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Las Vegas Street Performer Challenges for Right to Entertain

If you've ever been to Vegas, you've probably enjoyed the sights and sounds on the sprawling sidewalks outside the casinos as much as what goes on inside. Elvi in all their various crazy getups, superheros and one-man bands are but a few...

Casino.org Staff Writer August 8, 2013

McGolden Nuggets: Fertitta Takes His Brand National

Tilman Fertitta is like a textbook American success story. Now 56, the suave Texas billionaire has been steadily acquiring an empire of restaurants, aquariums, boardwalks, and, most famously, casinos, and he's now ready to take his brand to the next level. Maybe...

Casino.org Staff Writer August 7, 2013

Multimedia Games Inc. Becoming Slots Investment Dream

What a difference a few years makes.  Back in 2010, slot machine manufacturer Multimedia Games Inc. was seeking a buyer and couldn't give themselves away, but now the gaming industry is falling all over themselves looking to invest in the ever-expanding company....

Casino.org Staff Writer August 6, 2013

Caesars Entertainment Halfway Towards Being Linqed In

There's more than six months to go before it's completed, but The Linq - the name given to Caesars Entertainment's ersatz take on a New York City downtown hipster neighborhood - is ready for a preliminary look.  Like a seductive stripper, the...

Casino.org Staff Writer August 4, 2013

Genting Plans $937 Million Malaysian Casino Upgrade

Since opening in 1971, Genting Highlands – now known as Resorts World Genting – has been the only legal place to engage in land-based gambling in all of Malaysia. But the massive resort is aging, and the Genting Group thinks it’s about...

Casino.org Staff Writer August 2, 2013

Archbishop of Canterbury Says Church Can Invest in Gambling and Porn

The Archbishop of Canterbury was recently left blushing with embarrassment after it was found that the Church of England had bankrolled Wonga, one of those payday loan firms that are known for resulting in more debt than they solve. With their sky-high...

Casino.org Staff Writer August 1, 2013

Genting To Introduce Resorts World with Chinese Pageantry on LV Strip

With Siegfried and Roy's white tiger show long dormant, the Mirage's dolphins a bit ho-hum, and the shark tank at Mandalay Bay long-established , what can Vegas - always known for pushing the theatrical envelope - do for an encore? How about...

Casino.org Staff Writer July 1, 2013

Hakkassan Nightclub, CityCenter: Two Reasons MGM Is On a Roll

When a J.P. Morgan gaming analyst recently held court with MGM Resorts investors, it was a real party atmosphere. So upbeat, in fact, the Hakkassan nightclub in MGM's Las Vegas flagship Grand property might have been just the spot to hold the...

Casino.org Staff Writer June 18, 2013

Google Exec Funds Gambling Spree for Brit Musician Ed Sheeran

Google Glass may be on the casino hit list - as some of the biggest venues around the U.S. are beginning to announce a ban on the product - but Google executives are definitely not turned away at Las Vegas casinos. This...

Casino.org Staff Writer June 16, 2013

Minnesota Legislature Tours State to Sell E-Gambling Benefits

When the Minnesota Vikings wanted public funding for a new stadium, the state turned to electronic gambling to help the team pay the bills. But while some charities and bars have done quite well using the machines, others have been more resistant...

Casino.org Staff Writer June 15, 2013