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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...
Patriots Owner Robert Kraft Becomes Media Target in Casino Stock Ownership Investigation
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is the target of a new investigation published to sports news siteDeadspinthat claims the billionaire is in violation of the National Football League's (NFL) ownership policies due to his investment in a hedge fund. Kraft, worth an...
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...
Elvis Memorabilia Retained by Westgate Las Vegas Despite Lawsuit From Icon’s Estate
The Elvis memorabilia that was part of an exhibit at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort isn't being returned to the late icon's estate in Memphis, Tennessee. "Graceland Presents Elvis" was a short-lived attraction inside the former International Hotel, an off-strip resort that...
Melco-Hard Rock’s Cyprus Casino Awaits Lift Off, Full Approval Imminent
A Melco-Hard Rock consortium is set to bring casinos to the Republic of Cyprus. On Friday, Cyprus’ Tourism Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis announced the evaluation process was complete, and, pending ratification by the country’s cabinet, work will soon begin on the construction of...
UK Horse Racing Levy Reforms Clear Final Hurdle
British horse racing has received a boost from the European Commission, which on Friday gave full approval on the UK government’s reforms of the sport’s central funding system. Under the new system, all bookmakers will be required to pay a ten percent...
