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Crown Resorts Employees Detained in China Since Last Year Now Charged With “Promoting Gambling”
Australia's Crown Resorts says their 17 employees who've been detained in China since late last year have been formally charged with "offenses related to the promotion of gambling." Last October's arrest was a result of China cracking down on "corruption," per President...
Rankled Lawmakers Launch Ethics Investigation into Maine Casino Initiative
An effort to bring a new casino to Maine has caught the attention of an ethics committee, as lawmakers with an eye on funding sources move to stop a developer from allegedly gaming the system. The Maine Ethics Commission voted unanimously in a hearing...
Philippines Casino Proposed Entry Fee Aimed at Deterring Attackers Could Deter Business More Often
A plan to impose an entry fee for all casinos in the Philippines would have a detrimental effect on the sector’s thriving mass market, analysts for investment banking group Morgan Stanley said on Monday. The opinion was issued following the introduction of...
US Open Golf Odds Favor Dustin Johnson, Phil Mickelson’s Withdrawal Costs Sportsbooks
The golf odds at Las Vegas sportsbooks for this week's US Open at Erin Hills unsurprisingly put defending champ Dustin Johnson in the frontrunner position for the second straight major. The Westgate SuperBook has DJ at 7-1 as of Monday morning to...
Unite Here Local 26 Union Reaches Tentative Deal with Rhode Island Casino
Unite Here, a powerful nationwide labor union headquartered in New York City, has reached a tentative deal with the Twin River Casino in Rhode Island over a new healthcare benefits plan. The Unite Here Local 26 chapter in Rhode Island that represents...
Golden Entertainment Buys American Casino and Entertainment, Adding Stratosphere in Las Vegas to Gaming Portfolio
Las Vegas-based gaming distributor and casino conglomerate Golden Entertainment is adding to its holdings, the company announced on Monday. Stratosphere owner American Casino and Entertainment is being snapped up by Golden for an $850 million price tag, which includes $781 million on...
Bacterial Disease Legionnaires Infects Guests at World Series of Poker Host Resort
The bacterial disease Legionnaires has been discovered inside a hot water heating system at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. Currently hosting the 48th World Series of Poker (WSOP), health officials tested water heaters at the Caesars-owned property after two guests who...
Puerto Rico Casinos Could Benefit Should American Statehood Materialize, But Still a Long Shot
Puerto Rico, like many tourist destinations with balmy temperatures, has long offered casinos as a lure to visitors. But an economy that is now in shambles has affected the island nation's gaming industry, and on Sunday, Puerto Ricans voted emphatically for statehood, although...
Gaming Billionaire Kazuo Okada’s Own Company Is Investigating Him for Possible Fraud
Japanese gaming mogul Kazuo Okada is being investigated by his own company for potential fraud. Universal Entertainment, the Tokyo-based slots and pachinko manufacturer, revealed last week, in a message from its president posted on the company website, that Universal had established “a...
Innovative Slot Machines Targeting Millennials Fall Short, Expert Says
Skill-based slot machines are all the rage in the gaming industry in 2017, but the new products, thought to be innovative concepts by some casino executives, won't do much to attract the millennial, one expert opines. The American Gaming Association (AGA) and...
