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Melco Crown Sets Aside $340 Million Loan for Philippines Casino
December 31, 2013

Melco Crown Sets Aside $340 Million Loan for Philippines Casino

Macau-based Melco Crown (Philippines) Resorts Corp. is readying a loan of $340 million to help secure the future of its resorts and casinos group of companies, MCE Leisure Corp., in order to expedite the completion...

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Want to Spend New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas? Bring Plenty of Cash
December 30, 2013

Want to Spend New Year’s Eve in Las Vegas? Bring Plenty of Cash

Next to possibly New York's Times Square, nowhere in the world says "New Year's Eve" like Las Vegas. In a city that's built on booze, sex and gambling, who doesn't want to bring in 2014...

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Mixed Emotions as Judge Okays Atlantic Club Shutdown
December 29, 2013

Mixed Emotions as Judge Okays Atlantic Club Shutdown

When a veteran casino closes down, for the buyers and sellers, it's just business. But for the casino's employees, it's the loss of a job, and sometimes, a life-long career. Such is the case for...

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Revere and Mohegan Sun Strike Casino Deal in Massachusetts
December 29, 2013

Revere and Mohegan Sun Strike Casino Deal in Massachusetts

There’s no guarantee that Suffolk Downs and the Mohegan Sun will be able to build a casino in the city of Revere, Massachusetts. In fact, the whole project still seems like a long shot to...

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Fertitta and Wynn Joining American Gaming Association for 2014
December 28, 2013

Fertitta and Wynn Joining American Gaming Association for 2014

Take your seats and get ready for some head-whipping interplay between power players: the American Gaming Association (AGA) - the Washington, D.C.-based primary lobbying arm for the major casino conglomerates in America - has some...

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Bulgaria Loosens Restrictions, Lowers Taxes on Online Gambling
December 28, 2013

Bulgaria Loosens Restrictions, Lowers Taxes on Online Gambling

For years, Bulgaria has been the boogeyman of online gambling. Their blacklist of foreign operators has been legendary, and the high taxes on operators who were allowed to participate in the Bulgarian online gambling market...

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Indian Man Gambles 13-Year-Old Daughter’s Hand in Marriage
December 27, 2013

Indian Man Gambles 13-Year-Old Daughter’s Hand in Marriage

For those in the Western world, the perplexity of arranged marriage can be hard to comprehend, and even outrages many who see the tradition as hopelessly outdated. But the reality of one Indian man wagering...

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UK Health Survey Shows Young Males Most at Risk for Problem Gambling
December 27, 2013

UK Health Survey Shows Young Males Most at Risk for Problem Gambling

One in 20 British males between the ages of 16 to 24 can be classified as either a moderate risk or a problem gambler, showing that young men are particularly vulnerable to gambling addiction issues,...

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PokerStars Turns to New York State for Online Gambling
December 26, 2013

PokerStars Turns to New York State for Online Gambling

People who work in the upper echelons of the gambling industry do not lack moxie; that's why bad boy and former Golden Nugget owner Tim Poster has no problem asking the Nevada Gaming Commission to...

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Las Vegas Cabbie Returns Huge Cash Stash to Anonymous Poker Pro
December 25, 2013

Las Vegas Cabbie Returns Huge Cash Stash to Anonymous Poker Pro

UPDATE: December 27, 2013: Although they usually say that no good deed goes unpunished, for once, someone who did the right thing has actually gotten rewarded for it: cab driver Gerardo Gamboa had a little...

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