In case you need even more evidence that Russia is slowly—but surely—working its way towards accepting cryptocurrency, here’s one: the country is reportedly testing a pilot program based on the blockchain technology.

The Russian government has partnered with the country’s largest bank, Sberbank, and the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) for a project called “Digital Ecosystem for Exchanging Documents,” which uses blockchain—the underlying technology of popular digital currency bitcoin—for storing documents.

“The goal of the project is to study the possibilities of distributed document storage, which may increase the speed, reliability and quality of interaction during document exchange,” FAS said in a statement.

Blockchain, which makes use of cryptography to create a distributed ledger system, allows documents to be transferred anywhere with an internet connection almost instantly, while electronic signatures make them cryptographically unforgeable.

In case you need even more evidence that Russia is slowly—but surely—working its way towards accepting cryptocurrency, here’s one: the country is reportedly testing a pilot program based on the blockchain technology.

The Russian government has partnered with the country’s largest bank, Sberbank, and the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) for a project called “Digital Ecosystem for Exchanging Documents,” which uses blockchain—the underlying technology of popular digital currency bitcoin—for storing documents.

“The goal of the project is to study the possibilities of distributed document storage, which may increase the speed, reliability and quality of interaction during document exchange,” FAS said in a statement.

Blockchain, which makes use of cryptography to create a distributed ledger system, allows documents to be transferred anywhere with an internet connection almost instantly, while electronic signatures make them cryptographically unforgeable.

Casino operator Melco Crown Entertainment is reportedly seeking to put VIP gaming tables at its Studio City property in Macau.

The city state’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) confirmed to GGRAsia that it has received an application from Melco Crown “to open new [VIP] gaming tables in Studio City.” In an email to the news outlet, the gaming regulator said it is “currently analyzing the application.”

Studio City made headlines during its official grand opening last year based on its complete lack of VIP gaming tables. However, the company’s chief operating officer Ted Chan Ying Tat indicated in June that Melco Crown is considering ending its VIP embargo in part because “we internally are not very satisfied with the current condition” of the Studio City property.

DICJ noted that Melco Crown’s application did not specify where the VIP tables will be coming from. But given the government’s cap on the number of live-dealer gaming tables allowed in the market, the report stated there is a possibility that the tables will either come from Studio City’s main floor or from Melco Crown’s other Macau venues. Studio City originally applied for 400 gaming tables, but had received 200 new tables when it opened, while the remaining 50 were scheduled to come in January.

The Election Day is still three weeks away, but Irish betting site PaddyPower is already sure of Clinton’s victory that it is already paying out $1.1 million to those who bet on the Democratic nominee.

According to PaddyPower, Clinton has an 85.7 percent chance of winning the elections, while Trump’s campaign—for all intents and purposes—is already dead with 18.2 percent chances of victory.

In fact, the betting site confirmed to CNN Money that it has paid some 6,000 British and Irish gamblers who placed their bets on Clinton before 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The biggest bet on Clinton was $61,485.

“The recent flood of revelations have halted [Trump’s] momentum and his chances now look as patchy as his tan,” PaddyPower said in a blog post.

Here’s the CalvinAyre.com​ news round up to bring you on top of industry news and trends this week.

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Gumpoldskirchen, October 18, 2016 – The official inauguration of the expanded casino premises at the Macedonian Casino FlaminGO was celebrated on Friday, October 7, with a grand festivity and 3,000 guests as well as NOVOMATIC brand ambassador Niki Lauda as a special VIP guest.

Following the takeover by the NOVOMATIC Group and an investment in extensive refurbishment measures amounting to some EUR 40 million, Casino FlaminGO reopened at the beginning of 2014. The latest expansion of the casino premises, which has now concluded, amounted to a further EUR 14 million.

The Casino FlaminGO complex to date comprises a hotel with 60 rooms and Spa & Wellness areas, as well as two restaurants, three bars, a café and a nightclub. The casino floor offers 26 live gaming tables with a comprehensive offering, and the number of slots has now been expanded from the original 470 gaming machines to 920 terminals – and will further increase to 1,001 units by the end of the year.

At this point, Casino FlaminGO will become South East Europe’s largest casino, offering jobs for 570 staff and welcoming more than 500,000 guests per year.

Georgia Lottery officials are trying to solve the case of the missing winner of half of a $15 million jackpot won in the state.Mega Millions, Georgia, Unclaimed Prize, Jackpots, Multi-State Game

Charges have been dismissed against one of three people charged with fraudulently claiming a lottery ticket prize.Legal, Iowa, Scratch Games, Theft, Law Enforcement, Crime, Court

Dover Downs casino recorded higher revenue numbers than Delaware Park for the first time since the powers to be started recording stats in Nov 2013, but the statewide news was not as positive as revenue figures tumbled for a third straight month.

Dover Downs Casino is the king of the Delaware iGaming market, for one month at least.

For the first time since the state started recording online gambling revenue digits in Nov 2013, Dover Downs has performed better than Delaware Park, and they have poker to thank for their marked improvement.

Dover Downs earned $109,005.73 in revenue with $19,466.82 coming from online poker. It was the fourth highest poker haul of all time and highest since Feb 2014.

Gaming Advancement Marketing Entertainment LLC (G.A.M.E) continues to innovate with the introduction of Protection Poker, a form of Texas Hold’em that ensures players with a 65% advantage, when all in, win at least 20% of the pot.

Poker isn’t broke. It doesn’t need fixing. But games are evolving, as is the level of human IQ, and poker needs to keep up with that progress.

One area that has come under scrutiny in recent times is the speed of the game. When it comes down to the thrill factor, there is nothing more laborious than having to wait an eternity for a player to make a decision.

Gaming Advancement Marketing Entertainment LLC (G.A.M.E) has been paying attention. Earlier, in the year, their patented Action Clock was used during the World Poker Tour (WPT) Tournament of Champions and the feedback from the players showed it to be a success.

MALTA, EUROPE October, 2016 – It was announced today that FAST TRACK Solutions and NetRefer have entered into an agreement to provide NetRefer’s performance marketing platform to FAST TRACK clients.

All FAST TRACK clients will now have access to the full product suite of the NetRefer products.

CEO of FAST TRACK, Simon Lidzen commented ‘’FAST TRACK is delighted to choose NetRefer as its key partner for our clients marketing platform solution. The flexibility of the solutions & the progression of the product enables us to ensure our clients will receive a leading offering.’’

COO of NetRefer, Timothy Buttigieg commented “NetRefer is excited to partner with FAST TRACK, a technology organisation building robust, innovative and scalable platforms. We will provide FAST TRACK with our award winning product suite together with access to our industry experts to ensure that they are successful.”