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Ladbrokes Plc has entered into negotiations to purchase betting exchange operator Global Betting Exchange, which trades as Betdaq. The Dublin, Ireland-based company allows gamblers to formulate their own odds rather than relying on those set by a bookmaker. Ladbrokes wants to acquire the platform to bolster its own online operations.
Frank Fahrenkopf, a Reno native and former chairman of the Republican National Committee, said Monday he will step down as president and chief executive of the American Gaming Association.
Wynn Resorts Ltd., owner and operator of casinos in Las Vegas and Macau, is launching a new business focused on developing gaming and nongaming properties worldwide.
It’s not like A.G. Burnett has a huge learning curve in his new position as chairman of the Nevada Gaming Control Board.
ATLANTIC CITY – A Caesars Entertainment casino executive known as Rockin’ Don is stepping down after more than three years as president of the company’s eastern division.
As the legal battle involving sports gambling moves to the next round in New Jersey, Delaware continues to experience a payoff from its decision to expand its limited sports lottery involving professional football games.
Wynn Resorts Ltd., the gaming company controlled by Steve Wynn, scheduled a Feb. 22 shareholder meeting at Wynn Las Vegas to vote on the proposed removal of Kazuo Okada, one of the company’s co-founders, from the board of directors.
A survey conducted by Fairleigh Dickinson University’s PublicMind Poll found a slim majority, or 51 percent, of Americans for the first time think sports betting should be legal in states where it’s prohibited by federal law.