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Caesars Battling $6 Billion Lawsuit From First-Lien Creditors
Caesars Entertainment Corp (CEC) has been hit by a $6.3 billion lawsuit that is seeking to recover the outstanding amount, including both principal and interest on first-lien notes that were issued by Caesars Entertainment Operating Company (CEOC). The suit was brought by...
Paris Rejects “Vegas-style” Casino For “London-style” Gambling Clubs
The French government has had it with the traditional cercles de jeux but Vegas is not the Parisian mayor’s “cup of tea,” apparently. That means Paris is likely to reject the idea of a large Vegas-style casino in favor of small and...
MGM Mogul Kirk Kerkorian Dead at 98, Founding Father of Modern Las Vegas
Kirk Kerkorian, the father of the modern Las Vegas mega-resort and the man who bought and sold MGM numerous times over, has died at his home in Beverley Hills at the age of 98. As well as being one of the key...
Donald Trump Jumps Into GOP Presidential Race With No Excuses For Being a Money Man
Donald Trump has never shied away from a chance to go on camera and say what he thinks, be it politically correct or otherwise. So it should surprise no one that his announcement that he's joining the dozen plus Republican presidential candidates...
Carl Icahn Awarded Trump Taj Mahal as Battle with Union Continues
Billionaire Carl Icahn has acquired the Trump Taj Mahal, exchanging $292 million he's owed for complete ownership of the casino in a deal that was approved by the New Jersey Casino Control Commission this week. Icahn says he will invest another $100...
Ritz Club Sues Tycoon Safa Abdulla Al Geabury Over £2 million Gambling Debt.
The Ritz Club, London’s famously high-end, high-roller casino, is suing a Swiss property tycoon over a £2 million ($3.1 million) bounced check. According to the Ritz’s filing, Safa Abdulla Al Geabury wrote out the check to fund a gambling session one night...
Interpol Disbands €20 Million Anti-Match-Fixing Relationship With FIFA
Interpol has frozen a €20 ($22.5 million) donation, paid to it by FIFA, to fund a joint anti-match-fixing program. The 10-year Integrity in Sport initiative was designed to stamp out fixed games orchestrated by criminal betting syndicates, but Interpol said this week...
UMass Amherst Releases Largest Gambling Study In US History
Gambling is an important topic in Massachusetts at the moment, as the state prepares for the coming of at least two large resort casinos in the next few years. In advance of that gaming expansion, the University of Massachusetts at Amherst (UMass...
Massachusetts Gaming Commissioner Facing Ethics Investigation
The Massachusetts casino licensing process has been fraught with lawsuits, accusations and campaigns for and against every proposed project, making it one of the most contentious gaming expansions seen anywhere in the United States. The controversies over allowing casinos in the state...
Dan Bilzerian Announces Presidential Campaign Launch Party
Look out, America: Dan Bilzerian might just be your next president. Well, at least in the same sense than anyone who is eligible might become president, that is. Bilzerian has announced that he will be launching his presidential campaign on Wednesday, June...
