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Wynn revenues down in Macau for 2015

Macau Shaves Wynn Resorts Profits In 2015, As Las Vegas Continues to Pull Its Weight

Wynn Resorts has said that the economic squeeze in Macau hit hard in 2015, and that Q4 net revenue from its operations in the Chinese gambling hub could be halved from the same period in 2014. Despite this, a rosier outlook in...

Casino.org Staff Writer January 19, 2016
Vermont DFS Bill attacked by Assistant AG

Vermont DFS Bill Opposed by Assistant State AG

Vermont may not be a state you think about much in relation to daily fantasy sports (DFS). After all, there are plenty of viable outdoor activities for which the Green Mountain State is famous, skiing being the most obvious. So why would people...

Casino.org Staff Writer January 19, 2016
Tennis industry hit by match-fixing allegations

Tennis World Rocked by Match-Fixing Cover-up Allegations

The tennis universe is reeling from allegations that 16 top-level players have been strongly suspected of throwing matches over the past ten years, while authorities failed to act. Documents passed to the UK's BBC television network and Buzzfeed News by anonymous whistleblowers...

Casino.org Staff Writer January 19, 2016
Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval DFS

Brian Sandoval Reconvenes Gaming Policy Committee in Nevada to Discuss Daily Fantasy Sports

Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval (R) issued an executive order late last week to reconvene the state's Gaming Policy Committee in order to confront the subject of daily fantasy sports (DFS). The action is in response to Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt's ruling...

Casino.org Staff Writer January 18, 2016
MGM Resorts to charge for Las Vegas Strip parking

MGM Resorts Axes Free Parking on the Las Vegas Strip

Some Las Vegas traditions are sacrosanct. All-you-can-eat buffets, free drinks for gamblers, the right to get absolutely plastered and have it seem perfectly normal are but a few of those. For visitors and locals alike, these principles have been set in stone...

Casino.org Staff Writer January 18, 2016
New Jersey lawmakers Atlantic City

New Jersey Lawmakers Call for Possible Atlantic City Takeover

New Jersey politicians in Trenton are focusing their attention on the financial disaster currently being experienced in Atlantic City. New Jersey Senate President Stephen Sweeney D-District 3) brought a bill to his legislative chamber this week that would give control of Atlantic...

Casino.org Staff Writer January 16, 2016
Celine Dion’s Husband René Angélil dies aged 73

Céline Dion’s Husband, René Angélil, Dies at Home in Las Vegas

René Angélil, avid gambler and husband and former manager of Las Vegas perennial Céline Dion, has died after a long battle with throat cancer. He was 73. Angélil had been ill for many years. His cancer was first diagnosed in 1999, and...

Casino.org Staff Writer January 15, 2016
GOP debate Donald Trump Ted Cruz

GOP Debate Gets Heated as Trump and Cruz Spar Over “Birther” Claims and NYC Values

The sixth GOP debate welcomed seven Republican Party candidates to the main stage in Charleston, South Carolina on Thursday night, all sharing hopes and aspirations of taking on the likely Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton towards becoming the 45th president of the United...

Casino.org Staff Writer January 15, 2016
Italian gambling ring with DollaroPoker link busted

Dollaro Poker and Mob Figure in Massive Italian Online Gambling Bust

Italian police have broken up an illegal gambling ring with alleged links to the Mafia and the controversial online poker room DollaroPoker.net. Eleven people were arrested on Wednesday and accused of operating an illegal network of some 12,000 online gaming and lottery...

Casino.org Staff Writer January 14, 2016
New Jersey gambling revenues Morris Bailey

New Jersey Posts Strong December Online Gaming Earnings, 2016 Outlook Is Bright

New Jersey online gambling is alive and well, the market bringing in a record $14 million last month, a 31 percent increase year-over-year, closing out the 2015 campaign up 21.2 percent overall. Gambling at land-based casinos, however, had less cheery news:  Atlantic...

Casino.org Staff Writer January 14, 2016