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Biloxi Casino Murder Witnesses Plan to Sue, Remain Shaken By Shooting
Two witnesses to Biloxi, Miss.’s Golden Nugget Casino weekend shooting say they are traumatized by the violent event. The pair plan to sue the gaming property, according to a local TV report. Both Tony Glenn and his partner, Justin Eldridge plan to...
Florida Sports Betting Federal Court Cases Picking Up Steam as Key Dates Approach
With less than a month before the first legal sports bets could be placed in Florida, the action in federal courtrooms is beginning to heat up. More filings are expected to take place in the coming days that could determine whether the...
Trinidad & Tobago Judge To Issue Verdict on Caribbean Casino Murder, Robbery
A judge is scheduled to announce a verdict next Monday on the murder of a security guard over a decade ago at a Trinidad and Tobago gaming property. Closing arguments in defendant Anthony "Bussa" Contrera's trial were presented last week following weeks...
Goa’s Casinos Can Reopen at Half Capacity in India, COVID Safeguards Required
Gaming venues in Goa, one of India’s major travel destinations, were allowed to reopen on Monday. They were shuttered for several months because of risk from the nation’s second major wave of COVID-19. For now, casino capacity is capped at 50 percent....
Oregon’s Seven Feathers Casino Shutters Tonight Until Friday, Systems Need Upgrades
Oregon’s Seven Feathers Casino Resort will temporarily close starting tonight at 11 pm. The tribal gaming property will reopen at 7 am Friday with upgraded infrastructure. Both the Canyonville, Ore. hotel and casino will be shuttered for the next several days. The...
California Man Admits to Showing Child Porn Video to Teen at Hotel-Casino
A 47-year-old California man admitted last week to the production of child pornography which showed him having sex with a 16-year-old girl. He also admitted to later showing that video to a 17-year-old teen while the two were in a casino-hotel in...
Metro Cops Search for Summerlin, Nev. Casino Parking Lot Carjacking Suspect
Nevada police continue to investigate this week’s carjacking in the parking lot of Summerlin’s Red Rock Casino Resort Spa. The suspect appears to remain at large as of this weekend. On Wednesday night, a silver sedan pulled up to an unnamed woman...
Golden Nugget Biloxi Casino Shooting Leaves One Dead, Suspect Held on $1M Bond
A 30-year-old Alabama man remains in custody this weekend after he allegedly fatally shot another man. The incident happened on the gaming floor of the Golden Nugget Biloxi Hotel & Casino early Saturday. A Mississippi judge set bond at $1 million. Jereme...
Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana Land Speculation Scheme Leads to Indictment
An Indiana man was charged in a federal indictment with mail fraud after a plot surfaced over the improper purchase of properties near the Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana, prosecutors said. He was allegedly speculating on land purchases before the Gary, Indiana...
Nevada Casino Murder Suspect Released on Bail, Angers Victim’s Relatives
Prosecutors and family members of an Aquarius Casino Resort homicide victim are indignant that a Nevada judge set bail in the case. That allowed the suspect to be released before his murder trial begins. Earlier this week, bail was set at $250,000...