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Donald Trump Cabinet Choices and Presidential Direction Become Latest Prediction Market Wagers
President-elect Donald Trump's possible cabinet appointments and how his leadership role and decisions will play out have set off a fresh round of prediction market betting. PredictIt.org, an online market that sells shares on the outcomes of political and financial events, is...
Donald Trump Cottons Up to Anti-Online Gambling Proponent for Possible Cabinet Choice
President-elect Donald Trump has yet to name anyone to his presidential cabinet, but rumors abound. Two of the most recent potential cabinet members bandied about have been Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and Trump's former adversary, Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas). Cotton is reportedly...
Drunken Thug Beats Girlfriend at Sands Bethlehem And Sues Casino
A man who viciously beat his girlfriend in a drunken rage in a hotel room at the Sands in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is suing the casino for giving him too many free drinks. Nicholas Mullins, 31, was sentenced to four years in prison...
Raiders Bets On Nevada Sports Books Despite Move to Vegas
Bettors will still be able to have their money on the Raiders at Nevada’s sports books if the team makes a proposed move to Las Vegas, even if the NFL requests otherwise. That’s according to Chairman of the Gaming Control Commission, Tony...
College Football Playoff Chaos Offers Attractive Betting Lines
The College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings are out for the third time this season, but aside from undefeated Alabama at #1, the all-important top four spots remain largely in limbo heading into week 12 of the NCAA season. The CFP, which replaced...
Saipan Casino Reporting Major VIP Revenues, But Where Is All the Money Coming From?
The mystery of how a small, unassuming casino on Saipan, a tiny speck of an island in the middle of nowhere, could be outperforming the biggest resorts of Macau and Las Vegas, has been bugging everyone from Bloomberg to the US Treasury...
Japan Casino Legalization a Long Shot This Year, Says Morgan Stanley
Japan’s renewed political push to legalize casinos has had gaming giants scrabbling to gain a foothold in a potentially huge market, but Morgan Stanley poured water on their aspirations this week. Despite revived optimism about the chances of a casino bill passing...
Atlantic City Takeover Headed by Longtime Christie Aid Jeffrey Chiesa
Atlantic City is officially under the control of politicians in Trenton after New Jersey's Department of Community Affairs rejected the city's five-year economic recovery plan last week in favor of a state intervention. This week, Local Government Service Director Timothy Cunningham announced...
Plainridge Park Casino Harnesses Horse Racing Back to Life
Plainridge Park Casino has given new life to its accompanying horse racetrack since the slots venue opened in June of 2015. The only harness racing facility in Massachusetts, and one of only two tracks remaining with live racing, Plainridge Park Racecourse is...
Five States Join New Jersey Sports Betting Appeal as It Considers Its “Nuclear Option”
New Jersey is not done yet in its quest to authorize sports betting within its borders. A new bill introduced to the legislature two weeks ago has been described as the state’s “nuclear option” in its quest to overturn the Professional and...