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FBI Bust of Underground Poker Includes Local Cops

Illegal Poker Kansas
January 20, 2018

FBI raided an underground poker location in Wichita Kansas, which included the arrest of cops and a state highway patrolman. The indictment released Thursday, January 18, 2018, states the fellow lawmen were involved in illegal gambling and hindered an FBI investigation. The three men arrested are Michael Zajkowski, Bruce Mackey, and Brock Wedman. The three men were in their middle ages between 45 and 50 years old. Wedman faces not only obstruction charges like the other two men, but also one count of lying. An FBI agent entered the game, posing as a player. Wedman was suspicious of the “new… Read More

Macau’s VIP Gaming Sector Is in for a Bumpy Ride

Macau Gaming
January 16, 2018

Macau’s famous VIP gaming sector has been forecasted to decelerate in the second half of the year. Although Macau’s VIP gaming sector actually performed much better than expected in 2017, Bernstein, a well-known brokerage, has predicted that there will be big changes in 2018 because of what they’ve described as ‘structural headwinds’. Reasons for the Forecasted Deceleration in 2018 There have been numerous issues predicted for 2018 that will affect the VIP gaming sector in Macau. These issues are not all speculation; some of them have been confirmed to be introduced such as: Property cooling measures instituted by the Chinese… Read More

Buenos Aires Governor Makes Major Changes to Casino Industry

Buenos Aires Gaming
January 13, 2018

New laws with regards to Buenos Aires’ casino industry have been introduced by the province’s governor, Maria Eugenia Vidal, who also recently ordered the closure of 3 casinos. Vidal’s Time in Office and Its Affect on Gambling Maria Eugenia Vidal has been governor of the province of Buenos Aires in Argentina for the past two years. In that time Vidal has kept all types of gambling in Buenos Aires under surveillance, including all online gambling. In the past two years, no new machines have entered casino floors and zero lottery agencies were opened. Vidal, during her time in office, has… Read More

Jeju Shinhwa World Casino Still Not Opening Yet

Jeju-Shinhwa-World-Casino
January 9, 2018

For those who have been waiting for the Jeju Shinhwa World resort casino to be opened, the wait just got longer as the date has been pushed back yet again. The casino’s management cited a delay in the transfer of a casino license from a different casino as the cause of the setback. Initially, the opening date was scheduled for December 8 and it was going to be operated by Hong Kong’s Landing International Development. The first round of the delays pushed the launch date to January 18th this year but this did not also come to pass with the… Read More