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Wynn Las Vegas Ready for Tonight’s First Democratic Debate
Wynn Las Vegas will host a different kind of game tonight, as the bets will be all about who can outhink, outalk, and outsmart each other in the bid for the Democratic nomination for president of the United States. The first democratic...
Federal Grand Jury Likely to Bring Charges Against Daily Fantasy Sports
A federal grand jury in Florida is rumored to be listening to testimony from prosecutors on why charges should be brought against daily fantasy sports (DFS) operators in violation of current law. The Middle District of Florida of the United States Attorney's...
$20 Million Mega Moolah Slot Scooped by British Soldier, Wins Biggest Online Jackpot of All Time
Hitting the big one in the Mega Moolah progressive slot is the dream of many online players. Now, for one British military man, that dream is a reality. The biggest progressive jackpot in the history of online gaming has been won by...
Kansas Gambling Study Finds Asian & Pacific Islander Ethnicities Dominate Self-Exclusion List
A Kansas gambling investigation reviewing the state's Voluntary Exclusion Program found that Asian and Pacific Islanders accounted for 19 percent of the 1,107 individuals who willingly placed their name on the blacklist between January 2010 and August 2015. Considering the two ethnicities...
FIFA President Sepp Blatter Suspended 90 Days, Soccer’s Governing Body in Complete Disarray
Sepp Blatter has worked with the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) since 1975 and been its president for the last 17 years, but today the most powerful man in the sport has been stripped of his governing authority and been forced...
Kevin McCarthy Off the House Speaker Ballot, Successor Still Unclear
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-California) was the frontrunner to replace outgoing Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), but he's withdrawn his candidacy following a series of poor interviews. The most infamous of those was one politicizing the Benghazi attack by hinting that the special investigation...
Donald Trump Returns to Las Vegas, And His Game Has Never Been More On
The Donald Trump Las Vegas GOP rally was packed with all the razzmatazz, bravado, and controversy that we have come to expect from the former casino mogul’s colorful campaign trail. His reputation for refusing to mince words was apparent from the start at...
Wynn Sues for Libel in Massachusetts over “Bogus” Leaked Documents
Wynn Resort’s casino battle with the City of Boston intensified this week with the news that the casino giant is attempting to sue an unknown person or persons for disseminating libelous “false subpoenas” to the press. A lawsuit filed by Wynn on...
“Bing Predicts” Disrupting Sports Betting and Daily Fantasy Sports
"Bing Predicts" is Microsoft's artificial intelligence search engine that uses a variety of data and information to foresee outcomes on everything from Hollywood award shows to professional sports matches. Tech companies have long attempted to develop such devices, but the results Bing...
Deutsche Bank, Station Casinos Major Shareholder, Posts $7 Billion Loss for Q3
Deutsche Bank, a major shareholder in Station Casinos and former owner of the Cosmopolitan Casino in Las Vegas, is expected to post net losses of $7 billion for the third quarter of the year. This means its shareholders are likely to forgo...