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Technology researchers at Newzoo who specialize in the global gaming market have predicted that 2016 will be the year mobile gaming overtakes PC and console varieties. From social gaming apps to iPad pokies, games played on mobile devices like smartphones, tablets and even smartwatches are expected to grab the majority of the global market share....

It was almost a year ago when Massachusetts got a taste of its very first casino, following the installment of a slots parlor at Plainridge Park in June 2015. With it came promises of grand casino resort developments by Las Vegas gambling corporations MGM and Wynn Resorts. Then there was the matter of one...

With a land mass of only 25km², the city of Manila – capital of The Philippines – is heavily packed with about 1.6 million people. Throw in the more than 1 million tourists that visit the Pearl of the Orient each year, and we can see why area hotels reach so far into the...

Casino gambling isn’t a very old industry in Ohio. The state’s very first gambling destination, Horseshoe Casino Cleveland, experienced its ‘phase 1’ opening on May 14, 2012. Three more followed in the next year, along with over half a dozen racinos. Interestingly, casinos in Ohio outplayed the tracks, generating the highest Q1 revenue in...

The Gun Lake Casino in Wayland, Michigan has been attracting visitors from Allegan County and beyond for the last five years. Home to over 1,600 slot machines, 33 table games, 5 restaurants and daily live entertainment performances at Stage 131, the tribal owned casino has become quite the attraction for locals and tourists alike. According...

The Nugget Casino in Sparks, Nevada has a long and winding history. Over the last 60 years, it’s undergone multiple expansion projects that brought it from a small gaming destination on the western border of central Nevada, just outside of Reno, to the colossal – but notably outdated – resort that it is today. The...

How many times have state governments passed laws that accidentally did more or less than the drafting legislators intended? More times than anyone can count, I’m sure, like when Florida flubbed on a prohibition of internet gambling cafes that technically made it illegal to use a computer in the state – oops! Now Washington is crying...

In the world of gambling – online or otherwise – they say there is no such thing as a sure bet. There’s no way to guarantee a profit. While it’s true that the odds are rarely in your favor, and even the most certain outcome is susceptible to disaster (case in point, Super Bowl XLII),...

Where better to seek information on the legality of gambling throughout America than Washington D.C.? All federal laws are written, amended and stored in the US Capitol. Even the American Gaming Association is headquartered here. But one thing you won’t find is any form of legalized gambling outside of charitable bingo games, raffles and...

Imagine walking into the store to purchase your favorite brand of coffee – as you always do – and finding the price has marginally increased. What do you do? You have only two choices. You can purchase the coffee at the increased price, willing to pay a bit more for your preferred brand, or...