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Las Vegas Football Stadium, Backed by Sheldon Adelson, Subject of Contention at Tourism Meeting?
The $1.2 billion Las Vegas football stadium being pushed by billionaire Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson will take center stage when the Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee meets Thursday on the...
Ex-Paddy Power Boss Slams UK Gambling Industry, FOBT’s and “Socially Irresponsible” Government
Fintan Drury, the former chairman of Paddy Power, has lashed out at the UK government and its “troubling partnership” with the country’s gambling industry in an op-ed in The Times this week....
RGT, Embattled British Problem Gambling Advocate, Faces Allegations of Nepotism from UK Media
The Responsible Gambling Trust (RGT), the UK’s leading problem gambling advocacy group, has found itself in the harsh glare of the media spotlight again, this time for allegations of nepotism. The charity,...
Guardian Newspaper Criticizes Responsible Gambling Trust “Conflict of Interest”
Neil Goulden, head of the Responsible Gambling Trust (RGT) in the UK, has been called out by Britain's Guardian newspaper for an apparent conflict of interests. As chair of the RGT, Goulden...
Gala Coral Posts Strong Financials, Combats Ladbrokes Deal Criticism
The Gala Coral Group announced Monday that its Internet gaming arm is the "fastest growing in the UK online gambling market," net revenues for the division a full 36 percent higher than...
Illegal Online Gambling Operators Could Face Life Sentences in South Korea
Illegal online gambling in South Korea is rapidly becoming a serious issue facing society and the government has had enough. Late last week Korean officials announced its National Police Agency (NPA) will...
Ladbrokes and Gala Coral Merging to Become Largest UK Bookmaker
Ladbrokes and Gala Coral were already both big names in the United Kingdom’s bookmaking industry, with both companies owning thousands of retail locations throughout the country. Now, the two foes are combining...
William Hill Suffers Worst Week Ever as Profits Fall in Q1
William Hill saw profits fall by 19 percent in the first quarter of 2015, impacted by a number of factors including what the company called its worst week ever in its bookmaking...
San Jose Police And FBI Raid Vietnamese Cafes In Gambling Sting
San Jose was the site of a major illegal gambling crackdown Tuesday evening, as city police and FBI agents raided numerous Vietnamese cafes in order to seize illegal gambling machines. The crackdown,...
Irish Gambling Control Bill Imminent
An Irish Gambling Control Bill could be a reality shortly, with Irish media reporting that the long-awaited push to modernize the country’s regulatory framework is, at last, “imminent.” The draft Gambling Control...