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Ban Gambling Brands on Soccer Shirts, Says UK Opposition Labour Party
A Labour government in the UK would put an end to gambling companies advertising on soccer jerseys, the party’s deputy leader Tom Watson said on Wednesday. This season, nine out of 20 English Premier League teams are bearing the logos of betting...
Cyberattacker Shows His Cards, Says Rival Site Paid for Assault on ACR Poker Network
The Winning Poker Network (WPN) and its flagship site America’s Card Room (ACR) were hit by a spate of massive DDoS attacks on Thursday. The onslaught lasted three days and resulted in the cancelation of the network’s “Bigger Online Super Series” (BOSS)...
MGM Resorts Sells National Harbor to Itself, Announces Stock Buyback
MGM Resorts International opened its $1.4 billion National Harbor property last December, and the big casino located about 10 miles from the White House across the Potomac River quickly became the top casino performer in Maryland. Now the Nevada-based casino giant is...
Supreme Court Sports Betting Case Receives AGA Brief in Support of New Jersey
The Supreme Court received an amicus brief this week filed by the American Gaming Association (AGA) that expresses the casino lobbyist's views that New Jersey's arguments against the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) have merit, and that the federal sports...
Caesars, MGM Push for DACA Immigration Reform Affecting Las Vegas ‘Dreamer’ Employees
Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts have urged Congress to move quickly on immigration reform, hoping to ease the fears of casino employees who have been left in limbo by the Trump Administration decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA)...
Brazilian Olympic Committee President Allegedly Orchestrated Millions in Bribes for Rio Summer Games
The head of the Brazilian Olympic Committee (BOC) is being accused by his own country, as well as federal officials in France, of buying votes in Rio de Janeiro's successful bid to host the 2016 Summer Games. The developments this week add...
Seafood Buffet Prices Leave Gulf Coast Casino Gamblers Feeling Crabby
Gulf Coast casino floors use their well-stocked seafood buffets to lure millions of guests inside their doors each year, with the hopes that the reasonably priced smorgasbords will turn diners into gamblers. Countless guests begin their casino getaway in coastal Mississippi by...
Russian Gambling Zone Targeting Asia Yet To Blossom with Only One Casino
The hotel at billionaire Lawrence Ho's $500 million Tigre de Cristal casino resort in Russia's farthest eastward facing corner is filled to capacity on weekend nights, but that's not necessarily a good thing. Analysts say the hotel's limited lodging capacity is preventing...
“What Happens Here…” Iconic Vegas Marketing Slogan Returns in New TV Ad
“What happens here, stays here” is one of the most effective marketing slogans of the last 20 years, and it’s back, in a new TV spot from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA). Directed by Roderick Fenske, a former Nevada...
Westgate Las Vegas’s NFL SuperContest Shatters Record, Will Pay Winner $1 Million
Changes to the Las Vegas Westgate’s NFL SuperContest seem to have worked as the handicapping competition produced 2,323 early-bird entries, breaking 2016’s record. Because of the amount of people signed up the 2017 tournament will produce its first $1 million winner. The...
