This Week in Gambling

Press of Atlantic City – After nearly being duped by a forged chips scam earlier this year, an Atlantic City casino is tightening security measures for its latest poker tournament New tournament chips identifiable with an ultraviolet light and marked by more colors and more detailed design were used for the first time Tuesday in the Spring Poker Open at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa. Casino officials said the move was a direct result of an alleged attempt by a North Carolina man to rig play with counterfeit chips, some of which he later flushed down a hotel room toilet….

iGaming Business – Gaming solutions company CG Technology, formerly Cantor Gaming, has agreed to supply is sportsbook system to the eight casinos of Mexican entertainment and gaming operator Logrand Group. Under the deal, Logrand Group will also be able to utilise the technology in additional locations as its business expands. The CG Technology system includes mobile, sports wagering, back end account management and wallet functions. The agreement marks CG Technology’s first licensing deal in Latin America. “Working with CG Technology, we are well placed to respond to recent changes in gaming regulation that require account-based sports wagering, an area CG…

Poker News – Sweden’s gambling monopoly Svenska Spel said it has taken a “big step towards a healthier gaming market” with a soon-to-be-created professorship to study problem gambling. The professorship at Lund University’s Faculty of Medicine will carry out detailed research into the causes and effects of problem gambling – the first of its kind in Sweden, according to the state-owned operator. “It’s part of our mission to work towards the prevention of gambling problems,” Zenita Strandänger, head of Corporate Social Responsibility at Svenska Spel, told PokerNews. “To learn more about how we best can prevent these issues we need…

Poker News – According a report by GamingIntelligence, a French court has recommended that €40,000 in fines be handed down to bwin.party co-Chief Executive Officers Norbert Teufelberger and Manfred Bodner for the group’s activities in France prior the adoption of the gambling legislation in force today. Teufelberger and Bodner are being charged with iGaming violations by a court in the commune of Nanterre (12 km outside of Paris), with violations that date back over a decade ago when the group offered betting services to France’s citizens. Although the original complainants French monopoly operators La Française des Jeux (FDJ) and Pari-Mutuel…

Forbes – Macau’s metamorphosis from gamblers’ guide footnote into the global gaming capital booking seven times the casino revenue of Las Vegas has inspired countries across Asia to try their own luck. From South Korea to Sri Lanka, there are gaming venues and big plans for more. While every government wants to duplicate the dollar figures of Macau, the model most follow is made in Singapore. Singapore awarded two casino licenses in 2006, following an unusually contentious pubic debate, with the goals of boosting visitor arrivals and adding what Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong called the “X factor” found in…

Online Poker Report – It has been two years since Illinois became the first state in the nation to begin selling lottery tickets online, and, according to the Illinois Lottery, the program is “working as designed.” That’s per a press release released by Illinois Lottery officials that put the total amount of online tickets sales at $36.9 million to date. Much like the relatively new legalized online gambling sites in Nevada, New Jersey, and Delaware, those who wish to purchase Illinois lottery tickets via the Internet must be physically located in the Land of Lincoln when doing so and must…