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Caesars Interactive Entertainment Could Be for Sale, But Will Bankruptcy Court Allow It?
Caesars Entertainment is considering the sale of its digital division, Caesars Interactive Entertainment (CIE), according to Bloomberg Technologies. Anonymous sources told Bloomberg Friday that the embattled casino giant had received multiple offers that would value the company at $4 billion. Meanwhile, the...
Amaya Q1 Profits Double, Baazov to Step Down from Board
Amaya’s Q1 conference call revealed a company in robust health, despite the recent troubles of its Chairman and CEO, David Baazov. Interim CEO, Rafi Ashkenazi, who is holding the fort while Baazov takes temporary absence to consider insider trading charges against him,...
Las Vegas Considers Adding eSports to Casino Offerings at Latest Gaming Commission Hearing
Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval joined a meeting of the Nevada Gaming Policy Committee on Friday as a group of largely middle-aged men in suits were invited to wrap their silvery heads around the ultimate “millennial” pastime, eSports. eSports, or professional competitive video...
Questions Arise When Wife of Michigan iPoker Bill Sponsor Is Shown to be Working for Amaya Lobbying Firm
Michigan iPoker has been on track to become a reality ever since State Senator Mike Kowall (R-15th) presented SB 889 to the state’s senate two months ago. But now, a new wrinkle has turned up that could cast a cloud on that...
Sheldon Adelson Pushes All-In With Reported $100 Million on Donald Trump
Sheldon Adelson is no longer sitting idle on the political sidelines. The Las Vegas Sands founder worth around $30 billion is finally ready to make his move, and of little surprise to most, the GOP mega-donor is opening his personal treasury only...
Las Vegas Parking Wars: MGM Calls Temporary Truce
Las Vegas parking issues may not have previously been on anyone’s list of “things to be concerned about” before this year, but all that has radically changed since a pronouncement earlier in the winter from MGM Resorts International. But for the next...
Oakland Raiders’ Odds of Moving to Las Vegas Increasing as Owners Reportedly Warm to Sin City
Before the Oakland Raiders can become the Las Vegas Raiders, 24 of the NFL's 32 owners would need to sign off on the relocation, and while the chances of that happening was previously thought to be slim due to Sin City's legalized...
Atlantic City Casinos Post Eight Percent Uptick in April, Internet Gaming Up Big
Atlantic City casinos were looking up in April, with the region's eight remaining venues posting $198 million in land-based revenue, and $215 million when including income from Internet gaming. That marks a cumulative 8.1 percent increase compared to April 2015 and sets...
DFS Congressional Hearing Hijacked by New Jersey Sports Betting Push
A Congressional hearing to examine the legality of daily fantasy sports (DFS) was snubbed by industry leaders DraftKings and FanDuel yesterday. Both companies are understood to have declined an invitation to attend the meeting of the Subcommittee of Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade,...
Donald Trump Won’t Reveal Tax Returns to American People, but Did for Casinos
Donald Trump isn't adhering to calls for him to release his tax returns to show the American people just how much the billionaire is paying to the federal government on an annual basis. Instead, the presumptive Republican Party nominee for the 2016...
