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Gambling Supporter Ray Lesniak Folds on New Jersey Gubernatorial Campaign
New Jersey State Senator Ray Lesniak (D-District 20) has officially ended his gubernatorial campaign to replace Chris Christie (R) as governor of the Garden State. The longtime state politician, who has fought for gambling expansion perhaps more than any other state lawmaker...
2024 Olympics Odds Improve for Los Angeles as Rome Withdrawals
The 2024 Olympics is still in need of a host city, and following Rome's withdrawal this week, Los Angeles is emerging as a favorite for the games. "Today, the game is over," Italian Olympic Committee President Giovanni Malago told the Associated Press. "The...
Duterte Changes Tune on Philippine Gambling Cafés
Philippine president Rodrigo Dutere’s war on online gambling appears to be at an end. Having systematically dismantled the country’s gambling giant, Philweb, the government is now considering permitting the existence of the online gambling cafés, which were once Philweb’s specialty, although rules...
Elaine Wynn Seeks Whistleblower Protection after Accusing Wynn Resorts of “Securities Law Violations”
Elaine Wynn, the estranged ex-wife of casino mogul Steve Wynn, has applied for whistleblower protection in relationship to claims she has made of possible securities violations by Wynn Resorts Ltd. According to a report by Bloomberg, Wynn petitioned the Nevada Supreme Court...
Pennsylvania Towns Pressuring Harrisburg to Act Quickly on Amending Casino Host Tax
Pennsylvania towns across the Keystone State are making their voices heard in that they want a swift resolution to the local casino assessment tax conundrum. State lawmakers are scheduled to meet in Harrisburg next week to consider, among a laundry list of...
Las Vegas Casino Executives Want to Roll the Dice on NFL Stadium
Las Vegas casino executives traveled to Carson City this week to express their support for billionaire Sheldon Adelson's wishes to build a $1.9 billion NFL football stadium. The Nevada Legislature has convened for a special session in the capital in order to...
Trump Taj Mahal Closes for Good
The Trump Taj Mahal today became the fifth casino to shutter in Atlantic City in three years. At 6am this morning (Monday, 11 October), the Taj closed its doors for the last time, just hours after its former owner squared off in...
Macau Casino Resorts Take the Pot During Golden Week
Macau casino resorts saw eight percent more visitors in the special administrative Chinese city during this year's Golden Week holiday than in 2015. Officially called the National Day of the People's Republic of China, Golden Week is actually a three-day annual holiday...
Nevada Legislature Convenes to Consider Football Stadium Funding
The Nevada Legislature is gathering this week to discuss the Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee's (SNTIC) recommendation that $750 million in hotel occupancy tax revenue be allocated to help a billionaire build an NFL football stadium. In September, SNTIC unanimously suggested to...
Short Stack Donald Trump Shoves Against Hillary Clinton in Second Presidential Debate
Donald Trump entered the 2016 presidential election against Hillary Clinton as the severe short stack. He's only hurt his chances over the last week after a video from 2005 surfaced with the Republican candidate boasting about grabbing women by the genitals. Before...
