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#1776
888 Moves Into US Online Gambling Market With New Venture

The foreign companies that have dominated the UK gaming industry for years are now making their move into the US, with 888 Holdings becoming the latest major player to enter the US online gambling market.

Source: 888 Moves Into US Online Gambling Market With New Venture
#1777
Caesars Palace Once Again Hosting Heads-Up Championship

Caesars Palace lost the National Heads-Up Poker Championship last year, but the event returns to Las Vegas this year with a much different feel and a new sponsor.

Source: Caesars Palace Once Again Hosting Heads-Up Championship
#1778
Texas Closer Than Ever To Regulated Casinos

Texas has been one of the most Conservative states in the US for decades, yet one of their longest-standing prohibitions, gambling, may soon be coming to an end.

Source: Texas Closer Than Ever To Regulated Casinos
#1779
Casino Expansion Proponents Must Start Over In Illinois After Veto

Governor Pat Quinn has vetoed legislation that would have expanded gambling in Illinois, leaving lawmakers to go back to the drawing board to come up with another expansion plan.

Source: Casino Expansion Proponents Must Start Over In Illinois After Veto
#1780
March Madness Betting Filled With Intrigue This Season

March Madness has arrived in college basketball, and this year the field for the NCAA tournament will be more wide open than ever as parody has reigned supreme this season.

Source: March Madness Betting Filled With Intrigue This Season
#1781
Pennsylvania Table Games Not As Profitable In February

Pennsylvania remains the top gaming destination on the East Coast, but their table game profitability dropped in February from the same period in 2012.

Source: Pennsylvania Table Games Not As Profitable In February
#1782
Philippines Set To Make A Run At Casino Champ Title

Macau has held the title of top gaming destination in the world over the past half decade, and now the Philippines are preparing to make a run at the title with a new casino opening this weekend.

Source: Philippines Set To Make A Run At Casino Champ Title
#1783
Nevada Governor Sins Online Gambling Bill, New Jersey Next

Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval signed online gambling legislation late last week, and expectations are that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie will do the same in the coming days.

Source: Nevada Governor Sins Online Gambling Bill, New Jersey Next
#1784
Christie Signs New Jersey Online Gambling Bill

Governor Chris Christie's demands were finally met by lawmakers, leading to the New Jersey governor signing online gambling legislation on Tuesday.

Source: Christie Signs New Jersey Online Gambling Bill
#1785
US Soldiers May Soon Be Left Out Of Casino Craze

Lt. Col. Lars Zetterstrom is making a push for new regulations that would ban US soldiers from gambling while in uniform, even when on US military bases.

Source: US Soldiers May Soon Be Left Out Of Casino Craze
#1786
Sandoval Steps Up Time Frame On Nevada Internet Gambling Bets

Governor Brian Sandoval has stepped up pressure on Nevada lawmakers, urging legislators to pass a bill that would allow Nevada online casinos to take bets from gamblers in other states.

Source: Sandoval Steps Up Time Frame On Nevada Internet Gambling Bets
#1787
Borgata Prepares For Internet Gambling With Television Betting

The Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City is adding a new way for bettors to place a wager by offering gamblers the chance to play slot machines from their hotel room televisions.

Source: Borgata Prepares For Internet Gambling With Television Betting
#1788
Atlantic City Hurt By Revel's Bankruptcy Plans

Revel was supposed to be the savior of the Atlantic City gaming industry, but after bankruptcy plans were revealed by the casino, it looks as though it is just another setback for the once proud industry.

Source: Atlantic City Hurt By Revel's Bankruptcy Plans
#1789
California Senator Files Online Poker Bill For 2013

Lawmakers in the state of California will enjoy their holiday season, and when they return to work, waiting for them will be a new online poker bill that was introduced this week.

Source: California Senator Files Online Poker Bill For 2013
#1790
WTO Authorizes Antigua and Barbuda To Suspend US Copyrights

The World Trade Organization has finally delivered the hammer against the US in the ongoing online gambling dispute with Antigua and Barbuda by allowing the nation to suspend US copyrights.

Source: WTO Authorizes Antigua and Barbuda To Suspend US Copyrights
#1791
Elburn May Drop Gambling Machine Ban In Search Of Revenue

Elburn was one of the areas that banned video gambling machines a couple of years ago when Illinois regulated the industry, but now leaders in Elburn are considering dropping the ban.

Source: Elburn May Drop Gambling Machine Ban In Search Of Revenue
#1792
Bar Owners In Australia Upset Over Intralot Malfunctions

Australian bar owners are claiming to have lost tens of thousands of dollars due to glitches and malfunctions with the Intralot monitoring systems on their video slot machines.

Source: Bar Owners In Australia Upset Over Intralot Malfunctions
#1793
Antigua And Barbuda Take Offense To US Online Poker Bill

Antigua and Barbuda has been in a legal battle with the US for years over an online gambling dispute, and now the island is taking aim at a new online poker bill being advanced through Congress.

Source: Antigua And Barbuda Take Offense To US Online Poker Bill
#1794
Bahamians Get Their Chance To Change Gambling Laws

Residents of the Bahamas that have been banned from gambling in tourist casinos on the island are voting today on whether to change that law and allow locals to place bets at the casinos.

Source: Bahamians Get Their Chance To Change Gambling Laws
#1795
Oregon Attacks Problem Gambling With New Proposed Legislation

Oregon lawmakers are targeting problem gambling in the latest gaming bill to be filed in the state. The bill would enact an aggressive approach to curbing gambling addiction in Oregon.

Source: Oregon Attacks Problem Gambling With New Proposed Legislation
#1796
Adelson Ready To Make Spain The Next Big Gambling Market

Sheldon Adelson was a pioneer in bringing casino gambling to Macau and Singapore, and now the gaming logul has his sights set on making Spain the next big casino center in Europe.

Source: Adelson Ready To Make Spain The Next Big Gambling Market
#1797
World Series Of Poker Main Event Final Table Begins Tonight

The waiting is over. Tonight, the October Nine will return to the table at the World Series of Poker main event hoping to take home the top prize of over $8 million.

Source: World Series Of Poker Main Event Final Table Begins Tonight
#1798
EU Court Says Greek Gambling Monopoly Is Illegal

Gaming competitors of Greece's Opap SA won a big victory this week when the European Union's highest court ruled that the companies monopoly on gaming in Greece is illegal.

Source: EU Court Says Greek Gambling Monopoly Is Illegal
#1799
Casinos The Next Big Thing In Air Travel?

There have been attempts before to bring casino gambling to airplanes, but now it appears that two French aviation designers are preparing to bring the idea to a whole new level.

Source: Casinos The Next Big Thing In Air Travel?
#1800
Nevada has Setback With November Gambling Revenue Drop

After a couple of months of increased revenue, Nevada casinos fell back in November when revenue dropped for the first time since August.

Source: Nevada has Setback With November Gambling Revenue Drop