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Pennsylvania Gambling Machines Could Soon Cozy Up to the Bar
Pennsylvania gambling machines might soon be welcomed inside bars and licensed liquor establishments, as well as truck stops and off-track betting venues. Though no legislation has been introduced regarding the video wagering terminals, a group of lawmakers in the Keystone State are...
Nevada Poker Tables Continue Folding Across Silver State, Casino Revenue Falls in February
The total number of Nevada poker tables will shrink once again when the Monte Carlo closes its poker room on April 25 as part of a $450 million renovation that will eliminate the card game from the resort. It's just the latest...
Galaxy Entertainment Ups Ante for Japanese Casino License, Partners With Monaco’s Monte-Carlo
Hong Kong-based Galaxy Entertainment and Societe des Bains de Mer (SBM) in Monaco are teaming up in hopes of winning one of the two coveted integrated casino licenses Japan is expected to issue in the coming years. Japan drastically changed its decades-long...
TEN Atlantic City Launches Online Play Money Website, but Resort Remains Closed
TEN Atlantic City is officially open for business, but there was no grand welcoming party for the resort that's been closed since September of 2014. That's because the actual property, formerly known as Revel, isn't really back in operation. While the 47-story...
Seminoles Warn Florida Legal Pre-reveal Machines Threaten Compact
The Seminole Tribe of Florida has warned that should “pre-reveal” gaming machines be permitted to proliferate throughout the state, it will consider Tallahassee to be in breach of its compact, a fact that could lead to billions in withheld revenue share payments....
Carl Icahn Cited in Billy Walters Trial as Prosecution Pushes for Submission of New Evidence
As the insider trading trial of Las Vegas gambler Billy Walters swung into its second week on Monday, Carl Icahn’s name was once again dragged into proceedings. Icahn, the billionaire activist investor, owner of the Tropicana Casino and two shuttered former Trump...
Ladbrokes Coral Takes $200 Million Hit But Insists the Future’s Bright
Ladbrokes Coral execs brushed off a £200 million pre-tax loss for 2016 during the enlarged company’s first earnings call since combination, citing projected cost savings of £100 million per year by 2019 as a reason to be cheerful. Ladbrokes Coral said, despite...
Macau Casino Billionaire Lawrence Ho Pays $65 Million for NYC Pad
Lawrence Ho, the billionaire chairman and CEO of Melco International Development and Melco Crown Entertainment, has reportedly shelled out a staggering $65,163,580 for a top-floor unit of 432 Park Avenue, the tallest residential skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere. Melco Crown is a...
Galaxy Macau Expansion Devoted Almost Entirely to Non-Gaming
Galaxy Macau is readying to commence construction on the resort's third and fourth phases, but the multibillion-dollar expansion won't add much square footage in terms of gaming space. In its 2016 annual report, which was filed just last week, Galaxy Entertainment reveals...
President Trump Owns Jordan Casino Trademark, Spurring Speculation Over the His Former Middle East Business Plans
President Trump holds a casino trademark in Jordan that protects the use of his name for any gambling-related facility in the Middle East country. Though gambling is strictly barred in the Arab nation, the 45th commander-in-chief apparently once felt the need to...
