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Dallas Mavericks Owner Mark Cuban Bashes Raiders’ Move to Las Vegas
Mark Cuban is one professional sports franchisee who isn't in favor of the NFL's Raiders moving to Las Vegas. Fortunately for Oakland owner Mark Davis, Cuban is in the wrong league for his opinion to carry any weight. The outspoken billionaire said this...
South Korean Gaming Market Targeted by Australian Slots Manufacturer Aristocrat
The budding South Korean gaming market is enticing casino industry companies into rethinking their marketing strategies. Slots manufacturer Aristocrat is the latest, as the Australian game maker is focusing on specialty themes that will appeal to this previously overlooked demographic. At the Global...
Dana White Confirms McGregor Deal in Mayweather Fight, Fertittas Give Mom Extra Special Mother’s Day
Dana White says his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) superstar Conor McGregor has agreed to terms to step into the ring with one of the greatest boxers of all time, Floyd Mayweather. Chatting with TNT during the network's postgame coverage of game one...
Pippa Middleton’s Wedding Bets Offer Traditional to Sublime
While her famous sister, Kate Middleton, got more attention when she married England’s future king, younger sister Pippa Middleton is receiving a fair share of action from betting companies on her Saturday wedding to James Matthews. Paddy Power, Coral and Ladbrokes all...
Macau Tourism Increasing, AGA President Says Thank US
Macau tourism is on the rise, and government officials representing China's special gaming zone predict the trend will continue throughout the year. Macao Government Tourist Office Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes said at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) Asia conference this...
Japanese Cities, States Vying to Serve as Home to Country’s First Casinos
Casino gambling is finally coming to Japan. The government is looking to award two licenses, which has interested Japanese cities and prefectures (their equivalent of a province or state) cautiously enthusiastic, while casino industry players are eager to enter the fray. Last week...
Indiana Casinos Rejoice over New Law Kicking Admissions Tax to Curb
Indiana casinos are praising state lawmakers for changing the way the state taxes their riverboats. House Bill 1350, introduced in January by State Rep. Todd Huston (R-Hamilton County), eliminates a longstanding $3 admissions tax that casinos have been forced to pay for each patron...
Hard Rock International Wins Right to Build Ottawa Casino
The Seminole Tribe of Florida, fresh from expanding into New Jersey through the purchase of the Trump Taj Mahal, is set to export its Hard Rock Casino brand even further north, to Canada, specifically the nation’s capital, Ottawa. The Seminoles announced on...
Gaming Regulator’s Secret Recording Exposes Unsavory Effort to Assist Adelson
One of Nevada’s top gaming regulators contacted the FBI after the state’s attorney general, Adam Laxalt, attempted to call in a favor on behalf of casino magnate Sheldon Adelson. The Nevada Independent released a transcript on Tuesday of a March 2016 conversation between...
Korean Pop Star Jung Jin-woo Pops Into Prison for Illegal Gambling
Korean pop star Jung Jin-woo was once a promising musician with hundreds of thousands of fans in his home country. He rose to fame on the fifth season of "K-pop Star," South Korea's version of "American Idol," but a weakness for gambling...
