While the parties involved are insisting there is currently no news to report, rumors are flying that MGM Resorts and the Las Vegas Sands Corporation are actively in talks over the sale of the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem in Pennsylvania. Although industry experts report that it could take 6 months or more for any possible […]
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC), the agency responsible for regulating gambling in the United Kingdom, recently released a report entitled “Gambling participation in 2016: behavior, awareness and attitudes” in which it shared its findings concerning the attitude and gambling habits of its local residents. A total of 2,000 interviewees aged 18 and over were asked […]
Alexandre Dreyfus has made it his mission to make poker into a sport via his Global Poker League (GPL), which last year brought together 12 teams from across the USA, Canada, Europe, Russia, and Hong Kong. Although the GPL experienced many highs and lows in its first season, leading some to question its feasibility, the […]
Thinking about making gambling a full-time career? If you want to become a successful gambler, you will need more than just skill, though. With that in mind, here are some handy tips to help those who want to make the transition from avid enthusiast to serious pro successfully: 1. Consider It a Real Job. Many […]
Russia has been in the American news a lot lately, but the most recent hacking story to come out of the country has nothing to do with politics. According to an article published in Wired last month, a talented group of Russian hackers used their skills to steal money from land-based casinos located across the […]
Although online gambling legislation in the United States has been slow going, regulation is expanding across much of the rest of the world. Most European nations, for instance, have either already regulated the industry, or are in the final phases of its introduction, while Latin American countries have also seen their iGaming markets soar, and […]
In 2013, online gambling was legalized in the US states of Delaware, New Jersey and Nevada, and these markets have continued to be the country’s only legal iGaming jurisdictions ever since. In the meantime, California, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and New Hampshire are currently in some phase of discussion over legalizing and […]