Sheldon Adelson's company settles for a $6.96 penalty on foreign bribery allegations Las Vegas Sands, the land casino company owned by multi-billionaire US mogul Sheldon Adelson, has again had to cough up a stiff penalty for non-compliance with the law. This time it's a $6.96 million criminal penalty which halts a federal US Department of Justice probe into allegations that...
Live in New Jersey market for real-money play Content provider Konami will provide its Gypsy Fire and Fortune Stacks slot games to Rush Street Interactive-operated PlaySugarHouse.com on an exclusive basis in the New Jersey real-money online and mobile wagering market. The inclusion follows success of the Konami portfolio on SugarHouse's social casino site sugarhouse4fun.com. "These Konami games are found at...
Doug Polk's assessment of the playboy's poker talent gets wide coverage Dan Bilzerian, the high profile Instagram legend, jet setting playboy and allegedly deadly online poker player who claims he accrued a $50 million fortune playing the game, is currently receiving some not-so-flattering internet and mainstream press coverage following an assessment of his capability by poker pro and coach Doug...
New betting vehicle developed by Miomni Gaming Golden Nugget Las Vegas has unveiled a sports wagering app offering Nevada punters the comfort and convenience of being able to wager from anywhere in the state. Developed with Miomni Gaming, the new app has its own lines and odds, taking wagers on many events and proposition books as an independent. Golden Nugget...
Mainly land gambling bill contains DFS legality clauses Florida state Senator Bill Galvano and his colleagues sent a strong signal this week that they intend to advance a gambling expansion bill that includes daily fantasy sports elements among its mainly land gambling provisions. Galvano is a sponsor of bill SB8, through which senators hope to raise additional state revenues of...
Exhibiting fantasy sports and social casino platform at FSTA conference BetConstruct's fantasy sports offer has expanded to offer American sports in time for the US Fantasy Sports Trade Association's (FSTA) Winter Conference 2017, which is being held in Nashville this week . Fantasy sports partners can now offer their customers American football, baseball, ice hockey and basketball along with improved...
House politician wants to be prepared if New Jersey's Supreme Court appeal is successful Pennsylvania House of Representatives lawmaker Robert Matzie has signalled his intention to introduce a bill seeking the House's approval in principle for intrastate legalised sports betting, but with an interesting proviso... it is a "be prepared" effort dependent on New Jersey winning its Supreme Court appeal...
Congressional reporter offers an interesting tweet With the inaugural presidential lunch coming to a close Friday afternoon, US Congressional reporter Paul Kane offered an interesting tweet, noting: "It's my 5th inaugural luncheon - I don't ever recall a mega donor being in this lunch. But there's Sheldon Adelson at Table 23 with (former House Speaker) Boehner." Interesting, because Adelson is...
Settlement reached on allegations of failing to comply with anti-money laundering laws Following a year-long multi-federal agency investigation and much argument, money services provider Western Union in Florida has reached a $596 million settlement with the local US Attorney's Office in respect of suspected online gambling and other questionable transactions using its services to move payments to several countries, including...
Publication reports that the issue has been settled A libel suit launched in 2013 by Las Vegas land casino mogul Sheldon Adelson against a Wall Street Journal writer has been dismissed by mutual consent, with each side agreeing to bear their own legal costs, no monetary award and the article in question untouched... in short pretty much a draw. The...
