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Meadowlands Racetrack Operator Says Casino Critical to Track’s Survival
Meadowlands Racetrack operator Jeff Gural is done paying for marketing efforts to bring casinos to northern New Jersey, but the real estate mogul isn't conceding his verbal efforts to end Atlantic City's gambling monopoly. Last week, Gural and billionaire partner Paul Fireman,...
US Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas Introduces Yet Another RAWA Wanna Be Bill
A fresh bill to prohibit online gambling on a federal level, S.3376, was introduced to the Senate last week by Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas). It is co-sponsored by Senators Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Lindsey Graham (R-S. Carolina), both previous Restoration of America's...
Wisconsin Gambling Addict Gets Probation for Delivering Hundreds of Pounds of Marijuana
Wisconsin gambling addict Kongsaden Khammanivong is being given a second chance by a Madison judge. In July of 2015, Khammanivong was indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiring to distribute more than 50 kilograms (100 pounds) of marijuana between January 2014...
Maryland Lottery Controversy Over-Inflated $262 Million Tech Contract
The Maryland Lottery deliberately inflated the price of a $262 million technology contract, wasting millions of dollars that would otherwise have been spent on public education and health programs, according to the losing bidder, London-based IGT. In a letter of complaint seen...
American Gaming Association Recommends Repealing Sports Betting Ban
The American Gaming Association (AGA) is recommending to Congress that it repeal the nearly quarter-century old federal ban on sports betting. The Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) passed in 1992 prevented states from offering gambling lines on sports. Nevada, Oregon,...
Liberty Media Thinks Formula One Is Missing Out on Gambling Revenue
Formula One’s new owner, Liberty Media, believes that gambling is a largely untapped revenue stream that offers the sport huge potential. The US mass media company is in the process of purchasing a controlling stake in the global racing business that would...
Huma Abedin Almost-Ex Anthony Weiner Scandal Adds to Clinton Drama as Election Inches Closer
Just when it seemed like nothing worse could affect Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's decimated polling numbers, new scandals involving her top aide Huma Abedin's soon-to-be-ex-husband Anthony Weiner, and another surrounding her former IT technician Bryan Pagliano, threaten to further drive her numbers...
Prediction Markets and Betting Lines Go Crazy, as First US Presidential Debate Approaches
Betting lines and prediction markets are in full swing, as the two US presidential candidates get ready to square off against one another at Monday night's first debate. If you can think of a potential line for just about anything that might happen,...
Sands Bethlehem Reportedly Planning Substantial Casino Expansion
Sands Bethlehem is looking to expand its horizons. Pennsylvania's most profitable casino in terms of gross revenue is reportedly in the early stages of spending $40 million to build additional gaming and dining space at its northeastern Pennsylvania resort. Allentown's The Morning...
Caesars Bumps up Bankruptcy Offer by $1.6 Billion
Caesars’ controlling private equity backers, Apollo Global and TPG Capital Management, are ready to sweeten the pot by $1.6 billion, as they vie to win the backing of their junior creditors for a multi-billion-dollar bankruptcy plan. Caesars is seeking to reorganize $18...