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Spanish Gaming Revenue Down as Sports Betting Takes a Hit
In the first quarter of the year, Spain's gambling revenue slipped from its level in the previous quarter. Casino gambling held its own in the period, but less attention was paid to sports betting. Spain's...
EuroMillions Lottery Prize of $66M Claimed By Brit
A single ticket in a EuroMillions lottery draw from last Friday is worth just shy of £55 million (US$67 million). The British Lottery player came forward to claim the massive prize today. British National Lottery...
Italian Police Arrest ‘Casino Royale’ Screenwriter Paul Haggis on Sexual Abuse Allegations
Police in the Italian city of Ostuni arrested Canadian screenwriter/director Paul Haggis, responsible for Casino Royale and other Hollywood blockbusters, yesterday. He faces allegations of sexually abusing a woman for two days, according to local...
Paraguay Ends Ties with iCrop After Outcry Over Illegal Gaming Contract
Paraguay's gaming regulator has officially severed its arrangement with iCrop, a company that received permission to operate gaming equipment where it isn't legal. The National Gambling Commission (Conajzar, for its Spanish acronym) already halted the...
Donaco Int’l Star Vegas Casino in Poipet, Cambodia to See Increased Traffic
This past weekend witnessed the return of full operations of Donaco International's Star Vegas casino in Cambodia. This was after the lifting of border restrictions between the country and Thailand. Donaco announced in a filing...
Macau Forces Business Shutdowns as COVID-19 Reappears
It may be 2020 all over again for Macau. A new outbreak of COVID-19 is forcing the city to order business and school closures. But for now, casinos remain open. This new outbreak occurred suddenly...
PointsBet Sells Nearly 13 Percent Stake to SIG Sports in $65.5M Transaction
Australian-based PointsBet announced on Monday (Sunday night US time) that it received a substantial investment from a division of Susquehanna International Group (SIG) of Companies that will make the US company the largest shareholder in...
Las Vegas Gift Shop Wounded Security Guard Undergoes Surgery, Remains in Hospital
The security guard critically wounded last week at Bonanza Gift Shop, located on the Las Vegas Strip, remains hospitalized in an intensive care unit. He is identified as Adolfo Rivera. In an exclusive interview with...
Fremont Street Experience Scene of Fatal Shooting, Second Person Wounded
One person was shot dead and another was wounded early Sunday at the Fremont Street Experience. The downtown Las Vegas incident was linked to a dispute that took place in a nearby casino, Metro police...
Downtown Las Vegas Fire Leads to Destruction at Fremont Street Complex
An historic blaze early Sunday caused widespread damage to residential buildings off of Fremont Street in downtown Las Vegas. It was the largest number of occupied dwelling units on fire in 25 years, Las Vegas...
