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Queen Elizabeth Knows How to Pick Horse Racing Winners, and She Has £6.7M to Prove It
Who knew the 91-year-old Queen of England, Elizabeth II, was so into gambling? According to a recent data dive by the horse race betting website MyRacing.com, the British monarch has amassed quite the stable of winning thoroughbreds over the decades. Her lucrative...
Police Say Rugby Players Passed Inside Info to Gamblers
Police say that players in Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL) provided insider information to gamblers, though their match-fixing investigation did not lead them to believe that any of the four games they investigated were actually fixed. New South Wales police looked into...
Ohio State-Penn State Showdown Creates Odd Odds for College Football Betting
Penn State tailback Sequon Barkley will be attempting to sprint to the front of the Heisman Trophy balloting and keep his team in the running for the National Championship when they go on the road to face Ohio State on Saturday. The...
James Packer Says Crown Resorts Slot Tampering Allegations a ‘Lie’
Billionaire Crown Resorts founder James Packer says the allegations being levied against his company under parliamentary privilege by Australian federal lawmaker Andrew Wilkie are a "lie." Last week, Wilkie, an anti-slot machine activist, said three whistleblowers who previously worked at Crown Resorts'...
Tropicana Las Vegas Says Cancellations Increased 35 Percent Following Shooting
Penn National Gaming, parent company to Tropicana Las Vegas, says cancellation rates at the Strip resort surged 35 percent year over year following the October 1 deadly shooting that left 58 victims dead and hundreds injured. The closest casino to the Route...
Pennsylvania Casinos Oppose Gambling Expansion Package on Governor Wolf’s Desk
It might not come as a surprise that Pennsylvania casinos aren't too thrilled to learn that the state General Assembly passed a wide-reaching gaming expansion measure that will authorize up to 10 satellite gambling venues, place slot machines in truck stops, and...
Las Vegas Tourism Board Faces Budget Tightening after Audit to Rein in Indulgent Spending
They invested more than $10,000 to fly a group from Latin America to Las Vegas. Nothing less than a thousand-dollar bottle of wine would do when the Las Vegas Convention and Visitor’s Authority entertained guests at lavish hotel bars. These were just...
Tribe Plans to Challenge Feds on Lansing Casino
The Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians voted on Tuesday to challenge the federal government’s decision to deny their request to build a new casino in Lansing, Michigan. The proposed casino would be located next to the Lansing Center, on land...
Controversial Revel Owner Glenn Straub Sues New Jersey to Exclude Resort From PILOT Program
Glenn Straub, the Florida-based real estate developer who doesn't like to play by the rules in New Jersey's Atlantic City, has sued the state on grounds that his shuttered Revel property shouldn't be required to participate in the Payment in Lieu of...
Las Vegas Sands to Spend $1.1 Billion on Renovations, Thematic Relaunch in Macau
Las Vegas Sands has reaffirmed its commitment to Macau, as the casino giant announced it plans to spend $1.1 billion on new projects in the city that has become the world’s largest gambling center. The announcement comes at a time when rival...
