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HONG KONG, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Sands China’s (1928.HK) weak stock market debut in Hong Kong on Monday signals a lack of investor appetite for a casino gaming company with a high valuation and an uncertain outlook, with mixed interest in the sector’s long-term prospects. Sands China opened at HK$9.35 on its trading debut, down [...]

The study ordered by the Florida legislature to inform its decisions on the legalisation of online poker was delivered to the legislature by the state’s Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability last week and is expected to be presented to the state Senate by the end of November. (Read the full post about [...]

Was Goldman Sachs Forced to Make a Half Billion Dollar Payoff to the Minority Community as a (legal) Bribe to Obama? That is the question being asked by Gambling911.com Special Contributor and the 2008 Libertarian Vice Presidential candidate Wayne Allyn Root.  His views do not necessarily reflect those of Gambling911.com. Small Business Faces an Economic [...]

By Frank Fitzpatrick, Philly Inquirer Staff Writer Tim Donaghy will be released from federal prison Wednesday, according to consultants the ex-NBA referee has hired to ease his post-prison transition. Donaghy, a Havertown native who lost his job and was sentenced to 15 months for providing inside information to gamblers, hopes to find a job in [...]

The UK-based online gambling software provider Wagerworks has launched its popular Cleopatra slot on its mobile casino platform, adding the game to a mobile inventory that already includes Rainbow Riches, Ooh Aah Dracula, R.I.Peater, Elvis Top 20 and Hi-5. Cleopatra on mobile runs true to its land-based roots boasting quality graphics, sharp audio and a [...]

Hard on the heels of this morning's story that Party Gaming founder Anurag Dikshit is to sell all but 38.8 million of his remaining shares in the group comes the news that the 36-year-old software whizz plans to walk away entirely. The online gambling information publication eGaming Review contacted Shimon Cohen, a Dikshit spokesman, who [...]

Peter Murphy, a confidante of Michael Eisner while he ran Walt Disney Co. (DIS), has been hired as strategy and development chief for Harrah’s Entertainment Inc. Gary Loveman, chairman and chief executive of the debt-laden casino operator, sees Murphy helping as the company continues "to identify areas for future growth and to explore opportunities created [...]

October 17 – The English Harbour Group, long on of our premier partners here at Online Gambling Insider, this last week announced the launch of their latest new online casino, Slots Galore Casino. And fantastic news it is indeed, with US residents constantly looking for reliable and well run online casinos. The casino operates on [...]

Top online casino software provider Playtech has just launched a new gaming package of 16 new and innovative games. The package includes the much-anticipated release of the new Marvel Comic-themed slots, a new Scratch Card Series and ground-breaking new 3D offerings. As part of Playtech’s Hit Games package, the company will be releasing Incredible Hulk [...]

The stressed economic situation continues to impact Nevada land gambling venues according to official figures for August 2009, which show that casinos won $847 million from gamblers in August, a 9.3% decline compared with the same month in 2008. The Nevada Gaming Control Board reported Thursday that monthly revenue for the first two months of [...]