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MGM Resorts Ready to Wager $10 Billion on Japanese Casino, Company Awaiting Legalization
MGM Resorts CEO Jim Murren is ready to take his Las Vegas-based gaming and hospitality company to Japan should the country decide to legalize brick-and-mortar gambling there. During an interview with Reuters this week, Murren said MGM would be willing to make...
Coral Launches Digital Personalized Prop Betting
UK bookmaker Coral launched a completely unique betting product this week, one that incorporates elements of exchange betting and daily fantasy sports. “Player Bets” is a player prop bets solution, developed by Digital Sports Tech, that allows customers to customize their own...
James Packer “Dumps” Mariah Carey for Being a Diva
Australian casino mogul James Packer has reportedly “dumped” his fiancée Mariah Carey over reality TV, diva-ish behavior, and extravagant spending. Aussie magazine Woman’s Day broke the news that Packer was mortified at Carey’s decision to air their day-to-day life on TV in...
Casino Bus Operators Gambling on Safety, NTSB Investigating
Casino bus companies are being investigated by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the federal agency responsible for investigating civil accidents. The NTSB confirmed this week to the Associated Press that the rise in casino bus accidents has become a serious concern...
Isadore Hall, California Gaming Lawmaker, Locks Horns with Opponent in Ugly Congressional Race
California State Assemblyman Isadore Hall’s (D-35th) bid for Congress has descended into a mud-slinging match with his opponent Nanette Barragan. Hall, who has been called a champion of the gambling industry and is a former co-sponsor of California’s online poker legislation, is...
Sheldon Adelson Threatens Raid on Vegas NFL Stadium Plans
Sheldon Adelson is warning the NFL and Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis to relax their strong demands or else he is prepared to walk away from the Vegas football stadium project. The Las Vegas Sands founder who's amassed a fortune estimated to...
Las Vegas Sands Stares Down Alleged Chinese Shill Violations with Nevada Control Board
Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands Corporation is the subject of “inquiries” from the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) over claims that LVS allowed Chinese high stakes gamblers to wager millions anonymously via two shills. The claims relate to LVS’s attempts to collect...
FBI Hillary Clinton Email Investigation Reopens, as New Evidence Surfaces Related to Anthony Weiner
The FBI Hillary Clinton private email server investigation, in a shocking and late-breaking deus ex machina for the most dramatic election process in modern history, has been reopened. The case has come back to life in relation to a separate criminal case being...
Donald Trump Odds Improve, as Bookies Monitor Election
Bookmakers have shortened their odds on Donald Trump becoming the next American president. Just two weeks ago, it seemed as though the wheels had completely come off the Trump train, and a victory for the real-estate mogul seemed impossible. Always quick to...
Wynn Boston Harbor Casino Opening Slated for June 2019
Mark your calendars: Wynn Boston Harbor will open for play on June 3, 2019. Steve Wynn's $2.1 billion casino resort received the approval of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) this week, the last step in what's become a lengthy and tedious legal...