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1 day ago | gamblingnews.com | Jerome Garcia |Jerome García

Image Source: Shutterstock.com Another day, another jackpot has dropped. This time, the Pahrump Nugget Hotel & Casino has shared the good news of a player making it big earlier this month. While the casino took a while to impart the details, as the original win occurred on May 2, and the property only shared the news this week, the win is still one that will go down in the history of the casino.

1 day ago | gamblingnews.com | Jerome Garcia |Jerome García

Video poker, and Pai Gow Poker by extension, attracts a lot of players. It is a version of the game that can arguably be beaten, and some professional gamblers have stipulated as much in their books. Therefore, despite the small chances of this happening, it’s not too surprising that two gamblers were able to win back-to-back jackpots playing Pai Gow Poker in Atlantic City, getting a seven-card straight flush each. The hand resulted in the pair scooping a $184,000 and $90,000 jackpot respectively.

1 day ago | gamblingnews.com | Jerome Garcia |Jerome García

Pennsylvania continues to take a hardline stance against gambling machines in the state, with a lot of the devices available at venues such as bars, convenience stores, and gas stops operating in a legal grey area at best. Now, an operation launched by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General resulted in the confiscation of 400 illegal gambling machines removed from dozens of venues across the state.

1 day ago | gamblingnews.com | Jerome Garcia |Jerome García

The Fontainebleau Las Vegas Casino has produced a couple of big-time winners in the space of just a few days. The casino’s slot machines managed to pay a combined total of $3.7 million for just two of the property’s games. The first jackpot was won playing a Frankenstein slot by Light & Wonder, which produced a $2,462,66 winner, and the second one was one playing Aristocrat Gaming’s Dragon Link slot, which fetched a still respectable $1,313,000.

2 days ago | gamblingnews.com | Jerome Garcia |Jerome García

New Jersey lawmakers are debating whether they should pass a new law that would make it illegal for gambling ads to appear near schools and colleges. The move reflects a global trend of protecting youth by minimizing their exposure to gambling advertisements. Similar attempts are underway in the United Kingdom and Australia, where gambling ads continue to be seen by people under the legal gambling age or people who are considered to be more vulnerable to such influences.