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DOJ Announces AbsolutePoker’s Victims Will be Paid
AbsolutePoker’s US victims may yet receive compensation. In a surprise announcement by the DOJ, Monday, Joon H Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, said that a process to “compensate eligible victims of a fraud committed...
Showboat Atlantic City Hosting Weekend Millennial Expo Throughout Summer Months
Showboat Atlantic City is going all-in on the millennial. Starting Memorial Day weekend and repeating every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday throughout the summer, the hotel-only property will host an experimental gaming expo in its renovated 150,000-square-foot convention space. Dubbed the Atlantic City...
Las Vegas Strip Casinos Help Fund UNLV Hospitality Program Building, Investing in Future Employees
UNLV is nearing completion on its $59 million, 93,500-square foot Hospitality Hall. The massive investment is partially made possible thanks to several Las Vegas Strip casino resorts, which will someday benefit from the college's prestigious hospitality training program's graduates. The William F. Harrah...
PR Firm for Edmonton Oilers Owner Daryl Katz Sued, ‘Indecent Proposal’ Criminal Complaint Emerges
High-rolling Las Vegas gambler Robert J Cipriani, who made the news in late 2016 for his role in busting a former football player-turned-drug kingpin, is now suing a PR firm. The firm, representing billionaire Edmonton Oiler's owner Daryl Katz, is alleged in...
Proposed Michigan Online Gambling Bill Would Only Authorize Internet Betting Inside Land-Based Casinos
The proposed Michigan online gambling bill that was introduced in early March by State Senate Majority Leader Mike Kowall (R-District 15) has hit a roadblock that has the potential to send the legislation way off course. Senate Bill 203 had been gaining...
888 Mulls Post Brexit Gibraltar Exit
888 Holdings has hinted for the first time that it could move its headquarters from Gibraltar to Malta due to the uncertainty surrounding the former’s post-Brexit future. Despite Britain’s assurances last week that it would protect Gibraltar’s interests during forthcoming Brexit negotiations,...
Chinese ‘Vice Stocks’ Soaring, Gaming Companies Welcome New Visitors and Investors
China's so-called 'vice stocks,' including those of casino companies, are on the rebound, despite the government's anti-corruption crackdown that initially hampered revenues. Macau gaming revenue was up 18 percent in March, the market's biggest growth in eight months. The region's casinos pulled in...
Sergio Garcia Overcomes Odds at Masters to Finally Win First Major
Sergio Garcia captured his first major victory on Sunday at the Masters in what was his 74th grand slam event. Garcia had won nine times on the PGA Tour heading into the Masters last week, but the 37-year-old once nicknamed "El Nino"...
Connecticut Tribes up Ante for Third Casino by Offering State More Tax Revenue
The two Connecticut tribes that are trying to jointly build a satellite casino in East Windsor are sweetening their proposal to the state by offering up additional tax money generated from the wished-for slot machines. The Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribal nations,...
Maryland Casinos Win Record Monthly Total, MGM National Harbor Back on Top
Maryland casinos generated $141.2 million in revenue during March, the state's best monthly performance since gambling was legalized back in 2008. MGM National Harbor, the newest casino in Maryland, was the top earner with $51.2 million. The $1.4 billion resort across the Potomac...
