Month: November 2017
Churchill Downs unloads social gaming unit to Aristocrat in billion-dollar deal
Churchill Downs is selling its Big Fish social games division to Aristocrat Technologies for $990 million in cash, marking the latest... more
Fitch analysts: 2018 to be strong year for global gaming
Continued economic growth across gaming’s key markets worldwide should generate positive lift throughout the industry globally in 2018, a... more
Asher prevails in breach of contract dispute with Cantor Gaming
A Nevada jury found last week that Joe Asher, chief executive of William Hill US, did not breach the terms of his non-compete agreement... more
Madrid: Gambling Land
Madrid doesn’t set limits to gambling venues exported from the UK, and they have continued to proliferate since their deregulation in 2006.... more
Piedmont: law against gambling enters into effect
The Italian government has reached an agreement with local and regional authorities on a territorial reorganization of the legal gambling... more
State lawmakers ‘will have their say’ on a regulatory framework for legal sports gambling
A panel of state lawmakers reiterated the commitment their national organization to framework of acceptable sports betting legislation and... more
Artichoke Joe’s fined $8 million by FinCEN for AML violations, loan sharking
Artichoke Joe’s Casino, one of the largest card room casinos in California, has been fined $8 million by the U.S. Financial Crimes... more
Sports gaming experts: Guarded optimism as the potential for PASPA repeal nears
Guarded optimism was the general tone of some leading American sports gambling experts regarding the activity’s future after the U.S.... more
Sardinia’s huge fund for pathological gambling disorder
Almost a million and a half euros will be used to strengthen the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of people with pathological... more
Envisioning a Sports Betting Model That Works for the Sports Industry
In the gale of issues surrounding the upcoming Supreme Court hearing regarding New Jersey’s attempt to circumvent PASPA, one of the most... more
