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Dana White Gives Conor McGregor Sunday Deadline for Floyd Mayweather Fight
UFC President Dana White is growing tired of dealing with the potential Floyd Mayweather vs. Conor McGregor fight. Appearing this week on CBS Sports Radio's "The Jim Rome Show," White told listeners that he's losing patience in trying to find terms suitable...
Midwest Casino Revenues Dip in April amid Waning Interest in Slots
Monthly revenue reports are in, and casinos in both Detroit and Northwest Indiana saw declines for April compared to the same month last year. Officials say they are hoping this is just a blip not a trend. In April, regional casino customers...
Japanese Gaming Company Sega Sammy Hopes to Snag Majority Ownership in Casino Resort
Japanese gaming manufacturer Sega Sammy is the first domestic firm in the country to publicly express interest in bidding on one of the two integrated casino resorts expected to be authorized next fall. Japan's National Diet approved the legalization of commercial casinos...
Leaked Manifesto FOBT Regulatory Reforms from UK’s Labour Party Put Bookies in a Tizzie
Proposed drastic regulatory reforms for Britain's fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) are not sitting well with the country's bookmakers. The leaking of a UK Labour Party manifesto to the press on Wednesday night, which included the impactful FOBT changes, revealed that opposition leader...
Caesars Regains Footing in Atlantic City with Approval of Debt Restructuring Plan
The New Jersey Casino Control Commission (CCC) has approved a plan by Caesars to restructure its debt by outsourcing casino operations in two of its three Atlantic City resort properties. Under the arrangement, the Caesars Entertainment Operating Company will essentially split its...
Las Vegas Raiders Stadium Deadline Forces Lease Talks to Accelerate
With the Raiders wanting to move into their new stadium by 2020, the first step is negotiating a lease between the team and the Las Vegas Stadium Authority, and has been sped up to meet a self-imposed May 23 deadline. The NFL...
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...
