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Walt Disney Company Lobbying Against Gaming Expansion in Florida
The Walt Disney Company has donated $250,000 to lobbying efforts that are working to stop the potential spread of casinos in Florida. Voters in Charge is the beneficiary of the donation, which officially came from Disney Worldwide Services, a subsidiary of the mass...
Next Arizona Cardinals Stadium Name Might Break NFL Cardinal Rule
The Arizona Cardinals have played in the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale since the 72,200-seat domed facility opened in 2006. The institution, which specializes in online degrees but does have an actual campus in Phoenix, has paid tens of millions of...
FBI Director Brian Sandoval? Nevada Governor’s Reputation Could Make Him Viable Option
Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval (R) will be out of a job when his second term officially concludes in January of 2019. And while his office denies being under consideration, at least one unlikely liberal media outpost thinks the Silver State leader would...
Connecticut Border Casino Closer to Reality, But Legal Questions Linger
A bill that would authorize Connecticut’s Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot tribes to build a jointly operated casino in East Windsor, just 13 miles across the border from MGM Springfield in Massachusetts, inched closer to enactment this week. The Appropriations Committee in Connecticut’s...
Casino Equipment Market Economic Impact $47.5 Billion Worldwide, Says Industry Group
Bouncing back from a global recession a few years ago, the casino equipment business is now enjoying one of its most prosperous periods. The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM) reported this week that the sector had an economic impact of more...
LVCVA Budget Proposal Includes Cuts to Controversial Marketing Spend
So much activity is always going on in and around Las Vegas. Every week and weekend, it’s something. And the group charged with drawing people to Nevada by the tens of thousands, and then making sure their experience is memorable, met this...
Poker Player Bets He Can Eat $1,000 of McDonald’s Food in 36 Hours
Poker player Mike Noori is a man who likes to put his money where his mouth is. But the real million-dollar question is, can he put $1,000 of McDonald’s food in his mouth, then chew it, and swallow it, and start digesting...
Did Chinese Authorities Launch Massive DDoS Attacks on Hong Kong Online Gambling Sites?
Scores of online gambling websites based in Hong Kong were battered by a wave of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks in the week of April, according to US-based Arbor Security, which monitors the web for DDoS attack data. Between April 6...
UK Soccer Star’s Gambling Addiction Erases Fortune
A UK soccer standout in the Premier League is facing financial ruin because of his addiction to cards and casino games, according to the Mirror. An anonymous source told the UK newspaper that he is one of several players that is gambling large...
Ex-Amaya Chief Allegedly Tangled in Illegal New York State Governor’s Campaign Donation Scandal
More trouble is swirling around former Amaya CEO and chairman David Baazov. An FBI complaint, unsealed in a New York federal court on Monday, ostensibly outed Baazov as the person behind an illegal foreign campaign contribution. New York political operative Steven Pigeon...
