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$1.8 Billion Jeju Shinhwa World to Open First Phase on South Korean Resort Island
Jeju Shinhwa World, the $1.8 billion integrated resort development on South Korea’s Jeju Island has announced its initial-phase opening next week. The project’s developer eventual operator, Hong Kong-listed real estate firm Landing International, plans to open 344 units of accommodation on April...
Caesars Interactive Exec Mitch Garber Beat the House for $210 Million in 2016 Compensation
Montreal-based Mitch Garber is paying a boatload of taxes this tax season to Canada's government, but that's the price one has to pay for making $210 million in a single year. The CEO of Caesars Acquisition Company and Caesars Interactive Entertainment (CIE),...
Texas Casino Cruise Ship Runs Amok, “Captain’s Error” Blamed
A Texas casino cruise ship named "Jacks or Better" crashed during a weekend evening run, with the accident coming just a little more than a week after the party boat had its grand opening. Docked in Galveston, Texas, the Jacks or Better Casino...
India’s Casino Hub State, Goa, to Impose Locals Ban on Sector
Goa’s Chief Minister has announced that a full ban on locals gambling in the Indian state’s casinos would be implemented in “the days to come.” "I sincerely believe that gambling is not good,” Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar told India’s DD News in...
Golden State Warriors Golden Child of NBA Playoffs, Sports Bettors Heavily Taking Curry and Durant
The Golden State Warriors are the heavy favorites in Las Vegas to win the NBA title, and challengers like the Cleveland Cavaliers and San Antonio Spurs aren't doing much to entice bettors on taking their chances at an upset. After winning 67...
Seton Hall Poll Shows Nearly One in Two Believe NFL Players and Refs Will Bet on Games in Las Vegas
A Seton Hall poll shows that the NFL's apprehensions of allowing a franchise to call Las Vegas home are more than warranted. The Seton Hall Sports Poll, conducted under the university's Stillman School of Business, says a recent survey found that nearly...
Hard Rock Atlantic City Between Rock and a Hard Place Over Casino Workers Union
Owners of Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City, the new name of the former Trump Taj Mahal, are currently mulling whether the property should welcome back the service workers union that engaged in a strike with the resort's previous owner. Billionaire Carl...
Roulette Makes Its Vegas Comeback
Roulette is back in fashion on the casino floors of Las Vegas. That’s according to figures released this week by the Nevada Gaming Control Board which show that roulette win shot up 58.87 percent in Nevada in February compared to the same...
Call for Japan to Create “Osaka Strip” of Integrated Resorts
Japan may have passed its Integrated Resorts Bill, paving the way for legalized casinos in the country, but the shape the future market will take remains unknown. The country’s politicians are currently in the process of creating a framework of regulation for...
Las Vegas Raiders-Themed Brothel Coming Close to Sin City Thanks to Bunny Ranch Owner Dennis Hof
A Las Vegas Raiders-themed brothel is being developed by prostitution kingpin Dennis Hof. The owner of the Bunny Ranch and numerous other brothels in Nevada is hoping to capitalize off the NFL franchise moving from Oakland to Las Vegas in the next few years....
