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Las Vegas High-Speed Rail Discussion Resumes Due to NFL Stadium Possibility
A Las Vegas high-speed rail connecting Sin City with Los Angeles has been a topic of discussion for decades, but today Vegas remains an isolated city in the Mojave Desert. XpressWest has been the blueprint for train service in the southwest part...
Brazil Gambling Bill to Legalize Casinos and Internet Gaming Approved by Senate Committee
Brazil gambling legislation has been a topic of consideration in the country's federal government over the last several years, but today betting remains illegal in South America's largest country. Gambling has been outlawed in Brazil for the last 70 years, but lawmakers...
Tropicana Repays Penn National’s Faith
The Tropicana on the Las Vegas Strip is proving to be a shrewd purchase for Penn National. The company acquired the property last year for $360 million, the first foray into Las Vegas for a fast-growing but largely regional casino operator. Penn...
Australian Online Gambling Amendment Could Reverberate in New Jersey
Australia has introduced the long-awaited amendment to its 2001 Interactive Gambling Act, designed to make life tougher for offshore online gambling companies targeting the country, and it could have repercussions as far away as New Jersey. The Act will clarify that only...
Rhode Island Votes for New Casino a Stone’s Throw from Massachusetts Border
Rhode Island’s voters have hit back against Massachusetts’ gambling expansion by voting to authorize a new casino in Tiverton, just a few hundred yards from the border. The casino was approved statewide Tuesday but still need local approval, which it received Thursday...
Northwest Indiana Casinos Negatively Impacted By Cubs’ World Series Win
Northwest Indiana casinos rely heavily on Chicago crowds, but city residents largely stayed put in October as they watched their Cubbies make a historic run through the MLB playoffs. Located some 20 miles southeast of Chicago, Indiana's five northwest riverboat casinos hit...
MGM CEO Jim Murren Frets Over Donald Trump Asian Diplomacy Impact
Following Donald Trump's astounding victory heard around the world, Murren is now publicly stating that he's concerned with how the 45th US president might impact relations with Asian nations, specifically China and Japan. Talking with the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Murren said,...
Borgata Seeking $15.5 Million from Phil Ivey in Edge-sorting Case
The Borgata casino in Atlantic City is seeking $15.5 million from Phil Ivey after a federal judge ruled last month that the poker player was in breach of his contract with the casino during four sessions of mini-baccarat in 2012. Ivey and...
Federal Court Rules for Seminoles in Florida Blackjack Squabble
Florida’s Seminole tribe can continue to offer blackjack at their seven casinos throughout the state until 2030, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday. The judgment draws a line over the longstanding dispute between tribe and state over the former’s right to offer...
Election Betting and Polling Both Miss Presidential Outcome 2016 for Equal Epic Fail
Election betting has been hyped as a more reliable and accurate forecasting model than traditional polling, and that paradigm was again touted in 2016. Numerous pundits opined that they believed studying where bettors were placing actual money on election outcomes was superior...
