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Parx Falls Off the Fence in Pennsylvania, Comes Out Against Online Gaming at Senate Hearing
Parx Casino declared its hostility to Pennsylvania’s push to legalize online gaming at a crucial Senate Committee hearing on Tuesday. The opposition of the LVS-controlled Sands Bethlehem is a given in these circumstances, although, unusually, a LVS representative was not present at...
Casino Industry Urges Congress to Include Problem Gambling Support in Health Care Overhaul
The casino industry wants members of Congress to protect problem gambling services for players under proposed changes to the US health care system. On Tuesday, Republicans in the House of Representatives unveiled an overhaul of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), informally known...
Texas Casino Bill Would Create Nine Commercial Casinos in Lone Star State
A Texas casino bill, introduced this week by State Representative Joe Deshotel (D-Beaumont), would legalize commercial casino gaming in the Lone Star State and authorize up to nine casinos. This is not Deshotel’s first rodeo. He introduced a very similar bill in...
Massachusetts Casino Operators Open to Online Gambling
The three Massachusetts casino operators, Penn National, MGM Resorts, and Wynn Resorts, are all ready to embrace online gambling should the state take steps to legalize internet betting. According to reports out of the Bay State, there was little opposition presented at...
New York State Makes $3 Million From DFS in Months Since Regulation
New York State is reaping the benefits of DFS regulation, according to figures newly released by its gaming commission. The state’s first five months of licensed and legal DFS contests brought in $3 million in tax revenue, which will go, in its...
Trump Plaza in Atlantic City Nearly Unsellable Due to Lease Agreement
Trump Plaza is the last remaining casino under the Trump Entertainment Resorts brand, and that shouldn't be expected to change anytime soon. Though billionaire Carl Icahn is trying to unload the Atlantic City venue, reports have surfaced explaining that's nearly impossible due...
Nevada Gaming Commission Warns Casinos Not to Get High on Pot Business
The Nevada Gaming Commission isn't altering its position on marijuana, and wants casinos to know that they aren't permitted to participate in the cannabis business. Last November, voters in the Silver State approved a ballot question to allow Nevadans over the age...
Vegas NFL Stadium Bankrolled by Bank of America, as Mark Davis Continues Efforts Minus Sheldon Adelson
The Vegas NFL stadium project that billionaire Sheldon Adelson bailed on in late January has found a new backer in Bank of America. The financial institution has reportedly agreed to cover the hundreds of millions of dollars in outstanding funding to make sure...
Amaya Debt Restructuring Designed to Keep Ex-CEO David Baazov in the Cold
PokerStars parent Amaya, Inc. has announced it has restructured its US dollar and euro-dominated first-lien loans in a bid to free up cash flow. And one of the provisions of the refinancing agreement appears to refer to former CEO and ex-chairman David Baazov....
Adam Meyer, “Celebrity Tipster,” Sentenced to Eight Years For Fraud, Extortion and Racketeering
Adam Meyer, once the self-proclaimed “sports consultant to the stars,” has been sentenced to eight years in prison for charges including fraud, extortion, racketeering and brandishing a firearm. Meyer’s case was bizarre. Here was a high-rolling handicapper, who once boasted that his...
