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Golden Nugget Owner Tilman Fertitta Reportedly Weighs IPO of Casinos, Restaurants
Tilman Fertitta is considering an initial public offering of his expansive Golden Nugget gaming and Landry’s restaurant businesses, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday. Citing unnamed sources, the report explained the IPO is just at a confidential “discussion” stage. Fertitta has yet to...
Sioux Falls Man Wields Machete in Gaming Convenience Store, Arrested for Aggregated Assault
A convenience store employee in Sioux Falls, S.D. escaped injury Monday after a man entered the store with a machete. The store also housed gaming machines. The Argus Leader, a local newspaper, reported the suspect was loitering in front of the Food-N-Fuel...
Sheldon Adelson Hires Group of Lobbyists in Texas, Could be Pushing Legalized Gaming in State
Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands Corp. has brought on board 10 lobbyists in Texas, according to state records. That prompts questions about what the casino mogul is planning just weeks before the state legislative session kicks off in January. Rumors are surfacing...
Chicago Area Grocer Shelved to Federal Prison for Bookmaking, Tax Evasion
A 63-year-old meat market owner from suburban Chicago was sentenced to a year in prison by a federal judge Monday for running an illegal bookmaking operation and failing to report nearly $4 million in income from the sports betting enterprise. Domenic Poeta...
Bob Baffert’s Life is Good Leads the Pack in 2021 Kentucky Derby Futures Betting (VIDEO)
We’re still more than five months away from the 2021 Kentucky Derby, but it already seems like bettors have found their horse for next year’s Run for the Roses. Betting opened at noon ET Thursday at Churchill Downs on the first futures...
Illinois Casinos Want Lawmakers To Take Up iGaming, Mobile Sports Betting Registration in 2021
As Illinois casinos enter their second week under Gov. J.B. Pritzker's closure order, signs point to the 10 gaming properties lobbying lawmakers for some more changes to state laws. Tom Swoik, the executive director of the Illinois Casino Gaming Association, told Casino.org...
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Creating LLC to Pursue Commercial Casino Acquisitions
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Tribal Council has funded the due diligence on its possible purchase of the Caesars Southern Indiana casino. But tribal council members also approved another initiative to help the nation expand into commercial gaming. At its Nov....
Nevada Casinos, Gaming Employees Continue to Assist the Needy Via Three Square
Today, as many Southern Nevada residents and tourists sit down to enjoy a festive Thanksgiving dinner, a large cross-section of the population relies on local non-profits for food and other essentials. The need is greater this holiday, given the economic downturn from...
Americans Staying Home on Thanksgiving Means More Time for Online Gaming
Online gaming and other virtual activities may take the place of some of the more traditional rituals this Thanksgiving Day. Many Americans are expected to remain at home, given coronavirus-related health directives. On past Thanksgivings, many people visited friends and relatives, traveled...
Phil Ruffin’s One-Time Home in Las Vegas On Sale for $3.2M
Casino mogul Phil Ruffin’s former Las Vegas house is now for sale. The listing price on the one-story home is $3.19 million. An expansive 7,249-square-foot structure, it was custom-built in the 1970s. Prior residents have noted it is very livable, but well-suited...
