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Gaming Could Return to the Former Moulin Rouge Hotel Site For One Day
It hasn't been open since 1955, but gambling is set to return to Las Vegas' Moulin Rouge Casino, for one day at least. The Gaming Control Board has granted approval for a licence allowing the one-day use of slot machines on the...
Connecticut Tribes Want Control of State Sports Betting Market
If sports betting becomes legal in the state of Connecticut, the tribes that operate the two Native American casinos in the state believe they should have the exclusive rights to take those bets. The Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes each sent letters...
Landing International Gets Local Thumbs Up to Build Entertainment’s City’s Fifth Integrated Resort, NayonLanding
Hong Kong-based casino developer Landing International has official approval from local authorities to build a integrated resort in Entertainment City in the Philippines, according to a filing to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The company said the project, called “NayonLanding,” will include...
Sports Bettors Like Los Angeles Rams for Super Bowl, Las Vegas Likes New England Patriots
The Los Angeles Rams are taking more Super Bowl money than any other team in the NFL, as bettors are rushing to print ticket slips on the longest odds possible. After opening as long as 20/1, oddsmakers have shortened the Rams' Super...
Mashantucket Pequot Leader Says Tribes Must Unite in Pursuit of Casinos Both Domestic and Abroad
Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Council Chairman Rodney Butler opined this week that Native American groups should come together and pair their assets in order to acquire for marquee casino resorts both domestically and abroad. Fresh off this month's National Indian Gaming Association convention...
Wynn Macau Reports Profits Increased Nearly 120 Percent in Q1 2018
Most of the attention given to Wynn Resorts recently has been due to scandals involving former chairman and CEO Steve Wynn. But things are going well for the corporation in Asia, where Wynn Macau Ltd saw its profits more than double in...
Belgium Joins the Netherlands in Declaring Loot Boxes to be Illegal Gambling
The Belgian Gaming Commission (BGC) has found that loot boxes in video games are “in violation of gambling legislation,” meaning that they can no longer be included in games that are sold in the country. The decision comes following a five-month investigation...
Trump Lawyer Marc Kasowitz Linked to Push to Lift Locals Gambling Ban in Vietnam
Did President Donald Trump ask Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc to lift the locals ban in Vietnam’s foreigner-only casinos as a favor to his longtime lawyer, Marc Kasowitz? According to left-leaning, Pulitzer Prize-winning ProPublica, it’s certainly possible – or, at the...
Macau Casino Employees Less Satisfied in Workplace, but More Confident in Career Outlook
Macau casino employees are less satisfied in their workplaces than they were a year ago. That's according to a gaming workers study conducted by the Macau University of Science and Technology's Institute for Sustainable Development. The poll found that gaming workers had...
Tennis Engulfed by ‘Tsunami’ of Corruption, Says $28 Million Independent Review
Tennis has a “serious integrity problem,” according to the findings of an independent task force, set up in 2016 to investigate tennis’ serious integrity problem. The Independent Review of Integrity in Tennis, which has taken 27 months to complete at a cost...