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Pennsylvania Casinos Are Handing Out Less Free Slot Play
Pennsylvania casinos were a tad more conservative during the most recent fiscal year when it came to divvying out free slot credit to patrons, and that might hint that gambling demographics are changing. Pennsylvania's 12 land-based floors aren't alone in giving out...
Floyd Mayweather Beats Conor McGregor, Wins Las Vegas Millions of Dollars
Floyd Mayweather is riding off into retirement for a third time with a career resume that boasts a perfect 50 wins to zero losses. His technical knockout (TKO) on Saturday night over UFC mixed martial arts superstar Conor McGregor leaves Las Vegas...
Macau Junket Operator Neptune Group Announces Name Change to Rich Goldman
The Neptune Group, once a prominent Macau junket operator, plans to reinvent the company under the new name of Rich Goldman Holdings, Ltd. The publicly traded entity revealed the news in a filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. It's unclear where...
Paddy Power Denies Racism over Floyd Mayweather Tweet
Irish bookmaker Paddy Power has been forced to defend a tweet on Sunday the forthcoming McGregor-Mayweather fight from accusations of racism. The bookie, which is known for its notoriously risqué approach to advertising and social media marketing, announced this week it would...
Las Vegas Sports Books Take Two Separate Million-Dollar Bets on Mayweather Beating McGregor
Two unidentified gamblers made separate million-dollar bets on Floyd Mayweather to defeat Conor McGregor in Saturday night’s fight at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The big outlays were enough to move betting lines while also showing all the big money going in...
Feds Say They’re Owed $75.5 Million for Rent on Land Beneath Billy Walters’ Bali Hai Golf Club
Convicted insider trader Billy Walters leases the land his Bali Hai Golf Club sits on from Clark County, but the federal government believes he's been getting too sweet of a deal. In a letter to Clark County from the US Department of...
Nevada Gaming Says Casinos Can’t Be Buds With Marijuana, Approves Caesars Restructuring
The Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) extinguished any rumors this week that the state regulator might ease its position on legalized recreational marijuana. Commission members told the casino industry to steer clear of any relationships linked to the cultivation of marijuana, and shouldn't...
Atlantic City Advocate Jim Whelan Dead at 68, County Has 35 Days to Name Successor
Atlantic City lost one of its most powerful and influential voices this week with the unexpected passing of State Senator Jim Whelan (D), who died after suffering a heart attack at his Chelsea Heights home on Tuesday. Atlantic County Democrats now have...
Typhoon Hato Death Toll Rises in Macau, Casinos Remain Without Power
With the discovery of two bodies floating in a flooded parking lot, the death toll from Typhoon Hato in and around Macau rose to eight on Thursday. Macau’s worst storm in 53 years battered the China casino hub for several hours Wednesday...
Massachusetts Woman Makes Lottery History as Sole Winner of $759 Million Powerball
A single winner bought a ticket at a gas station in Massachusetts to claim a Powerball prize that made for the biggest individual lottery win of all time. Mavis Wanczyk, 53, came forward on Thursday to reveal that she held the winning ticket,...
