Monthly Archives: January 2016

Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis has – great' visit to Las Vegas

Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis and the Las Vegas Sands chairman Sheldon Adelson had what they call a “great” visit Friday discussing a potential stadium deal. The billionaire owner of the Las Vegas Sands casino company wants to help build a professional-grade stadium at the UNLV campus and is meeting with the owner of the Oakland Raiders.

$100,000 wining Encore ticket purchased in the Sault$60 million is…

Since its launch in September 2009, Ontario Lotto Max players have won over $2.7 billion in prizes, including 42 jackpot wins and 294 winning Maxmillions tickets from all across the province. For each $5 play, Lotto Max players receive three sets of seven numbers ranging from one to forty-nine.

$100,000 wining Encore ticket purchased in the Sault$60 million is…

Since its launch in September 2009, Ontario Lotto Max players have won over $2.7 billion in prizes, including 42 jackpot wins and 294 winning Maxmillions tickets from all across the province. For each $5 play, Lotto Max players receive three sets of seven numbers ranging from one to forty-nine.

Gaming Industry News Weekly Recap – Stories You Might Have Missed

THE AMERICAS

Daily fantasy sports operators may have lost a major payment processor while both Hawaii and Mississippi declared DFS to be illegal gambling; Atlantic City’s Borgata casino is reportedly rethinking its online partnership with Bwin.party; social casino player ranks thinned in 2015; Nevada sportsboks posted their third straight year of record revenue; Wynn Resorts and Boston ended their casino feud; both PokerStars and its aggrieved VIP players issued statements on their Montreal meeting; former Full Tilt Poker exec Ray Bitar resurfaced at a wedding ceremony; and Jason Mo joined Tatjana Pasalic in this week’s episode of Chats With Tats.

EUROPE

Paddy Power said 2015 profits would rise 10%; Unibet used a cycling sponsorship deal to urge the Dutch government to lower its online tax rate, which even the Dutch regulator believes may be too high; Lithuania debuted its first online gambling blacklist; PokerStars’ casino diversification boosted its Italian market share; Rank Group chose Kambi Sports Solutions for Grosvenor Casinos’ new sports betting offering; the European Union declined to regulate virtual currencies; a Swedish ISP warned of the government’s IP-blocking plans; French politicians rejected online poker liquidity sharing proposals; Denmark’s Danske Spil took a chance on a stock market pool-betting startup; Portugal’s casino market staged a comeback in 2015; a UK granny may have lost out on a £33m lottery jackpot after washing her ticket; Slots Million’s Alexandre Tomic said virtual reality would connect social gaming with real-money gambling; Jonas Odman previewed plans for his recreational poker model 2.0; Catena Media’s Erik Bergman discussed the effects of consolidation in Sweden’s online gambling affiliate market and Rebecca Liggero previewed the top-five attractions at the ICE Totally Gaming 2016.

Gaming Industry News Weekly Recap – Stories You Might Have Missed

THE AMERICAS

Daily fantasy sports operators may have lost a major payment processor while both Hawaii and Mississippi declared DFS to be illegal gambling; Atlantic City’s Borgata casino is reportedly rethinking its online partnership with Bwin.party; social casino player ranks thinned in 2015; Nevada sportsboks posted their third straight year of record revenue; Wynn Resorts and Boston ended their casino feud; both PokerStars and its aggrieved VIP players issued statements on their Montreal meeting; former Full Tilt Poker exec Ray Bitar resurfaced at a wedding ceremony; and Jason Mo joined Tatjana Pasalic in this week’s episode of Chats With Tats.

EUROPE

Paddy Power said 2015 profits would rise 10%; Unibet used a cycling sponsorship deal to urge the Dutch government to lower its online tax rate, which even the Dutch regulator believes may be too high; Lithuania debuted its first online gambling blacklist; PokerStars’ casino diversification boosted its Italian market share; Rank Group chose Kambi Sports Solutions for Grosvenor Casinos’ new sports betting offering; the European Union declined to regulate virtual currencies; a Swedish ISP warned of the government’s IP-blocking plans; French politicians rejected online poker liquidity sharing proposals; Denmark’s Danske Spil took a chance on a stock market pool-betting startup; Portugal’s casino market staged a comeback in 2015; a UK granny may have lost out on a £33m lottery jackpot after washing her ticket; Slots Million’s Alexandre Tomic said virtual reality would connect social gaming with real-money gambling; Jonas Odman previewed plans for his recreational poker model 2.0; Catena Media’s Erik Bergman discussed the effects of consolidation in Sweden’s online gambling affiliate market and Rebecca Liggero previewed the top-five attractions at the ICE Totally Gaming 2016.

Denver police say 1 person dead in shooting, stabbing

A story about 14 credit unions offering prize-linked savings accounts called “WINcentive” neglected to mention one credit union with a Rochest Saving for retirement is no easy task, but a new study says you don’t need to be a Powerball winner to put away enough cash for old age. DENVER – Denver police say one person is dead and others injured in a shooting and stabbing at a motorcycle expo.