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Dan Bilzerian Throws Support Behind Donald Trump in 2016 Presidential Race
Dan Bilzerian, the self-described "King of Instagram," might be a social media titan, but like the rest of the general population, he's also evaluating potential candidates to decide who will receive his vote to become the next president of the United States....
DraftKings and FanDuel Attend Informational Hearing in California
DraftKings and FanDuel attended an Informational Hearing held by the Assembly Committee on Governmental Organization on Wednesday to call on lawmakers to pass meaningful and "common-sense" legislation for the daily fantasy sports (DFS) market. Fresh off what is a likely defeat in...
RAWA Dead in the Water for 2015
The Restoration of America’s Wire Act (RAWA) has failed to attach itself to an omnibus spending bill that would have seen it sail through Congress. The bill proposes a federal ban on all forms of online gambling with the exception of horseracing...
Sheldon Adelson Confirmed as New Las Vegas Review-Journal Owner
Sheldon Adelson has been unmasked as the new owner of the Las Vegas Review-Journal, having been exposed by the very newspaper he had anonymously purchased a week earlier. As reported here earlier this week, LVRJ staff were puzzled and a little dismayed...
Caesars London Casinos Censured by UK Regulator Over Lax Anti-Money Laundering Controls
Caesars Entertainment has again come under fire for insufficient money laundering safeguards, this time at two of its London properties. The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has publicly scolded the Las Vegas-based company for compliance failures at Empire Casino and the Playboy Club,...
North New Jersey Casino Expansion Back on State’s Agenda
North New Jersey wants to give Atlantic City a run for its money. And New Jerseyans may yet get the right to vote for casino expansion beyond the Boardwalk. State Senate President Steve Sweeney has reintroduced legislation calling for a referendum on...
GVC Chief Kenny Alexander Denies Wrongdoing Over 37Entertainment Claims
GVC Holding's acquisition of bwin.party was unanimously approved by shareholders today, even as GVC boss Kenny Alexander has been forced to deny claims that his company double-crossed a Canadian marketing company during its negotiations with bwin. 37Entertainment (37E) is believed to have...
Las Vegas Review-Journal Gets Bought Out as Rumors Swirl That Sheldon Adelson Is the Mystery Buyer
Did Sheldon Adelson, whose Las Vegas casino the Venetian is readying for tonight's final GOP debate, buy the Las Vegas Review-Journal? Many are saying "yes," but no one but the buyer him or herself knows for sure at this juncture....
Final Republican Debate of the Year in Las Vegas Will See GOP Candidates Go Head-to-Head at Sheldon Adelson’s Casino
Republican presidential candidates have one last chance in 2015 to make their best case to voters as to why they should be the 2016 nominee. There's a lot at stake: whoever wins the GOP candidacy will likely challenge Democrat Hillary Clinton to...
Wynn Resorts Has Stock Rebound as Steve Wynn Buys a Million Shares
Wynn Resorts is having a good week. Steve Wynn’s decision to buy up one million of his own company’s shares appears to have restored market faith in his company, and a previously delayed opening for his latest Macau venture has been once...