Last Thursday, Indiana Governor Mike Pence vetoed a bill that would have seen the legalization of online betting on horseracing events in the Hoosier State. Although Governor Pence did not sign the two other gambling bills sent to his desk for enactment, the legislation allowing the state's riverboat casino operators to establish land-based facility and…
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The following week after the Mayweather-Pacquiao boxing match went down in history as the Fight of the Century that never was, Pacquiao bettors and fans are now crying foul against the Philippine boxing hero. They consider his failure to disclose a serious shoulder injury sustained before, and not during the May 02 boxing match as…
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The Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, the new owners of Emerald Downs Racetrack in Auburn, Washington signed a new contract with Sportech Racing and Digital, the U.S. pools and sports betting division of UK Sportech PLC. The signing took place last week, more than a month after the Muckleshoot Tribe received the Washington Horse Racing Commission's approval…
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All-American Poker Network (AAPN), the online poker joint business venture between UK's 888 Holdings and Delaware's Avenue Capital Group, has landed an iGaming deal with Pennsylvania's Mt. Airy Casino Resort. Although the newly inked agreement is contingent upon the legalization of Internet-based gambling in the Keystone State, it nevertheless gives AAPN assurance of a foothold…
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A grandma's lawsuit seeking to claim a $41.8 million bonus, which she asserts was awarded by the Miss Kitty penny slot machine, did not hit pay dirt. Last Friday, all seven members of the Iowa Supreme Court ruled in favor of the casino. The High Court's decision was based on the premise that the slot…
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Last April 16, 2015, PokerStars rolled out an exclusive "StarsCard" payment option in the UK online gambling market. "StarsCard" is a versatile online payment option backed by MasterCard's prepayment facility, and SafeCharge's online payment technology. PokerStars customers can use their "StarsCard" account or "StarsCard" Prepaid MasterCard not only as method of depositing or withdrawing funds…
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Last Thursday, the Pennsylvania House Gaming Oversight Committee led by Committee Chairman Rep. John Payne (R-District 106) held a hearing to determine the legal framework of B649. The bill authored and introduced by House Gaming Committee Chairman Rep. John Payne himself, proposing the legalization of online gambling in the Keystone State. The Committee hearing was…
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Beginning April 17, 2015, major credit card companies American Express, Discover, MasterCard, and Visa will start using new Merchant Category Codes (MCCs) in identifying credit card transactions entered with regulated online gambling websites. Their aim is to establish an entirely new level of clarity, in order to address consternation over the hesitancy of banks to…
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Las Vegas-based NYX Gaming Group, to whom Canada's Amaya Gaming granted the "right-of-first-offer" to purchase its subsidiary Amaya Inc., announced that the acquisition deal is to push through. Amaya Inc. is the business-to-business (B2B) segment of the Amaya Group that manages the Canadian gaming company's Cryptologic and Chartwell Technology subsidiaries. Widely recognized as one of…
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Following the announcement of its bid to takeover payment processing rival Skrill, Optimal Payments (OPAY), the leading global provider of payment processing services, has added the bitcoin cryptocurrency to its broad list of available payment options. Through an agreement struck with bitcoin provider and payment processor BitPay Inc., OPAY's e-wallet and online global payment processing…
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