The battle for Singapore’s High Rollers is on
Packer and Adelson - competing hard for Singapore's high rollers Today marks the opening of Singapore’s (and the world’s) most expensive casino development – the Marina Bay Sands. The $5.5 billion...
View ArticleMega Casinos coming to Vietnam
The government of Vietnam has signaled its intentions to follow the likes of Singapore and Macau down the integrated casino resort path. Earlier this month Vu Duc Dam (Minister and Chairman of the...
View ArticleSheldon Adelson concerned about the social cost of Internet Gambling
Sheldon Adelson has generated more wealth from people losing money in casinos than anyone else on earth. Ever. But he’s concerned about the social costs of Internet gambling. So much so, he plans on...
View ArticleA Man, his Mobility Scooter, & New Moves to Ban US Online Casinos
New legislation has been introduced at a federal level in the United States which, if passed, will restore the longstanding (pre 2011) interpretation of the Wire Wager Act to include (and therefore...
View ArticleAngry Birds leads to Gambling Addiction
The Coalition to Stop Internet Gambling has just confirmed what we all suspected; smartphone video game Angry Birds is a stepping stone to gambling addiction. Far from being developed as bit of...
View ArticleAre online casinos more addictive than traditional casinos?
Are online casinos more addictive than traditional casinos? According to Sheldon Adelson the answer is yes. According to some journalists the answer is yes, and it’s children who are ones becoming...
View ArticleRAWA dead and buried for 2014
The United States Congress is in the throes of debating a $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill. As bills go it’s a pretty big one (in more ways than one). If it passes, congress can clear the decks on...
View ArticleAnother year, another push to ban US Internet gambling
Not dissuaded by last year’s failed efforts to have the Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA) passed, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) earlier this month re-introduced the bill into US House of...
View ArticleUS Attorney General considering online gambling ban
According to a report in the Huffington Post this week, US attorney general Jeff Sessions is considering a federal online gambling ban. If successful, the ban would put an end to US state-based...
View ArticleThe battle for Singapore’s High Rollers is on
Today marks the opening of Singapore’s (and the world’s) most expensive casino development – the Marina Bay Sands. The $5.5 billion project will see a staged opening over the coming months, and today’s...
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