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New Mexico Gaming Compact Dispute Goes in Favor of State, as Judge Rules Against Tribe
The two-year New Mexico gaming compact dispute between the state and Pueblo of Pojoaque Native American tribe has been settled, at least for the time being. Three federal judges in the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver ruled late last week...
Mohegan Sun Limo Driver Who Crashed Vehicle Denied Sovereign Immunity by US Supreme Court
A Mohegan Sun limo driver involved in a crash on I-95 outside the Mohegan tribe's sovereign lands may not claim sovereign immunity, the US Supreme Court ruled this week. Driver William Clarke allegedly plowed into the back of another car while ferrying...
Derek Jeter and Jeb Bush Angling Miami Marlins Takeover, Las Vegas’ MLB Odds Dealt Blow
Future Cooperstown member Derek Jeter and 2016 presidential candidate and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush (R) are leading a group of investors in buying the Miami Marlins baseball franchise for a reported $1.3 billion. According to the Miami Herald, the group is...
Parisian Macao in Legionnaires’ Disease Breakout Scare
Sheldon Adelson’s lavish $2.7 billion Parisian Macao has been linked to a possible outbreak of legionnaires’ disease this week. Health officials in Hong Kong and Macau are investigating whether three Hong Kong nationals who succumbed to the disease, all of whom recently...
Philippines Online Gaming Operators No Longer Welcomed Inside State-Sponsored Economic Zones
Philippines online gambling companies that are currently occupying millions of square feet of office space in the country's state-sponsored economic zones will no longer be welcomed. This week, Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) Director General Charito Plaza issued an advisory to building...
Las Vegas Design Professionals Discuss Changing Sin City Landscape at UNLV
A group of Las Vegas design professionals met at UNLV over the weekend to discuss "Emotional Architecture and Hospitality Design," with the goal of sharing perspectives on how resorts are evolving in Sin City. Las Vegas has certainly been subjected to numerous...
Irish Criminals Launder Money Through Bookmakers in Absence of Regulator
The Republic of Ireland’s lack of a bona fide gambling regulator is allowing criminals to launder and hide funds through bookmakers. That’s the verdict of Fianna Fail politician Niall Collins, TD for Limerick county, who declared this week that money-laundering had become...
Texas Casino Cruise Asks Social Media Followers if Company Should Fire Captain Who Struck Jetty
Texas casino cruise ship Jacks or Better (JOB) made plenty of headlines last week after its one and only gambling vessel struck a jetty marker in the Galveston Bay just a little more than a week after the party boat enjoyed its...
Elton John Cancels Caesars Palace Run Due to “Potentially Deadly” Infection
Elton John has canceled all performances of his "Million Dollar Piano" shows at the Coliseum in Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, for the next two months after succumbing to a potentially deadly “harmful and unusual bacterial infection.” The 70-year-old star contracted the unnamed...
Niagara Fallsview Casino Theatre Proposal Would Block Views of Falls
The Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort puts slots and table games just steps from the most famous falls in North America, but a proposed 5,000-seat theatre being considered by the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Commission (OLG) is being panned by city officials and...
