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Reuters Exposes Shell Companies Processing Online Payments for American Gamblers
A report by Reuters this week exposed shell online retail companies that act as a front for processing illegal online gambling payments. The news agency’s reporters uncovered a network of sites purporting to sell household goods, but which instead engage in...
Westgate LV SuperBook Posts Odds for Vegas Golden Knights Games
The NHL’s newest team, the Vegas Golden Knights, aren’t expected to do much in their inaugural season, but the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook really doubts their chances in the team’s first game of the season. The oddsmakers made the city’s first professional...
New Online Gambling Lobbying Group iDEA Forms in DC, Backed by Amaya and Other Power Brokers
An online gambling lobbying group called iDEA (iDevelopment and Economic Association) has set up shop in Washington, DC, just steps from the White House and President Trump's Oval Office. The coalition includes many of the most prominent players in internet gambling, including...
Dismissed MGM Resorts Lawsuit Against Connecticut Upheld by Appeals Court
MGM Resorts was not placed at a competitive disadvantage in trying to build a casino in Connecticut on non-tribal land. That's according to the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan, which upheld a state judge's earlier dismissal of the case...
FAA Reviewing Las Vegas Raiders Stadium Plan, Height Key Issue
The FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) has received a request from the Las Vegas Raiders asking the agency to review construction plans for its 65,000-seat domed NFL football stadium. The $1.9 billion project is set to be built on a 62-acre plot of...
Makers of New “Skill Games” Look to Macau for Market Advancement
After a couple years of buzz about the coming wave of skill games, GameCo, a pioneer in the skill-gaming space, is set to take its slot-video-game hybrids to Macau, the world’s biggest casino market. GameCo’s video-game gaming machines (VGMs) were initially heralded...
Phil Mickelson Severs Ties With Longtime Caddie Jim “Bones” Mackay
Phil Mickelson, affectionately known as "Lefty," and caddie Jim Mackay, nicknamed "Bones," are going their separate ways after a 25-year partnership. The announcement brings to an end one of the most famed PGA Tour player-caddie combos in the history of the game....
Legionnaires’ Disease Continues to Make Headlines at Resort Casinos From Las Vegas to Macau
Legionnaires' disease still hasn't checked out of The Parisian, Las Vegas Sands' $2.7 billion lavish resort that opened just last fall. Legionnaires' is a potentially serious bacterial infection that contaminates the lungs and often comes with symptoms resembling pneumonia. Though most healthy...
Churchill Downs Announces $60 Million Gaming Facility at Former Track
Churchill Downs Incorporated has received initial approval from the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission to build a gambling parlor at Trackside, a closed racetrack facility that was previously used as a training facility. The planned 85,000-square-foot venue will cost Churchill Downs between $50...
OJ Simpson Granted July Parole Hearing in Palace Station Robbery Incarceration
After spending more than eight years in a Nevada state prison, O.J. Simpson may be close to being released. The famed football star has a hearing July 20 and if granted, the 69-year old could be a free man by Oct. 1. Simpson...
