Casinos Finally File Petitions for Pa. iGaming Licenses

July 23, 2018

A decent number of Pennsylvania-based casinos have finally forwarded applications for the state’s online gaming licenses. This was reported by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) last Monday shortly before the window for the first phase of the licenses application process came to an end. Each of the 9 casinos that have applied for the online […]

By Elaine West

The YouTuber Boxing Match of the Year Draws Nearer

July 20, 2018

A month ago, Logan Paul, the famous YouTuber whose career somehow seemed to recover after a suicide forest stunt opened a YouTube vlog with a statement that said: “A lot of people who are not in the YouTube community think this fight is a joke,” he said. “All jokes aside, this will be the biggest […]

By Tomas Medon

Pa. Police Dismantle 11-Year Old Illegal Gambling Operation

July 16, 2018

Pennsylvania has been a haven for gambling activities for quite some time now, something that, as expected, would attract malicious activities. While the state’s gambling industry has grown big enough to attract local players and contribute to other sorts of development, it has also given way for a few illegal operations. Following an investigation that […]

By Alexander Palmer

Ocean Resort Moves Forward with Online Casino Offering

July 13, 2018

The past month has been a very busy one for Atlantic City. About a fortnight ago, Hard Rock and Ocean Resorts opened their doors to customers and this was followed shortly by an online offering from Hard Rock. The tremendous expansion of gambling options in the Garden State does not seem to have ended though […]

By Elaine West

Hard Rock Casino Debuts Online Casino Days After Reopening

July 6, 2018

New Jersey’s gambling industry is just starting to get back on track especially with the reopening of two new casinos in the last week. Hard Rock and Ocean Resorts casinos both went live in massive grand openings a little over a week ago and while they have certainly begun to return Atlantic City to its […]

By Ameana Jones

Ocean Resorts Gets Special Hearing for Casino License

June 18, 2018

With just less than a week before the former Revel Casino reopens its doors as Ocean Resort Casino, the operator’s management is already taking the necessary steps to make sure everything goes according to plan. The casino has also been granted a June 20 hearing that if goes well will see to it that it […]

By Elaine West

Michigan’s House of Representatives Approves Online Gambling

June 15, 2018

On Wednesday, the Michigan House of Representatives approved a measure that will legalize and regulate statewide online gambling.  The House voted 68-40 to approve the H 4926 bill that was introduced by State Representative Brandt Iden last year – prior to its approval, the bill had faced a number of hurdles as the Representative attempted to […]

By Tomas Medon

Scotland Hospital Opens Rehab Centre for Crypto Addicts

June 11, 2018

It has been close to a decade now since bitcoin came into being and in the rather short time it has existed it has had an immense transformative effect on internet culture. Aside from the many other digital currencies that have been spawned out of the philosophy that bitcoin brought to life, we now have […]

By Tomas Medon

The State of Victoria to Charge 8% Online Gambling Tax

May 28, 2018

The state government of the Aussie state of Victoria has recently announced that it intends to impose an 8 percent tax rate in online gambling companies operating within the state’s south-eastern borders. As is stands, the state’s online racing and sports industry are worth an estimated AU$1.2 billion – domestic gambling companies are, however, disadvantaged […]

By Tomas Medon

Rockets’ Tilman Fertitta-Owned Casino Pays out Warriors Bets

May 14, 2018

The Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets are set to face off in the 2018 Western Conference Finals on Monday, but if you placed your bet on the Warriors to win at the Golden Nugget casino in Las Vegas you have already won and you can go ahead and cash out. According to ESPN.com’s […]