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Kentucky Starts Court Action to Get Money from Flutter in $1.3B Online Poker Case
The state of Kentucky is continuing its effort to claim a $1.3 billion ruling from a Flutter Entertainment subsidiary over an online poker lawsuit that’s lasted over a decade. A hearing will take place Monday in Frankfort, Ky. On March 25, the...
Federal Judge Rules for Catawba, Says EBCI Rolled “Snake Eyes” in Casino Case
A federal district judge in Washington, DC ruled Friday in a sometimes colorful opinion that the Catawba Indian Nation can proceed with plans to build and open a tribal casino in North Carolina. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) filed the...
Retired Steve Wynn Still Active in Politics, Gives $770K to GOP House Campaign Fund
Republicans in Washington are working to take back the House of Representatives in next year’s elections, and they’re getting a nice chunk of Steve Wynn’s money to achieve that goal. The now-retired casino magnate was one of 11 individuals who contributed $771,900...
Elon Musk’s Boring Company Gives Time, Cost Estimates for Vegas Loop Trips
The Las Vegas Convention Center Loop still has yet to take its first official passenger from one end of the complex to the other. But Elon Musk’s The Boring Company is already moving forward with plans to expand the underground people mover...
Car Gets Wedged on Las Vegas Strip Pedestrian Bridge, Driver Faces DUI
A suspected intoxicated driver on the Las Vegas Strip somehow maneuvered a Chevy sedan onto a narrow pedestrian bridge near the Encore at Wynn Las Vegas Friday. The unnamed driver was arrested for DUI. The bridge is a tight walkway stretching between...
Pennsylvania’s Wind Creek Casino Sees Elderly Visitor Allegedly Attack State Trooper
A 68-year-old casino-goer allegedly bit a state trooper’s hand at Pennsylvania's Wind Creek Bethlehem during her arrest on Wednesday. The suspect, identified as Rui Y. Li, also allegedly spit throughout the trooper’s office in the gaming property. Earlier, she allegedly hit a...
Arizona Tribal Casino Parking Garage Site of Deadly Shooting
An unnamed man was killed Thursday in the Gila River Hotels & Casinos – Wild Horse Pass parking garage. The fatal shooting is the latest violent incident in numerous gaming property garages or parking lots nationwide. Gila River police officers were reportedly...
Las Vegas Sands Spends Millions To Push For Texas Casinos Despite the Odds
A reported multimillion dollar pro-casino ad campaign by the Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) is unlikely to beat out long-held opposition from influential Texas politicians, policy analysts say. The ad blitz supports proposed destination casino-resorts in Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and San...
Cosmopolitan Las Vegas Casino Workers Could Get $1M in COVID Vaccine Incentives
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas might pay up to $1 million in employee bonuses to encourage workers to get COVID-19 shots over the next couple of weeks. The large incentive plan at the hotel-casino kicks in if 80 percent of workers receive...
GameCo Announces Three Strategic Hires as Vegas Company Lands New Investments
Less than a month after bringing on a new chief executive, GameCo announced on Wednesday the hiring of three additional gaming industry veterans to help the company across its different verticals. Michael Low has joined GameCo, where he will serve as its...
