Monica E.

The Best of Poker: Top 5 Guinness World Records

The Best of Poker: Top 5 Guinness World Records

Monica E. September 7, 2014 08:39:42

The poker industry certainly has a lot to show for itself, but here are five of its most impressive achievements. Most people picture poker players as some mysterious bad boys who refuse to get a proper job. While they are certainly different from the suit-wearing corporate big shots the world associates with success, these professional […]

How PokerStars Could Change the Face of Online Gambling in New Jersey

How PokerStars Could Change the Face of Online Gambling in New Jersey

Monica E. September 6, 2014 16:00:18

Criticized by some and embraced by others, the return of PokerStars could give the New Jersey online market a much-needed boost. Three years after the huge scandal where US prosecutors accused PokerStars of breaking American gambling laws and forced the company out of the country, the world’s largest online poker room is returning to the […]

Hillary Clinton Wants Energy-Efficient Casinos in Las Vegas

Hillary Clinton Wants Energy-Efficient Casinos in Las Vegas

Monica E. September 5, 2014 12:19:56

The female politician called for companies to retrofit buildings and make them more energy efficient. While lawmakers are still debating whether to change American gambling laws and allow internet gambling in the US, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is trying to revolutionize the land-based casino industry. Companies should make efforts to be more energy […]

SBTech Lands New Deal in Belgium

SBTech Lands New Deal in Belgium

Monica E. September 5, 2014 09:24:56

SBTech will help BetFirst launch its online and mobile sports betting platform on the Belgian gambling market. Land-based and online sports wagering solutions provider SBTech has recently sealed a deal with BetFirst to improve the bookmaker’s online sportsbook in Belgium, as well as its mobile sports betting services. Under the agreement, the bookmaker will switch […]

New York to Pick Casino License Winners Soon

New York to Pick Casino License Winners Soon

Monica E. September 4, 2014 21:03:23

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is under pressure to pick the best out of 16 bids for the state’s four new casinos. With American gambling laws leaving it up to state authorities to decide whether they allow gambling venues or not, Cuomo is in charge of the board that’s supposed to decide who gets to […]

After Neteller and PayPal, Skrill Enters the US Gambling Market

After Neteller and PayPal, Skrill Enters the US Gambling Market

Monica E. September 4, 2014 12:35:53

America’s online gambling offer expands, as three new payment service providers join the New Jersey market. Online gambling came back to the US last year, and has proved to be a profitable industry at first. But lately, Nevada, New Jersey and Delaware’s internet casinos and poker sites have been stagnating, causing people to wonder whether […]

Turkish National Lottery to be Privatized

Turkish National Lottery to be Privatized

Monica E. September 4, 2014 10:11:19

Turkey’s Supreme Board of Privatization has approved giving operating rights of the National Lottery to a private consortium. Under Turkish gambling laws, national lottery body Milli Piyango was the only entity entitled to sell lottery tickets in the country. But this changed recently, after the Supreme Board of Privatization agreed to allow the Net Şans-Hitay […]

Massachusetts Might Withdraw Support for Casinos

Massachusetts Might Withdraw Support for Casinos

Monica E. September 3, 2014 12:42:55

As America’s casino industry is showing signs of a slowdown, voters in Massachusetts may put a stop to the gambling business. While the fate of internet gambling in the US remains undecided, the land-based casino industry seems to have hit a rough patch. A number of gambling venues have opened over the past few years, […]

Underpaid Zimbabwean Footballers Turn to Betting for Extra Income

Underpaid Zimbabwean Footballers Turn to Betting for Extra Income

Monica E. September 2, 2014 15:31:08

Top footballers playing in the Castle Lager Premier Soccer League admit they make extra money from betting. With all the sports betting controversies we’ve seen lately, no one’s surprised anymore when international gambling news reports reveal another scandal. But the story of Zimbabwe’s Castle Lager Premier Soccer League players is different. Dynamos vice-captain Thomas Magorimbo, […]

Are Casinos Really a Solution to America’s Financial Problems?

Are Casinos Really a Solution to America’s Financial Problems?

Monica E. September 1, 2014 16:35:29

The city of Baltimore is in desperate need of new revenue sources, but will the Horseshoe Casino be the answer? Last week, when the new Horseshoe Casino opened for business, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake sait the venue “brings the promise of a better Baltimore”. While authorities are putting their hopes into the new gambling house, skeptics […]