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Adelson Wants Smoking Allowed for EuroVegas Spain Casino Complex
Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson wants to bring one of the world’s largest casino resorts to Spain. Known as EuroVegas, the complex would include casinos, conference centers and hotels, and would immediately become one of the largest construction projects in Europe,...
Macau Casino Features $1.6 Million Minimum Bet
We all know casinos make much of their money off of a fairly limited number of high rollers – whales that will spend thousands or more on every bet they make in the casino. But at one Macau venue, even most high...
Dinner in the Sky is the Next Big Vegas Attraction
What can Vegas possibly do for an encore after a few decades of volcanic eruptions, Bulgarian acrobats and ersatz odes to New York and the Pharaohs? How about Dinner in the Sky? No, we're not being metaphoric, and no, it's not in...
Nevada Lobbyist Blames Gambling Industry for Lack of Federal Online Poker Bill
"It's your own fault!" That's the message to the gambling industry from lobbyist Jon Porter, formerly a representative for Nevada's 3rd Congressional District for three terms, and now a finger-pointer at the gaming industry at large for the lack of a federal...
Bitcoins Are Out for OKPay Payment Processor
And so it starts; a few weeks after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) moved in to interrupt fund transfers between Iowa-based online payment processor Dwolla and Tokyo-based online exchange Mt. Gox, OKPay has decided to stop accepting Bitcoins, the popular...
Viktor Blom Scoops PokerStars SCOOP $10K Main Event for Over a Million
If there has ever been someone to speak for the "skill vs. luck" component in poker, it has to be Viktor Blom, aka "Isildur1" in online poker. The amazing 22-year-old Swede has done it again, taking down the $1,096,200 first place finish...
Illinois Casinos To Pay More Than Their Fair Share in Taxes
It's a blue state - meaning it leans heavily towards Democratic voting - so perhaps it should come as no surprise that Illinois is grappling with tax issues; in this case, what percentage land-based casinos should fork over to the state from...
Caesars’ Debt-Servicing Agility Troubles Wall Street
If you think your credit card debt is overwhelming, imagine carrying $20 billion worth, and long-term debt at that. Now add to that a declining revenue stream and a net loss of $1.74 share on the New York Stock Exchange. For Caesars...
“Hangover” Franchise Is PR Boon for Caesars and Vegas
Sometimes the best hotel PR is iconic movie PR: it worked for the Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego with "Some Like It Hot"; for the Plaza with "The Way We Were" and now "The Great Gatsby"; and now, Caesars in Las...
Mohegan Sun Wants Tournament Basketball; NCAA Objects
Connecticut's Mohegan Sun casino has some pretty strong ties to women’s basketball. The Mohegan Sun Arena is the home of the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun, and the state is enamored with the exploits of the University of Connecticut Huskies, as they have been the...
