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Laughlin’s Pioneer Casino-Hotel Listed for Online Sale, But Quickly Removed
July 16, 2021

Laughlin’s Pioneer Casino-Hotel Listed for Online Sale, But Quickly Removed

Laughlin, Nev.’s New Pioneer Hotel & Gambling Hall was listed for sale recently, with a $39 million asking price. The one problem was the listing for the 200,000 square-foot property reportedly was never authorized for...

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Aspinalls Casino Ex-Worker Claims Racist Workplace, Management Denies UK Charges
July 15, 2021

Aspinalls Casino Ex-Worker Claims Racist Workplace, Management Denies UK Charges

Black employees at London’s Aspinalls gaming club worked in a racially hostile environment, a former dealer alleged during a tribunal Thursday. White players were kept away from Black workers -- and Blacks were forced to...

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New Jersey Gambling Treatment Court Proposal Supported by Nevada Jurist
July 15, 2021

New Jersey Gambling Treatment Court Proposal Supported by Nevada Jurist

A Nevada judge who set up and oversaw that state’s alternative court for gambling-related cases wants to see a similar program adopted in New Jersey. Recently retired Judge Cheryl Moss told Casino.org she backs the...

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Bob Baffert Wins Injunction to Race Horses at New York Tracks
July 15, 2021

Bob Baffert Wins Injunction to Race Horses at New York Tracks

Bob Baffert got a victory in the courtroom Wednesday when a federal judge blocked a suspension against him handed down by the New York Racing Association (NYRA). Baffert is best known as the legendary thoroughbred...

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WynnBET Scores Ambassador Deals with Former NFL Cincinnati Bengals, NY Jets, and Soccer Stars
July 15, 2021

WynnBET Scores Ambassador Deals with Former NFL Cincinnati Bengals, NY Jets, and Soccer Stars

WynnBET on Wednesday announced the signing of three well-known former pro athletes. They will serve as brand ambassadors for the mobile sports betting app. The Wynn Interactive product, which is currently available in Colorado, Indiana,...

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Suspicious Betting Activity Triggers Alerts for Two Wimbledon Tennis Matches
July 13, 2021

Suspicious Betting Activity Triggers Alerts for Two Wimbledon Tennis Matches

A German newspaper has reported that two matches at Wimbledon have been referred to the International Tennis Integrity Agency over concerns of match-fixing. WELT said it learned a men’s doubles first-round match and a singles...

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MLB Commissioner: Athletics Not Trying to “Bluff” Oakland With Las Vegas Talks
July 13, 2021

MLB Commissioner: Athletics Not Trying to “Bluff” Oakland With Las Vegas Talks

The effort to bring Major League Baseball to Las Vegas picked up steam Tuesday, when Commissioner Rob Manfred said no one should consider the Oakland A’s interest there as just a “bluff.” The commissioner spoke...

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Las Vegas Strip Assault of Young Asian Boy Leads to Hate Crime Allegation
July 13, 2021

Las Vegas Strip Assault of Young Asian Boy Leads to Hate Crime Allegation

A 57-year-old woman is due in Las Vegas criminal court today for allegedly striking a six-year-old Asian child in the head while on the Las Vegas Strip. The boy was accompanied by his mother while...

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Goa Casinos Still Closed By India’s COVID-19 Risk, Sikkim Reopens
July 13, 2021

Goa Casinos Still Closed By India’s COVID-19 Risk, Sikkim Reopens

India’s Delta Corp has reopened a land-based gaming property in the northeastern state of Sikkim. But Delta casinos in the western coastal state of Goa remain shuttered because of risk from India’s second wave of...

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Gambling Debt Led Brooklyn, NY Man To Allegedly Murder Father, Reports Reveal
July 13, 2021

Gambling Debt Led Brooklyn, NY Man To Allegedly Murder Father, Reports Reveal

Gambling debt reportedly was the motive behind a Brooklyn, N.Y. man fatally stabbing a father in the chest on July 4, according to published reports. The suspect was apprehended on Sunday in the borough’s latest...

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