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New Jersey Senate President Stephen Sweeney Goes After Carl Icahn in New Casino Regulatory Bill
New Jersey State Senate President Stephen Sweeney (D-District 3) has introduced new legislation that would overhaul casino licensing protocols in Atlantic City. Senate Bill 2575, which was introduced concurrently with Assemblyman John Burzichelli's (D-District 3) Assembly Bill 4187 in identical text and...
Wynn Angered by Revere Slots Parlor Proposal
Steve Wynn’s troubles in Massachusetts continue as he seeks to expand his empire on the East Coast. After a protracted and occasionally bad-tempered bidding war with Mohegan Sun, Wynn won the bid for the state’s final remaining casino license, defeating various municipal lawsuits in...
Revel Atlantic City Rebrands, as Glenn Straub Names the Resort “TEN”
Revel Atlantic City is officially no more. The $2.4 billion resort that opened in 2012 only to close 29 months later got a new owner in 2015, and now it's getting a new name. Glenn Straub, the real estate developer who paid...
Bloombury Resorts Owner Enrique Razon Unfazed by Filipino Duterte’s War on Gambling
Spanish-Filipino billionaire Enrique Razon will forge ahead with his plan to build a $418 million casino in Manila, despite Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s hardline crackdown on gambling. Shortly after his election in June, Duterte set about systematically dismantling the country’s lightly regulated...
YouTube Stars Charged for Promoting Gambling by UKGC
YouTube stars Craig Douglas and Dylan Rigby have been charged by the UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) for encouraging underage video gamers to gamble. In what are first-of-its-kind charges, the Gambling Commission alleges the two vloggers inspired children to gamble and provided instructions...
Caesars Private Equity Backers Must Show their Bank Statements, Rules Bankruptcy Judge
Caesars’ junior creditors have successfully forced the casino group’s controlling private equity backers to reveal details of their wealth. The request was granted on Wednesday by the judge presiding over the $18 billion dollar bankruptcy of Caesars’ main operating unit, Caesars Operating...
Mike Pence’s Successor in Indiana Will Likely Support Gambling Expansion
Indiana Governor Mike Pence (R) withdrew his reelection bid in mid-July to focus on his efforts to put Donald Trump in the Oval Office and himself in the position of vice president. That opened the door for two other candidates, and possibly...
Nevada Senator Harry Reid Attacks Donald Trump, Calls Him A “Human Leech”
Nevada Senator Harry Reid (D) was an amateur boxer in his youth, and this week the Senate Minority Leader came out swinging at Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. On Wednesday, September 15, Reid said on the Senate Floor, "He's (Trump) a spoiled...
California Indian Casino Project Near Napa Causes Turf War
The California Indian casino project in Vallejo proposed by the Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians is generating a turf war between neighboring counties that differ on whether casino-style gambling should be permitted in the wine-rich area. Napa County supervisors are currently...
David Baazov’s Lawyer Grills AMF, Claims Regulator’s Case Is Full of Holes
Former Amaya CEO David Baazov’s ongoing insider trading case received a two-day independent administrative hearing this week in Montreal, and it brought up some strange twists and turns, however you look at it. In hearings this week, which none of the accused...
