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Genting Group Wynn Resorts acquisition

Analysts: Genting Group Might Be Odds-On Favorite for Wynn Resorts Takeover

Genting Group might be best positioned to one day acquire Wynn Resorts. That's according to three analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein Global Gaming Research, who concluded that Wynn's Macau operations might leave few potential suitors. Analysts Vitaly Umansky, Zhen Gong, and Cathy...

Casino.org Staff Writer March 19, 2018
Waterfront Manila Pavilion Casino Fire

Waterfront Manila Pavilion Casino Fire Kills Five, Hundreds Evacuated

Five employees of the Waterfront Manila Pavilion Hotel and Casino have been killed in a fire that engulfed the building on Sunday morning and raged for 25 hours before firefighters were able to get it under control on Monday. More than 300...

Casino.org Staff Writer March 19, 2018
Las Vegas Metro Police shooting

Security Expert Critical of Police Response to Mass Shooting Says Las Vegas Must Stay on High Alert

One of the world's leading crisis management experts says Las Vegas was shockingly unprepared to more appropriately respond to last fall's mass shooting that left 58 people dead and hundreds of others severely injured. Larry Barton, a former FBI Academy and US...

Casino.org Staff Writer March 19, 2018
March Madness odds Las Vegas sportsbook

March Madness Opening Rounds Slam Dunk for Las Vegas Sportsbooks

March Madness made plenty of sports bettors go crazy during the opening rounds of the NCAA tournament. Numerous highly wagered upsets went in favor of the house, as the 68-team bracket was dwindled down to 16. The biggest upset was #16 UMBC defeating...

Casino.org Staff Writer March 19, 2018
UKGC fobt recommendation

UKGC calls for £30 Stake-Limit on FOBTs

Shares in the UK’s biggest betting companies rose on the back of a report by the UK Gambling Commission recommending maximum stakes on fixed-odds betting terminal (FOBT) roulette should be cut to “£30 or less,” ($42) rather than £2 ($2.80). The industry...

Casino.org Staff Writer March 19, 2018
South Korean President Moon Jae-in fires Kangwon Land Casino employees

South Korean President Sacks 226 Employees at Kangwon Land Casino

South Korean President Moon Jae-in has ordered the firing of 226 employees of the country’s biggest casino, Kangwon Land. The employees were allegedly hired nepotistically between July 2011 and February 2014, either because of their political connections to members of the previous government...

Casino.org Staff Writer March 18, 2018
Floyd Mayweather UFC odds

Floyd Mayweather Confirms MMA Training, Potential $1 Billion UFC Deal Lurks

Floyd Mayweather says he's finished with boxing after capping off a perfect 50-0 career with a victory over UFC star Conor McGregor last year, but he remains committed to trying his hand (and feet) at mixed martial arts (MMA). Rumors have been...

Casino.org Staff Writer March 18, 2018
Macau casinos Chan Meng Kam

Macau Businessman Says Locals Should Be Able to Bid for Casino Licenses

Macau’s casino industry may be booming, but the license that operators own that allow them to run casinos are up for renewal in the next few years. And while it has generally been believed that most or all of these new concessions...

Casino.org Staff Writer March 18, 2018
Tiger Woods Masters odds golf

Tiger Woods Says ‘Gamble-oholics’ Make Him Las Vegas Masters Favorite

Tiger Woods now has the shortest line of any golfer to win the 2018 Masters. The Westgate SuperBook has the 14-time major winner at 8/1 to don his fifth green jacket early next month in Augusta, Georgia. The game's #1 and #2...

Casino.org Staff Writer March 17, 2018
Stars Group Russia

New Russian Online Gambling Regulations Cause Stars Group Concern, Projected Growth a Mixed Bag

The Stars Group pointed to Russia as a potentially troublesome market for 2018 as part of the company’s 2017 earnings report. The report included guidance on what the online gambling giant, formerly known as Amaya, is expecting in terms of earnings for 2018....

Casino.org Staff Writer March 17, 2018