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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...
Shocker, Not: Nevada Most Gambling-Addicted State, Study Reveals
Nevada is America's most gambling-addicted state, according to a new study conducted by WalletHub.com, an online personal finance website. It's probably the least surprising study results since one that showed that more than 50 percent of teens are addicted to their mobile...
Idaho Racetrack Group Accuses Coeur d’Alene Tribe of Intimidation, Bribery
Action group “Save Idaho Horse Racing” claims a rival group funded by the Coeur D’Alene tribal casino operator is obstructing it from saving Idaho horseracing by allegedly waging a campaign of intimidating and bribery against its signature gatherers. The group is pushing...
Virginia Tribe Buys 610 Acres Near Williamsburg, Site Could Be State’s First Casino
The Pamunkey Indian Tribe in Virginia has acquired more than 600 acres of vacant land in New Kent County east of Richmond in what could become the future site of the state's first casino resort. According to public property records and The...
Macau Junket Suncity Group Behind $4 Billion Vietnam Casino Resort
Suncity Group, one of Macau's most successful junket operators, is taking some of its profits and leading a $4 billion casino resort development project in Vietnam. Along with two investment firms, Suncity is developing a two-mile stretch of coastline in central Vietnam....
North Las Vegas Strip Evolution Underway, Developers Moving Ahead with Major Projects
On the North Las Vegas Strip, business may not quite be booming as of yet. But at least it's not flatlining anymore, the way it has been for the last post-recession decade or so. New construction, enhancements, and upgrades are in the...
Gamers Loot Box, Skins Gambling Spend to Hit $50 Billion by 2022, Says Analyst
A new report by Juniper Research suggests that consumer outlay on loot boxes and skins betting will rise 60 percent -- to $50 billion a year by 2022 -- and at least $48 billion of that will come strictly from loot boxes....
Connecticut Tribes Need Federal Approval for East Windsor Casino, State AG George Jepsen Says
The Connecticut tribes jointly constructing a satellite casino in East Windsor must obtain federal approval from the US Department of the Interior (DOI) and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), the state's attorney general declared this week. At the request of Connecticut House...