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Las Vegas Sands Launches Global Philanthropic Program
While we may not always be the biggest fans of his efforts to stamp out online gambling in the US here at casino.org, we are prepared to admit that Sheldon Adelson may not be all bad. Nope, we haven’t been on grandpa’s...
Caesars Asset Transfers Under Fire from Debt Holders
In the last few months, there's been more shuffling in the Caesars board room than at their blackjack tables. Assets have been moved between entities and debt has been restructured in an effort to keep the company healthy for the long run....
New Hampshire Senate Sends New Casino Plan to House
The New Hampshire House soundly defeated a proposal that would have brought a casino to the state just a month ago. Now it looks like it's already time for them to debate the issue again. New Hampshire's Senate passed a new casino...
Boston City Councilor Sal Mattina Blasts Wynn for Ignoring Charlestown
Another twist in the ongoing Massachusetts casino saga, as Boston City Councilor Sal LaMattina hit out at Wynn Resorts last week for being "downright dismissive, disorganized and uncooperative." LaMattina expressed exasperation during a Casino Commission hearing in which he sought to secure...
Garden City Group Pays Out Another $5M to US Full Tilt Victims
At one time poker players might have thought it was part of a cruel April Fool's hoax. However, the news that the claims administration firm Garden City Group initiated the second round of Full Tilt payments on April 1st will be heartening...
Maryland MGM National Harbor Close to Breaking Ground
Let it not be said that MGM Resorts sits around and knits doilies; the Nevada-based gaming giant announced it will start work on its new Maryland casino imminently - just four months after the state granted it a license to build the...
Macau Profits Continue to Rule the Casino Universe
Ten years ago, when Las Vegas Sands chairman and i-gaming-hater Sheldon Adelson first invested in Macau, he claimed it would become the "Vegas of the East". Today, it looks like it's gone a step farther. While gambling revenue in Las Vegas has...
Springfield Massachusetts Debates MGM Casino Plan One Last Time
When a city debates whether or not to host a casino, you can feel pretty confident that the same issues will come up time and again. And so it was no surprise that a community meeting on April 1 at the MassMutual...
New York State Casino License Applications Coming In at Top Dollar
If you want to run a casino in New York State, you'd better have a healthy bank account accessible. Okay, so you probably already knew that: it's not like building and operating a casino can be done with a few thousand dollars,...
Table Games Beat Out Baccarat as Nevada Revenues Drop for February
It's hard to beat a record – and once you do, it's even harder to do it a second time. That was the problem facing the state of Nevada in February, as they had set an all-time record in baccarat revenue in...
