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Caesars Ends Free Parking for Locals at Seven Las Vegas Strip Casinos, Following MGM
Caesars began charging out-of-state guests to self-park in late March at the Linq, and continued rolling out the fees at other resorts up and down the Strip throughout the year. But to date, Nevadans have been immune from paying simply by swiping...
Ezekiel Elliot Running Out of Options for Juking NFL Suspension After Appeal Denied
Time may be running out for Dallas Cowboy’s running back Ezekiel Elliott after a judge denied his appeal of his six-game suspension on Monday. His impending sidelining has also affected his team’s odds to win the Super Bowl. The Cowboys began the...
PAGCOR Casino Income Up 36 Percent in 2017, PhilWeb Receives Accreditation
PAGCOR, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp, says in its 2017 third quarter report that casino income from its 13 Casino Filipino locations and 35 satellite facilities is up 36 percent through September. Net income after expenses totaled PHP 4.36 billion ($84.3...
Larry Flynt Loses Bid to Overturn California Casino Law
Hustler Magazine creator Larry Flynt failed in his bid to expand his casino ownership portfolio when a federal judge dismissed his challenge to a California law that doesn’t allow individuals to operate gambling venues both inside and outside the state. U.S. District...
Judge Orders MGM to Preserve Evidence at Route 91 Shooting Site, Mandalay Bay
Facing two lawsuits and the possibility of future litigation, MGM Resorts was ordered Monday by a Las Vegas judge not to destroy any evidence related to the Oct. 1 Route 91 Harvest festival shooting. Attorneys that filed suit will bring forensic experts...
Pennsylvania Gambling Expansion Law Includes Earmarks for $20 Million Aquarium, $5 Million Indoor Rec Center
The economically all-encompassing Pennsylvania gambling expansion package signed yesterday by Governor Tom Wolf (D) is a 939-page bill that comes with a few carefully placed earmarks. The most notable is $20 million set aside for the City of Easton to help build...
Voters on Taiwan’s Kinmen Islands Overwhelmingly Reject Call for Legal Casinos
The people of Kinmen Island in Taiwan spoke loud and clear at the ballot box on what they thought about allowing casinos in their towns. They overwhelmingly rejected a referendum on the matter Saturday by a vote of 21,663 to 2,705. The...
New York Man Makes $400 a Day Hustling Chess
Many people are familiar with the image of chess hustlers taking on all comers in New York City parks. But it’s a lot harder to imagine that someone could make a living solely on the income made from playing the board game...
Jack Lam Charged With Bribery in Philippines, Faces One to Five Years Imprisonment
Macau gambling tycoon and Chinese citizen Jack Lam quickly fled the Philippines after authorities raided his Fontana Hot Spring Leisure Parks casino resort in the Clark Freeport Zone in November of 2016 and arrested 1,316 Chinese nationals working illegally. Nearly a year...
SLS Las Vegas Sale Price Tussle Means Final Deal Likely Delayed Until Q1 2018
Sales price haggling over the SLS Las Vegas may have pushed back the deal's anticipated closing date, a spokesman for the transaction announced over the weekend. Negotiations between purchaser Alex Meruelo's company and seller Stockbridge Capital Partners were expected to be finalized by...
