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Boyd Gaming Completes $380 Million Purchase of Aliante Casino Hotel
Boyd Gaming, the Las Vegas casino and hospitality company, has completed its $380 million acquisition of the Aliante Casino and Hotel in North Las Vegas. Boyd is back on the offensive after selling off its 50 percent stake in the Borgata Hotel...
Deutsche Bank Plummets, Then Rebounds, as Major Station Casinos Shareholder Causes Market Turmoil
Deutsche Bank is causing more thrills and chills in the global stock markets than Brexit and the impending US elections combined. The Station casinos major shareholder rebounded early Friday, closing up six percent, following two key announcements: one from CEO John Cryan,...
Presidential Candidate Gary Johnson High on Everything But the Polls
Perhaps his slogan should just be "Say What Now?" And while Gary Johnson's views for legalizing online and on land gaming may be supportive (he once said that "online gambling should be legal for adults"), we're betting his stand on cannabis legalization...
Adelson Donated $20 million to GOP PAC Day Before “New RAWA” Introduced to Senate
Sheldon Adelson is a Republican “mega donor.” So there’s nothing necessarily unusual about his donation, made public this month, of $20 million to a GOP super PAC called the Senate Leadership Fund. His recent donation of $25 million to the Trump campaign...
Caesars Reaches Deal with Creditors to End Bankruptcy Lawsuit
Caesars’ junior creditors have accepted an improved debt restructuring deal, a breakthrough that looks to mark the beginning of the end of the tortuous bankruptcy of Caesars main operating unit, CEOC. According to Forbes, just one creditor, Trilogy Capital Management, is now...
State Gaming Regulators Viewed Donald Trump Tax Returns, But Mum’s the Word
Donald Trump's tax returns have become a key talking point in the 2016 presidential election. They're almost as talked-about as Hillary Clinton's health issues and email scandals. And with less than 40 days until Americans head to the polls to choose their...
Skill-Gaming VGMs to Hit Atlantic City Casinos Within Weeks
Atlantic City is poised to welcome skill-based gaming onto the casino floor. New York-based GameCo announced it expects to debut its new video gambling machines (VGMs), which are hybrids of slots and popular video games. The initial release will take place at three...
Ryder Cup Odds Favor United States Over Europe in Golf’s Marquee Team Event
The Ryder Cup odds in Las Vegas say the smart money is on Team USA. That's perhaps surprising to some sports fans, considering Team Europe has won eight of the last ten competitions. The Ryder Cup is a biennial golf event that brings...
Jeff Guinn, Son of Former Nevada Governor, Accused of Defrauding Late Boyd Gaming President
Jeff Guinn, son of the late Nevada governor Kenny Guinn, is accused of running a Ponzi scheme that allegedly defrauded investors out of millions. Among those who fell victim to the alleged scam include Donna Ruthe, the wife of the former president...
Las Vegas NFL Opposition Organizes Against Sheldon Adelson and the Raiders
The Las Vegas NFL scheme being developed by billionaire Sheldon Adelson and Oakland Raiders owner Mark Davis to bring professional football to Sin City is finally meeting opposition from local organizations. Adelson, whose Las Vegas Sands empire includes The Venetian and Palazzo,...
