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New Jersey Legislature Votes to Legalize Daily Fantasy Sports
On Friday, the New Jersey Senate passed a bill to legalize and regulate daily fantasy sports by a 29-6 vote. The bill will now pass to the desk of Governor Chris Christie, who, having spent the weekend relaxing on the beach, is...
Baton Rouge to Take Long Drag in Deciding Proposed Casino Smoking Ban
Baton Rouge's Metro Council opted to delay voting on whether to implement a proposed smoking ban on bars and casinos within the Louisiana city's jurisdiction. The capital and second largest city in Louisiana behind only New Orleans, an anti-smoking group called Smoke-free...
Nevada Gaming Revenue Climbs in May, But NBA Hurts Sportsbooks
Statewide Nevada gaming revenue totaled $991.6 million in May, a 3.5 percent increase on the same month in 2016. The data also marks the Silver State's third-straight monthly gain, adding to the excitement that the gaming industry is headed in the right...
Caesars Takes Entertainment to Next Level, Builds Largest North American Sound Stage in Las Vegas
Caesars Entertainment is now in the movie and TV production business. The gaming operator's mammoth new soundstage opened for business in Las Vegas this week, not far from one of its Strip properties. At 48,000 square feet, it’s being touted as the...
Las Vegas Preps for Influx of July 4th Partiers with Visitor Safety in Mind
More than 323,000 tourists are expected to descend on Las Vegas for the Fourth of July weekend. And the hope is that every one of them makes it home safely after an extra-long weekend in Sin City. With this year's holiday falling...
Colombia Licenses First-Ever Regulated Online Gambling Company in South America, Blacklists 325 Others
Colombia’s new online gambling regime began ordering ISPs to block unregulated operators today (Friday), just 24-hours after it issued its first license, the first online gambling license ever awarded in Latin America. On Thursday Wplay.co, a subsidiary of Aquila Global Group, a...
James Packer Focus of Israeli Netanyahu Probe, Ex-Fiancee Mariah Carey Not Feeling Any Pain
Australian billionaire casino mogul James Packer probably hasn't had his best week ever. First, 19 employees of his company, Crown Resorts, were sent to prison in China for committing “gambling crimes” on behalf of the company, a fact that has severely embarrassed...
Mashpee Wampanoag’s Massachusetts Casino Ambitions Dealt ‘Mortal Blow’
The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe’s controversial quest to build a casino in Taunton, Massachusetts hit a major snag this week as the tribe abandoned its efforts to get the land surrounding the casino designated its sovereign territory by the Department of the Interior....
Thailand Mulls Casino Legislation, But Restoring Democracy Takes Priority
Thailand’s politicos have long harbored an interest in legalizing casinos and there is a very real sense they will take the plunge soon, although probably not before the much-anticipated general election, which is expected to take place in late 2008. This will...
The Killers’ Brandon Flowers is ‘The Man’ in Las Vegas, New Music Video Celebrates Sin City’s Bad Boy Image
Las Vegas homegrown rockers The Killers pay homage to their roots in a new music video that puts front man Brandon Flowers into numerous roles that revere him for being "The Man" in Sin City. The band's first music video in two...
