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Top Spanish chess player stung for taxes over poker losses
Hacienda, the Spanish tax authorities, are demanding that Francisco Vallejo Pons, widely acclaimed the best chess player in Spain and... more
French heritage: A lottery to restore monuments in danger
Masterpieces and monuments of French culture that are at risk should be renovated. For example, Villa Viardot, a meeting place for artists... more
New Swedish iGaming Legislation on the Horizon
Europe has been waiting quite a while for Sweden to liberalize its gambling markets and provide scope for new licensing, and Sweden, for... more
GIG Gain German Sports Betting License in Nordbet Acquisition
Gaming Innovation Group (GIG) last week scooped up sports betting company Nordbet, which possesses a license to run sports betting in the... more
Analyst gives high marks to Eldorado Resorts, hints at potential acquisition
Shares of Reno-based Eldorado Resorts were upgraded in value by a Wall Street analyst who said in an investors note Tuesday the company has... more
Dutch Regulator KSA Seeks Updated Remote Gambling Act
Some of the Dutch laws relating to gambling date back as far as 1964, long before the Internet even existed. As such, they are currently... more
After all the ‘hoop-la’ Las Vegas casino owner Stevens breaks close to even on his $1M Michigan bet
Downtown Las Vegas casino owner Derek Stevens won’t be cashing his $1 million betting ticket on Michigan, but he will almost break... more
Atrient brings in Angela Ahmet as vice president of sales
Gaming equipment supplier Atrient has named Angela Ahmet as vice president of sales and has tasked the gaming industry veteran with... more
From Hard Rock to Virgin: A new name and a new financing structure
Virgin Hotels, along with a group of investors, announced Friday it’s purchasing the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas and will rebrand the... more
Shareholders in Penn, Pinnacle overwhelmingly approve $2.8 billion merger
Stockholders in Penn National Gaming and Pinnacle Entertainment overwhelmingly approved the regional gaming giants’ $2.8 billion merger... more
