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Massive Typhoon Hato Hits Macau, Kills Five, Temporarily Closes Casinos
Typhoon Hato ripped through Macau on Wednesday. The maximum “category 10” storm, the worst Macau has seen in 18 years, has left at least five dead while wreaking widespread havoc and destruction across the casino capital of Asia. According to local media,...
Gambling Strong in Atlantic City, But Tourism Stagnates In First Half of 2017
The seven remaining Atlantic City casinos are taking in far more money on their gambling floors in 2017 than they did a year ago, but the overall tourism industry remains stagnant. For the first six months of 2017, Atlantic City casinos saw...
Cleveland Cavs Trade Kyrie Irving to Boston for Isaiah Thomas, Las Vegas Doesn’t Care
The Cleveland Cavaliers have reached a deal with Boston that sends perennial all-star Kyrie Irving to the Celtics in exchange for point guard Isaiah Thomas, forward Jae Crowder, center Ante Zizic, and Brooklyn's unprotected 2018 first-round draft pick. While the trade will...
Wayne Rooney’s 200th Goal Helping to Erase Memory of Difficult Year
Last year was a season soccer star Wayne Rooney would like to forget and so far he is doing just that. The former Manchester United star scored his 200th Premier League goal on Monday with his new team Everton. He is only...
GVC Bid to Acquire Ladbrokes Coral for $4.6 Billion Falls Through
GVC Holdings was reportedly ready to offer 3.6 billion pounds ($4.62 billion) to acquire rival British gambling company and bookmaker Ladbrokes Coral, but the two sides couldn't agree on a selling price. The recent takeover talks were reported by the Financial Times,...
How to Beat Slots for Hundreds of Millions: Mastermind Russian Hacker Tells All
A Russian mastermind behind an international slots-hacking operation that bilked casinos across the globe for hundreds of millions of dollars gave an interview this week, in which he revealed just how he and his team pulled off such a sophisticated scam for...
Las Vegas Oddsmakers Admit Unease Over Mayweather vs. McGregor
Las Vegas oddsmakers will watch Floyd Mayweather make quick work of UFC champion Conor McGregor when the two finally come to blows at T-Mobile Arena this Saturday, August 26. Mayweather will cap off his career at a perfect 50-0, and all of...
Comanche Nation Sues Feds in Battle with Chickasaw Over Oklahoma Casino Development
The Comanche Nation is suing the US Department of the Interior for what it sees as preferential treatment given to a rival tribal casino operator in Oklahoma. In a lawsuit filed on Thursday, the Comanche are alleging that a $10 million casino...
PhilWeb Receives Provisional License to Resume Operations in Philippines
The PhilWeb Corporation has been granted a "provisional license" by the Philippines Amusement and Gaming Corp. (PAGCOR) to resume its electronic gaming operations in the Southeast Asian country. The issuance comes a little more than a year after PAGCOR revoked PhilWeb's gaming...
NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo Tells Upstate Tribe to Pay Up or Lose Gambling Exclusivity in Niagara Falls
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) is reportedly threatening the Seneca Nation of Indians with the possibility of losing their gambling monopoly in Niagara Falls if they continue to withhold revenue sharing payments. Earlier this year, the Native American tribe said it...
