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Scottish Soccer Player Ian Black Accused of Betting Against Own Team
When it comes to the rules of conduct for players and coaches in sports, there is nothing taken more seriously than gambling. It’s easy to understand why: while other hot issues in sports - such as performance enhancing drugs - may give...
Filipino Billionaire Enrique Razon Wants to Take Casino Empire Global
Filipino billionaire Enrique Razon comes from a family that built a port company throughout Southeast Asia, eventually becoming one of the largest such corporations in the region. Now, Razon is seeking to do exactly the same with his casino ventures. Razon is...
Pittsburgh Rivers Casino Accused of Racist Policies
The Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh is not the kind of casino that usually makes headlines. But one local politician is concerned that the casino has recently put policies into place that show an ugly pattern – one that might, in fact, be...
California Tribes Approved for Off-Reservation Casinos
Long restricted to Native American reservations, tribal-operated casinos in California appear ready to expand in a big way. One off-reservation casino has already been approved, which has many other tribes looking at whether they can’t move into other parts of the state...
Roadblocks to Vietnam Gambling Developments Have Critics Skeptical
It’s no secret that Asia is considered the biggest growth market in the casino industry. Macau is, of course, the biggest gambling hub in the world, while Singapore and the Philippines have become prized destinations for gambling developers as well. Even Russia...
Hipster Chic: Next Wave of Vegas Hotels As City Starts to Bounce Back
It's been a long, slow road to recovery for a gambling town that once threw money around and opened or renovated casinos at the drop of a hat; but finally, about five years after the worst recession to possibly hit Las Vegas...
E-Gambling Designed to Fund Vikings Stadium Showing Weak Returns
When the Minnesota Vikings planned to build a new stadium so they could move out of the Metrodome, they turned to the state of Minnesota to help them fund the new venue. The state eventually agreed to pony up $348 million toward...
Las Vegas Street Performer Challenges for Right to Entertain
If you've ever been to Vegas, you've probably enjoyed the sights and sounds on the sprawling sidewalks outside the casinos as much as what goes on inside. Elvi in all their various crazy getups, superheros and one-man bands are but a few...
McGolden Nuggets: Fertitta Takes His Brand National
Tilman Fertitta is like a textbook American success story. Now 56, the suave Texas billionaire has been steadily acquiring an empire of restaurants, aquariums, boardwalks, and, most famously, casinos, and he's now ready to take his brand to the next level. Maybe...
Multimedia Games Inc. Becoming Slots Investment Dream
What a difference a few years makes. Back in 2010, slot machine manufacturer Multimedia Games Inc. was seeking a buyer and couldn't give themselves away, but now the gaming industry is falling all over themselves looking to invest in the ever-expanding company....