Media reports on PokerStars exiting the Australian market has been repudiated by a PokerStars manager using the 2 + 2 forum.
PokerStars Steve posted the following comment on the poker forum:
“The rumor that PokerStars has decided to block Australian players on August 1 is not true.
“If the company decides to block players in Australia or [...]

Officials from Wimbledon, the world’s oldest tennis tournament, have been given a watch-list of “undesirables” suspected of betting corruption reports UK newspaper The Sunday Telegraph.
The blacklist has been compiled by the Tennis Integrity Unit (TIU), an investigations team run by a former Scotland Yard detective, and is said to include suspected individuals linked through betting [...]

The residential units atop CityCenter’s Mandarin Oriental fall into a simple price category: If you have to ask “how much?” then you can’t afford it.
CityCenter officials Wednesday showed off two stylishly designed model units on the Mandarin Oriental’s 24th floor. The units were completed in an effort to help close sales on the building’s 227 [...]

A federal judge in Los Angeles believes MGM Mirage majority shareholder Kirk Kerkorian knew a now-convicted Hollywood private eye was illegally wiretapping his ex-wife during their child custody dispute.
However, it doesn’t appear that Kerkorian, a 92-year-old Los Angeles billionaire who was never charged in the case, will face criminal prosecution.
The statements were part of a [...]

A Las Vegas company that is working to develop slot machines that can match a gambler’s desired pace of play has been licensed by the Nevada Gaming Commission.
John Acres, president of Talo Nevada, told commissioners Sept. 17 he is working on a personalized gaming program that through player tracking could operate at a slow [...]

If you’ve been around long enough, or perhaps I should say, gambling online long enough, you would surely know just how finicky it has been in the past for U.S. citizens to use credit cards for making deposits at online casinos. Before the passing of the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act (UIGEA), there was no [...]

The Swedish Market Court has ruled on the Svenska Spel law suit against Ladbrokes filed in 2008. The suit was instituted against Ladbrokes for breach of trademark laws with reference to Ladbrokes advertising campaign “Swedish games with English Odds”.
The state monopoly claimed that Ladbrokes had misused the Svenska Spel trademark and that only a [...]

As reported by The Denver Post: “Colorado casinos hit the jackpot in July, posting a 16 percent increase in revenue during the first month of higher limits, new games and round-the- clock gambling.
“It was the industry’s first substantial boost in monthly revenue since December 2007.
“Casinos in Black Hawk, Colorado’s premier gambling destination and [...]

The first major tournament on New Zealand soil has kicked off in Queenstown. The PokerStars Australia-New Zealand Poker Tour landed amid the glaciers and spectacular South Island views for the penultimate stop on the fledgling tour. The NZD$2,500 event, which must rank as one of the most scenic, with Lake Wakatipu and the Southern Alps [...]

Could Casino style slot machines cure Kentucky’s billion dollar budget problems. On Monday, Kentucky lawmakers will debate the controversial plan in a special session.
In the state of Kentucky the horses are more than a hobby. They’re one of the bluegrass state’s economic engines.
For local race enthusiasts, Kentucky Downs race track in Franklin is a [...]