Crown Resorts' Melbourne casino to face royal commission in Victoria while yet another director quits following Bergin report.
White House clarifies official position regarding online poker (sorta)
US President Obama's administration issues official response to online poker petition, appearing to advocate for state-level regulation
Japan bans kompu gacha; Zynga takes a pounding; social game disengagement
Japan officially bans 'kompu gacha' social games; Zynga takes pounding on day of Facebook IPO; report claims social game growth slowing
Australian betting whale’s move abroad to cost race bookies millions
Zeljko Ranogajec, the Australian horserace betting whale who pumped billions into parimutuel operators, moves abroad to avoid tax bill.
Delaware committee okays gaming bill; Lesniak says Christie ‘back on board’
Delaware House committee approves HB333 online gambling bill; Ray Lesniak says Gov. Christie back on board online gambling legislation push
Japanese social game engineer exposes ‘kompu gacha’ games dirty secrets
An anonymous software engineer reveals dirty secrets behind Japanese social game companies lucrative 'kompu gacha' games.
Okada taps private investors for expansion; Philippine pol says Pagcor must die
Universal Entertainment's Kazuo Okada looks to private investors to fuel expansion; Philippine senator proposes replacing Pagcor
Illinois online gambling push; Christie ducks New Jersey gaming conference
Illinois wants to create Division of Internet Gaming within Illinois Lottery; NJ Gov. Christie cancels keynote address at gaming conference
Gaming Industry News Weekly Recap – Stories You Might Have Missed
The gambling stories that made headlines during the week of May 6-12, 2012.