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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....
Caesars Entertainment Halfway Towards Being Linqed In
There's more than six months to go before it's completed, but The Linq - the name given to Caesars Entertainment's ersatz take on a New York City downtown hipster neighborhood - is ready for a preliminary look. Like a seductive stripper, the...
Genting Plans $937 Million Malaysian Casino Upgrade
Since opening in 1971, Genting Highlands – now known as Resorts World Genting – has been the only legal place to engage in land-based gambling in all of Malaysia. But the massive resort is aging, and the Genting Group thinks it’s about...