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Jerome García
JournalistJerome is a welcome new addition to the Gambling News team, bringing years of journalistic experience within the iGaming sector. His interest in the industry begun after he graduated from college where he played in regular local poker tournaments which eventually lead to exposure towards the growing popularity of online poker and casino rooms. Jerome now puts all the knowledge he's accrued to fuel his passion for journalism, providing our team with the latest scoops online.
Business
February 17, 2023
Continent 8 Launches iGaming Community Cloud Offering in Ohio
The announcement about the latest achievement came Thursday and sees the company become the first provider of iGaming Public Cloud offering. This marks a major step for Continent 8, considering the strong potential of the regulated online and mobile sports betting market in Ohio. In fact, media reports confirmed that over the New Year’s weekend, […]
Legal
February 17, 2023
William Hill Investigation into Cash Voucher Fraud Uncovers More Accomplices
The Las Vegas Review-Journal confirmed Thursday that more individuals, allegedly involved in the embezzlement scheme against William Hill were identified. This takes the number of people, involved in the scheme to a total of five. The new report confirms that Persha Stanley and Anthony Cuddeback are the two individuals charged on Monday for their alleged […]
Legal
February 17, 2023
Workers Union Blasts NSW Proposal to Increase Taxes for Pokies
Amid the review of The Star Entertainment’s NSW and Queensland operations, a new proposal calls to increase the tax rate for the company’s NSW location. The new proposal calls to increase the tax rate to nearly 61% for the poker machines within casinos. The change, if approved, is expected to be implemented starting in July […]
Casino
February 16, 2023
Dreamscape Unveils Plans for Rio Hotel & Casino Revamp
The New York-based real estate development and investment firm confirmed Wednesday it completed an $850 million capital raise. Raymond James led the equity private raise for the capital placement while Wells Fargo was in charge of managing the funding. Thanks to the capital raise, Dreamscape will finance a multi-phase renovation of its iconic Rio Hotel […]
Legal
February 16, 2023
Ohio Woman Sentenced to Prison in Illegal Gambling Case
Department of Justice (DOJ) documents released Wednesday confirm that the announcement came from First Assistant US Attorney Michelle M. Baeppler for the Northern District of Ohio along with Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart. M Goldberg from the Tax Division of the Justice Department. The DOJ revealed that the criminal case was investigated by the […]
Legal
February 16, 2023
Monarch Casino & Resort to Pay a Fine in Connecticut over Proxy Wagers
Proxy betting is an activity that involves placing a wager on behalf of another person that is from a state where gambling is not legal for example. There are currently regulations that prohibit such bets in some US states, but there are states that also allow the activity such as Nevada, although under specific guidelines. […]
Industry
February 15, 2023
Detroit Casinos See Betting Decline, Gaming Revenue Soar
The gambling regulator in the state, the Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB), announced that the three casinos in Detroit reported a total of $103.5 million in monthly aggregate revenue last month. This result, when compared to the $100.9 million reported for the corresponding period in 2022 marked a slight increase of less than 3%. Further […]
Industry
February 15, 2023
Sportsbet Leans on TikTok to Engage with Young Women
TikTok is a popular social media platform that has been growing rapidly since its release several years ago. The social media app that has been downloaded more than a billion times on Google Play and is available not only for mobile but for desktop devices as well, prohibits the promotion of gambling activities. Yet, TikTok […]
Legal
February 15, 2023
Illegal Gambling Ringleader Sentenced to Prison in California
On Tuesday, the US Attorney’s Officer, Southern District of California, revealed that Long Ngoc Tran, 42, of San Diego, was sentenced to 72 months or six years in prison over his participation in a large-scale illegal gambling operation. Investigators believe that the illegal operation was probably active for a decade resulting in a significant increase […]
Legal
February 15, 2023
Georgia Lawmakers Continue to Push for Sports Betting Legalization
Georgia is one of the eight US states that is currently trying to legalize sports betting. The statewide expansion of the activity began with the US Supreme Court striking down PASPA back in 2018. Since then, 34 US states have legalized and launched some form of sports betting, while three states have legalized wagering but […]
