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Las Vegas NBA Franchise Could Follow NHL and NFL Teams
Las Vegas is going all-in on professional sports. The National Hockey League (NHL) is expanding its league to Vegas for the start of the 2017 season, and owners in the National Football League (NFL) are likely going to be forced to soon...
Pennsylvania Casino Taxes Vanish as State Legislature Folds on 2016
Disappearing Pennsylvania casino taxes won't be recovered this year, as the state legislature is concluding its 2016 calendar without passing an amendment to overhaul the law to adhere to a recent ruling by the Supreme Court in Harrisburg. Pennsylvania was expected to...
Macau Junket Operators Playing Chinese Checkers With Beijing
Macau junket operators are being targeted by Chinese officials who are trying to slow the Special Administrative Region's rampant "gambling on credit" schemes offered by casinos and VIP touring companies. Worried over concerns that high-roller mainland residents are funneling money through Macau,...
Final Hold-Out Caesars Creditor Comes on Board with Bankruptcy Plan
Trilogy Capital Management, the last of Caesars’ hold-out creditors, has agreed to accept reorganization plans for the bankrupt operating unit, CEOC. Trilogy Capital Management holds just $9.4 million of CEOC’s $18 billion debts, but was unhappy with Caesars most recent deal, which...
Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas Review-Journal Backs Donald Trump
The Las Vegas Review-Journal (LVR-J) has officially endorsed Donald Trump for president, though the state's largest daily newspaper has been unofficially supporting the billionaire for months. Of course, it was pretty much of a shoo-in that it would, given that one of...
Sheldon Adelson Fumes Over State-by-State Marijuana Legislation
Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson donated more than half a million dollars last week to a group fighting marijuana legalization in Arizona, according to campaign finance records. This is to go with the $2 million he donated recently to the Protect Nevada’s Children...
New York AG Eric Schneiderman Wins $12 Million Daily Fantasy Sports Contest
New York AG Eric Schneiderman has won the biggest payout in daily fantasy sports (DFS) history. Of course, he didn't score the win by assembling a roster of athletes and competing against other DFS entries. On October 25, Schneiderman announced a settlement...
New John Grisham Novel, ‘The Whistler,’ Paints Picture of Corrupt Tribal Casinos
Bestelling writer John Grisham's new novel The Whistler, just released today, shows the master of the legal thriller in rare form. The book deals with the theme of corruption in US tribal casinos, as well of the very hot topic of judicial misconduct....
UK Government Launches Review that Could Shake Up Betting Industry
The UK government, as promised, launched its review into the country’s betting industry this week, as it puts fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs) and gambling advertising on TV and social media under the microscope. Minister for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport...
Mount Airy Casino Threatens Additional Lawsuits Against Pennsylvania
Mount Airy Casino in Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania, is fresh off its monumental win in the state's Supreme Court, and now the resort is flexing its muscles. In late September, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that the state's $10 million minimum gambling tax,...
