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FanDuel Sports-Betting Growth Helps Paddy Power Betfair Forget Headwinds at Home
For Paddy Power Betfair, the liberalization of the US sports betting markets came at just the right moment. While the UK gambling sector is beginning to feel the pinch of tightened regulations...
Train Service Likely To Resume Between Thailand and Cambodia’s Gambling Destination of Poipet
Poipet Cambodia -- which now has some 22 casinos -- may be easier to travel to for foreign visitors with plans to provide rail service from Thailand, helping to boost gambling revenue...
James Packer’s New $200 Million ‘Giga-Yacht’ Ready for Maiden Voyage — And It’s Bigger than Steve Wynn’s
They say money can’t buy happiness, and billionaire casino mogul James Packer’s recent descent into the doldrums would seem to attest to that. The tycoon resigned from the Crown Resorts board last...
Hard Rock, Genting Pursuing Crown Resorts Takeover Following Wynn Fallout
Hard Rock International and Genting Group are both exploring a takeover of Crown Resorts, the Australian casino giant that is actively pursuing offers. Following Wynn Resorts' abrupt termination of discussions with the...
PointsBet U.S. Announces New Sports Betting Policy to Attract Sharps, Seeks to Expand
PointsBet U.S. announced on Wednesday it would enforce a new policy aimed at attracting professional and other high dollar bettors to make their sports betting wagers in an American market. Effective immediately,...
Wynn Resorts Separates From Security Chief James Stern Over Steve Wynn Spying Admission
Wynn Resorts has parted ways with its VP of corporate security, James Stern, following his testimony in front of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) that he spied on former employees on behalf...
High Roller Won’t Pay $41.5 Million Baccarat Loss Because ‘Dealer Made Mistakes’
A Singaporean baccarat whale who was flown into Star Gold Coast Casino on its private jet in the hope that he would drop millions at its high-stakes tables initially didn’t disappoint. According...
Facial Recognion Technology Continues to Stir Controversy, But Casinos Worldwide Forge Ahead with Installation
Surveillance cameras in casinos around the globe are obviously nothing new. And neither are the arguments for and against facial recognition technology, which goes back as far as the mid-1960s to its...
Big Fish Social Casino Targeted by New Class Action Lawsuit in Washington State
Seattle-based social casino Big Fish is facing a fresh class-action lawsuit that accuses it of operating “illegal online casino games.” The play-money site was hit by several similar lawsuits last year after...
Crown Resorts Stock Plunges, Casino Operator Reports Weak VIP Play From China
Crown Resorts, the Australian casino empire controlled by billionaire James Packer, saw its stock plummet this week after reporting disappointing financials largely due to weak VIP play from China. Crown – which...