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Las Vegas Visitors Armed With Apps Confident Over COVID-19 Risk, Analysts Predict
Travelers, as well as trade show and convention attendees headed for Las Vegas, are likely to be more confident about showing up at properties equipped with health data stored on their cell phones. The apps can show a range of information, from...
Ohio Horsemen Tell Lawmakers Racing Commission Needs to Control Sports Betting
It was the horsemen’s turn this week to testify before the Ohio state Senate Select Committee on Gaming. Not surprisingly, like other stakeholders who spoke or submitted testimony in previous weeks, they have their own thoughts about legalizing sports betting in the...
Pretlow Touts Skins as ‘Best Model’ for NY Mobile Sports Betting as Budget Talks Linger
Thursday came and went without a budget deal in place in New York. However, a couple of lawmakers made some waves regarding mobile sports betting. How the state should oversee mobile wagering appears to be one of the stumbling blocks remaining between...
Gaming Caucus Cochairs Seek Repeal on Federal Sports Betting Handle Tax
The chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Gaming Caucus filed a bill Thursday that certainly wasn’t an April Fools joke. US Reps. Dina Titus (D-Nevada) and Guy Reschenthaler (R-Pennsylvania) want Uncle Sam’s hand out of the legal sports betting till. Their bill, which...
New York Budget Talks Headed for Overtime, Will Sports Betting Derail Casino Push?
As the clock struck midnight on the East Coast, it became April 1 in New York. That’s the day, per the state’s constitution, that lawmakers are supposed to have a budget in place. However, all signs indicate a protracted negotiation continuing in...
Las Vegas Strip Crash, Shooting Led to Multiple-Hour Street Closures Monday
The tail end of the Las Vegas Strip was the site of a violent and cumbersome incident Monday that started as an argument at a convenience store. Before it was over, three people were shot and a suspect got struck by a...
Las Vegas Casino-Linked Sex Trafficking Case Dropped
A man twice accused of sex trafficking in Las Vegas has had his case dropped for the second time by local authorities. The most recent incident started when a woman wearing only her underwear came upon a security guard at Wild Wild...
India Gambling Raid Leads to 14 Arrests in Delhi Hotel
A Delhi, India gaming operation was recently raided and 14 people were apprehended. The alleged illegal casino was operating out of the Radisson Blu Hotel, Mahipalpur, according to a report from the Press Trust Of India. Police conducted the raid after getting...
Arkansas Casino Alleges Man Made Threats, Racist Comments to Asian American
Outrage is spreading over a violent confrontation at Arkansas’ Oaklawn Casino, where a fire captain allegedly hurled racial insults and threatened to kill an Asian American man earlier this month. Eventually, Bentonville, Ark. Fire Captain Benjamin Snodgrass was arrested. Both he and...
Mohegan Sun Casino at Virgin Hotels Finally Opens to Fanfare in Vegas
Celebrities and reality television stars were among those on hand Thursday to christen the Mohegan Sun Casino at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, the city's newest casino resort. The event at the off-Strip resort was a historic occasion, as it marked the opening...
