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North Dakota State-Run Casinos Possible in Pipeline, Tribal Operators Protest
It hasn't been a great stretch for the Native American tribes of North Dakota. And now relations between the Roughrider State and its tribes have hit rock bottom, thanks to a new push to amend the State Constitution to permit the creation...
Illusionist Criss Angel Straightjacket Stunt Gone Wrong Underlines Dangerous Life of Las Vegas Performers
Criss Angel is today's Harry Houdini, and like the man who inspired his work, the 49-year-old Las Vegas entertainer is no stranger to a straightjacket. But during a performance of his signature show "Mindfreak Live!" late last week at the Luxor, Angel blacked...
Connecticut AG Casts Doubt on Satellite Casino Proposal
Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen is offering no false assurances about his state’s legal right to authorize a “satellite casino” 13 miles from the MGM Springfield in Massachusetts. The legal issues surrounding the proposal are complex and uncertain, he said in a...
Phil Mickelson Could Testify in Sports Bettor Billy Walters’ Insider-Trading Trial
Phil Mickelson is known as a risk-taker on the golf course, but his penchant for hazardous opportunity extends beyond the game that's made him a millionaire 300 times over. Few golfers are more loved in America than "Lefty," but outside the ropes, Mickelson...
Ali Qazimaj Guilty of Double Murder in UK to Fund Gambling Habit
A jury in the UK has found a gambler guilty of killing an elderly couple he believed to be millionaires. Ali Qazimaj, 44, stabbed Peter Stuart, 75 nine times before dumping his body in a water-filled ditch. His wife, Silvia Stuart, 69,...
Macau Casinos, Health Bureau Try to Find Common Ground on Smoking Lounge Issues
Macau's Health Bureau wants to reduce the harmful effects of cigarette smoke on patrons and employees inside casinos, and the agency's public crusade isn't a bunch of smoke and mirrors. The Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China is working...
UK Bookies Hope Cheltenham Festival Will Break “Right” Kind of Records This Year
UK bookies are expecting a record Cheltenham Festival this week, as the country’s biggest horse racing meet gets underway on Tuesday and continues through Friday. The kind of record they’re hoping for, though, will the exact opposite of last year’s, when they...
Lawsuit Challenging Wynn Boston Harbor’s License Can Proceed, Supreme Judicial Court Says
Wynn Boston Harbor is currently under construction, but a lawsuit challenging the validity of the resort's gaming license and its issuance has been cleared to continue. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled late last week that a lawsuit brought on by the...
Pennsylvania Online Gaming Forces at Loggerheads, New US AG Jeff Sessions Causing Concern
As Pennsylvania’s lawmakers discussed the efficacy of legalizing and regulating online gaming at a joint Senate hearing in Harrisburg last week, counter legislation was being prepared that aimed to scuttle any such ambitions. On Friday, five state representatives introduced HB 801, which...
Vegas NASCAR Race Provides Last-Lap Drama and Physical Confrontation
The Vegas NASCAR event on Sunday was a yawner of a race throughout much of the 400 miles, but a last-lap incident between hometown boy Kyle Busch and Joey Logano provided plenty of excitement that ended up in the two drivers exchanging...
