This highly controversial issue in the state was passed in the General Assembly early Wednesday  It will require approval from the House of Representatives and the governor – who has stated that this will be the only casino bill he will sign This is a major step toward the expansion of gambling in the state According to the proponents..

Two MGM properties, Luxor and Monte Carlo have cut their poker rooms leaving the Las Vegas strip are left with only about 18 poker rooms In the last six years 22 poker rooms have closed in Sin City The Luxor Casino is to close its nine-table room on June 18, leaving the Strip with about 260 tables; down from the high point of the poker boom in..

This comes shortly after the announcement by Ripple that it would partner with BitGo to list its XRP on leading digital asset exchanges and is due in part to both the growing interest shown by shareholders and its customers  Both XRP pairs XRP/BTC and XRP/USD will be available for trading on the platform  XRP, as it has both the fastest..

A new Chatbot program, developed by Onionsack, will allow Paddy Power’s customers to now directly place bets through Facebook Messenger The texting app developer Onionsack, launched its new capabilities with Facebook Messenger last month at the San Jose F8 Facebook Developers Conference  It has already worked with many of the leading..

The decision to stop construction of the Red Water Casino project in Leake County will soon be decided by various tribal members The petition sponsor to end the project, Nikki Comby, has stated that they do not want to take the risk of adding any more debt    The total amount expected to complete the project is $25 million Chief..

Therese Ogumoro,the zoning administrator, has recently stated that the House Bill 20-12 should not be passed  This is a bill is a 2 years’extension for the relocation of residential poker arcades The Saipan Law 18-5 of 2013 is not aiming to close poker establishments, but rather get them moved to other designated areas where their..

Whilst global banking institutions continue to acknowledge and adopt Blockchain technology, Skandiabanken, a Norwegian online bank, is one of the first to recognize Bitcoin, along with other cryptocurrencies, as an alternative financial asset Skandiabanken, in pushing to facilitate the use of cryptocurrencies amongst its clients, is promoting a..

A recently published report by UBS Australia shows that not only does digital betting account for 65% of all bets, but in the first half of 2017, all digital wagering has grown by 23% and this is despite the 2016 government’s ban on in-play and live betting Retail betting dropped by 6% Paddy Power Betfair’s Sportsbet is still the most..

The $4 billion Resorts World Las Vegas, now scheduled to open in 2020, will be the first “ground-up” resort to be built in the town for almost 10 years  This long-awaited project was initially planned for opening in 2016 and then in 2019  This delay has been put down to changes in the design where a younger audience is being..

PokerStars’ Stars Reward program offers personalized gaming experiences to players of poker, casino and sports betting  This launch in Denmark is the first of a wider strategy roll-out into other markets in the coming months The personalized rewards are based on collecting Chests Top prizes can be $1 000 cash rewards, a PokerStars..

Ripple, XRP, the second largest cryptocurrency, is now open to a wider market through its recent addition into six new cryptocurrency platforms and Kraken, a leading exchange platform for cryptocurrencies has announced its inclusion of Ripple with four different XRP trading pairs on its platform  These include XRP/USD, XRP/JPY, XRP/CADand..

Cheza Gaming, a new betting firm, has launched its flagship product called Hela 5 The game gives sports enthusiasts an opportunity to place their bets during a live sports match, as for example in betting that a goal is scored within a time period  If this prediction comes true, the win is 5 times the original stake  The Hela 5 game is..

Konami Gaming recently launched a new linked bonus game called Smash Smash at the San Manuel Indian Bingo & Casino and one which clearly went down very well with players lining up in their droves to take part in the six jackpot levels of rewards and being entertained by a mariachis band Smash is a twist of the traditional linked progressive..

Bodog, a major global online gambling operator, as part of its expansion programme, has recently launched in Brazil and has signed a sponsorship deal with the country’s biggest poker venue theSão Paulo’s H2 Poker Club This deal will allow Bodog to run its own dedicated lounge in the H2 Poker Club; the objective being for the..

Ripple, the company behind XRP tokens,is, in terms of market capitalization, the second largest cryptocurrency  It is set to further expand its reach in this arena by listing onto six new platforms This is part of its partnership with BitGo where the way was opened for the establishment of enterprise-grade wallets with high-end security..

ARJEL, the French igaming regulator has negotiated a partnership with GLMS, the Global Lottery Monitoring System, to assist in putting an end to sport events manipulation The Swiss-based non-profit association GLMS will work together on a series of initiatives with ARJEL, to bring 29 state lotteries together to assist in this manipulation..

Empire Resorts Inc has paid homage to the Catskills region by calling their new resort in the area - Resorts World Catskills  The resort, which is planned to open in March 2018, is a $12 billion all-season destination complex and is situated on the old Concord Resort Hotel property in Thompson The 5-star/5-diamond project will have a..

The fight over the controversial casino in the Glendale area that opened in 2015, is over, with Arizona giving the go-ahead to the Tohono O’odham Nation to run table games and a poker room at its $400 million establishments The state dropped its opposition to the casino when the tribe agreed not to run casino gambling in Phoenix..

AvaTrade, a multi-regulated CFD and international forex broker, has announced an addition to its trading portfolio of three rising altcoins, Dash, Ethereum and Ripple’s XR The broker introduced Bitcoin CFD trading on its proprietary platform and on MT4 in 2013 These Blockchain tokens have generated excellent returns in 2017, so their choice..

SportPesa, a major sponsor of both local and international sporting teams is promoting the development of a new stadium in Kenya in order to develop sports talent and ensure that it is put on the map for hosting international competitions Currently, sporting facilities in the country are well below international standards and are in dire need of..