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Bellagio Craps Cheaters Get Lengthy Sentences
Bellagio craps cheaters Mark Branco, Jeffrey Martin and Anthony Granito were sentenced Tuesday for their role in a long-running craps scam that conned the Vegas Strip casino out of more than $1 million. Mark Branco, a croupier at the Bellagio and the...
Will Aussies Ban Pokies? New Legal Challenge is Putting Money on It
Australian poker machines (“pokies”), or slots, as they are known in the US, are a multi-billion-dollar industry. Did you know, for example, that there are five times more slot machines per capita in Australia than in America? Or that over the last...
MGM Growth Properties Plans Massive $1.3 Billion IPO, Would Be Double Size of All IPOs So Far This Year
MGM Growth Properties, MGM Resorts’ newly created real estate investment trust (REIT), is planning on the biggest IPO of the year. The new company is reportedly targeting a float of $1.2 billion, as it begins marketing its latest venture to prospective investors. MGM...
Wynn Boston Harbor Criminal Land Trial Begins, Proposed Brockton Casino Suffers Setback
The Wynn Boston Harbor, a proposed $2 billion five-star resort located just across the Mystic River in Everett, Massachusetts, will soon begin construction on land that is alleged to have been partially owned by mobsters. Former landowner Anthony Gattineri has repeatedly denied...
Iowa Hot Lotto Fraudster’s Brother Arrested, New Details of $1.2M Scam Emerge
The brother of Iowa Hot Lotto scammer Eddie Tipton has been charged with ongoing criminal conduct, thanks to a new forensic breakthrough in the case. Tommy Tipton, 51, a former justice of the peace and reserve police officer from Flatonia, Texas, was...
PGA Tour Reportedly Interested in Permitting Sports Gambling on Golf Tournaments
The PGA Tour is rumored to be considering venturing into sports gambling and granting bettors with the right to wager in real time on the outcome of its tournaments and matches, though officials are largely staying quiet on the reported developments. According...
Japanese Badminton Player Likely Banned from Rio Summer Olympics for Gambling
Japanese badminton is serious business in the Asian country. Though not as popular as baseball, Sumo wrestling, and football, badminton is widely played in parks and rec centers throughout Japan. Competition in badminton among Eurasian nations is intense, with China as fierce...
Atlantic City Face Off Between Governor Chris Christie and Mayor Don Guardian Turns Bitter
Atlantic City is out of money, and it's also quickly running out of time. State Assembly Democrats were scrambling on Friday to decide how to proceed in providing financial aid to the cash-strapped resort gambling town. The Senate, also controlled by the...
Panama Papers China Connection Reflects Double Standard on Macau Anti-Corruption Measures
The Panama Papers continue to prove that the fish rots from the head down. China’s so-called anti-corruption drive has sent the revenues of Macau tumbling for 22 consecutive months, but now the latest revelations could send China’s ruling Communist elite into a...
Philippine Casinos Targeted by Government Officials Trying to Recoup Stolen Money Related to New York Fed Heist
Two Philippine casinos and their parent companies are being targeted by government leaders trying to recoup the $81 million in stolen funds hackers swindled in February from a bank account held by Bangladesh at the New York Federal Reserve in Manhattan. A...
