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MGM and Wynn to Take on Over $1 Billion Each in New Debt
November 23, 2014

MGM and Wynn to Take on Over $1 Billion Each in New Debt

MGM Resorts and Wynn Resorts have announced, in separate financial filings, that they are looking to take on over $1 billion each in new debt to help pay for upcoming casino projects in Massachusetts, and...

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PokerStars Enters Casino and Sports Betting Business
November 22, 2014

PokerStars Enters Casino and Sports Betting Business

PokerStars is upping the ante when it comes to online dominance, as the leading poker room has announced its plans to establish table games and sports betting at its global site PokerStars.com. Blackjack and roulette...

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Paragon Gaming Investigation Could Jeopardize Vancouver Edgewater Casino
November 21, 2014

Paragon Gaming Investigation Could Jeopardize Vancouver Edgewater Casino

Las Vegas-based developers Paragon Gaming, whose ability to “meet the conditions of its registration” has been called into question, could put the future of the $535-million Edgewater casino project in downtown Vancouver into doubt. At...

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New York State Could Scale Back Casinos Due to Tightening Market
November 20, 2014

New York State Could Scale Back Casinos Due to Tightening Market

New York State's four upstate casino licenses could be awarded as soon as next month. But there's now talk that the state may not yet be committed to awarding all four, especially as officials begin...

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Revel Buyer Bails Over Energy Costs in Atlantic City, as Trump Taj Mahal Standoff Worsens
November 20, 2014

Revel Buyer Bails Over Energy Costs in Atlantic City, as Trump Taj Mahal Standoff Worsens

More misery for the shuttered Revel Casino in Atlantic City, as Brookfield Asset Management, the company that successfully bid to buy  the property for $110 million at bankruptcy auction, has backed out of the deal....

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First New Jersey $1 Million Online Casino Prize Gets Paid Out
November 19, 2014

First New Jersey $1 Million Online Casino Prize Gets Paid Out

The very first New Jersey $1 million online casino prize has now made history, as a Garden State woman took home a prize of over $1.3 million, becoming the first person in the state to...

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Live! Hotel and Casino Wins South Philadelphia License
November 19, 2014

Live! Hotel and Casino Wins South Philadelphia License

Live! Hotel & Casino has been awarded Philadelphia’s second casino license. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board awarded the license on Tuesday. A joint project between Cordish Companies and Greenwood Gaming & Entertainment Inc., which owns...

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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver Pushing for Legal US Sports Betting
November 18, 2014

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver Pushing for Legal US Sports Betting

Can legal US sports betting, across the board, ever be a thing? A surprising proponent has emerged in the form of NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. Commissioner Silver penned an op-ed for The New York Times recently,...

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Revel to Reopen Under New Owners, While New Jersey Showboat Goes Collegiate
November 17, 2014

Revel to Reopen Under New Owners, While New Jersey Showboat Goes Collegiate

The new owners of Atlantic City's Revel Casino, Toronto-based asset management firm Brookfield Asset Management Inc., have announced they will invest $200 million to redevelop the formerly swank property, with the aim of reopening it...

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Mohegan Sun Looks to Expansion as Connecticut Takes on Massachusetts
November 16, 2014

Mohegan Sun Looks to Expansion as Connecticut Takes on Massachusetts

Mohegan Sun is now steeling itself to take on Massachusetts, rather than beating a humiliating retreat after losing the bid for an east Massachusetts casino license this year. The Sun wants to build a new...

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