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CAPS STRIKE BACK: Washington Holds Onto 3-2 Win Over Vegas to Even Stanley Cup Final
The Washington Capitals overcame an early injury to Evgeny Kuznetsov and another early opening goal by the Vegas Golden Knights to score a 3-2 win in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final, tying the series at one game apiece. The Capitals...
Stanley Cup Tickets Are Most Expensive on Record, and Prices Are Only Going Up, Up, and Away
Heading into the Stanley Cup Final, it was obvious that tickets – particularly for the Vegas Golden Knights home games – were going to cost a bundle. But few could have guessed that those buying tickets on the secondary market would be...
Gambling Addiction Bill Passes Through Lower Chamber of Japanese Legislature
A bill that would put into place measures to prevent gambling addiction has passed through Japan’s House of Representatives, marking a small step towards the eventual passage of a bill that would allow for casinos in the country. The legislation in question...
Players on Mobile Devices Fuel Growth of Social Gaming Industry
Mobile play has long been seen as the biggest growth area for online gambling, but that’s not the only sector that’s being helped by smartphones and tablets. According to one recent report, play on mobile devices has also helped continue the growth...
MGM China Doles Out $47 Million to Shareholders, More in Store for 2018
MGM China Holdings Limited announced last week that shareholders would be receiving a total of $47 million in dividends for 2017, an amount that was significantly lower than what investors took home the year before. Shareholders received a dividend of HKD0.097 (about...
Sports Betting Integrity Fees Are ‘Extortion’: NJ Senate President Sweeney
Integrity fees have become the new landmine component in the freshly opened ground on which legal US sports betting is now being created. When professional sports leagues saw the winds shifting in favor of sports betting, they started lobbying state legislatures across...
Russian Primorye Gambling Zone Gets NagaCorp Commitment to Build $12 Billion Rail Line
For Russia's Primorye gambling zone, easy ways for gamblers to come in and out of area are crucial to the success of the gaming hub, which is located outside of Vladivostok. With Chinese players a key demographic, the announcement this week of Cambodian casino...
New High for Nevada Marijuana Sales as March Sets $7.1M Monthly Tax Record, Gaming Industry Still Primary Tax Producer
Nevada marijuana sales for recreational use topped $41 million in March, a new record, and delivered nearly $7.1 million in tax revenues to the Silver Sate. But the gaming industry remains the state's top tax producer and is in no danger of...
Paddy Power Betfair Merger with DFS Giant FanDuel Follows on Heels of PASPA Sports Betting Ban Overturn
Paddy Power Betfair (PPB) has announced it will acquire the daily fantasy sports operator FanDuel, which it will merge with its existing US assets, a deal which could position the new alliance as one of the biggest players in the developing American...
‘Last Developable Piece’ of Central Las Vegas Strip for Sale, Sellers Want $800 Million
Fancy owning a slice of the Las Vegas Strip? Well, now you can, provided you have deep pockets. Very deep. $800 million deep. Investment group Spectrum Group Management is selling that prime piece of real estate that currently houses Walgreens, Fatburger, the...
