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Online Casino Discussions in Maryland Begin, Marked by Concerns
Maryland is a primary focus for national iGaming proponents this year. With that in mind, State Senator Ron Watson (D-Prince George) has confirmed his iGaming bill to legalize online casino gambling is coming in 2024, and will include multistate poker. Watson tried...
The Strat Reaches Tentative Contract With 700-Plus Workers
The Strat Hotel, Casino & Tower is the latest Las Vegas resort to reach an agreement with the Culinary Union. Union representatives accepted an offer from management on Tuesday night. It still needs to be ratified by more than 700 rank-and-file union...
Michigan iGaming Posts Record Revenues in 2023
Michigan commercial and tribal operators begin 2024 on a roll fueled by momentum from 2023. Total iGaming and sports betting gross receipts for 2023 hit a record $2.3 billion. That’s more than 18% higher than the revenue generated in 2022, and well...
Harry Reid Airport Flights Delayed/Canceled, Low Clouds Blamed
Some 78 flights were canceled and 590 were delayed at Las Vegas’s Harry Reid International Airport by the middle of Monday afternoon because of troubling weather conditions. Weather at the airport was so serious that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an...
Missouri Committee to Consider Sports Wagering Bill
A proposed bill to legalize sports wagering in Missouri will begin winding its way through the state legislature this week. On Tuesday, the Missouri House Special Committee on Public Policy will convene a hearing on the legislation, HB 2331, sponsored by Rep....
Revised Sports Betting Bill Already a Hot Topic in Minnesota
Sports betting will be back on the agenda on the first day of the 2024 Minnesota legislative session. Minnesota State Senator Jeremy Miller (R-Winona) is redoubling efforts to legalize sports betting. Miller has unveiled the Minnesota Sports Betting Act 2.0, which he...
Westgate Las Vegas Workers Settle With Management
The Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino is the latest Las Vegas property to reach a tentative settlement with its hospitality workers, represented by the Culinary Union. The resort casino, formerly known as the Las Vegas Hilton, agreed to a new contract...
Las Vegas Adult Dancer, ‘Hazel,’ Allegedly Stole Rolex Watches
An exotic performer has a court case pending that claims she stole two pricey watches from a man over the summer. She met him at Spearmint Rhino Gentlemen's Club Las Vegas. On that August 25 night, the dancer gave the unnamed man...
California Men Arrested After Attempting to Rob Card Room Player
Four suspects were charged after a Thursday night failed holdup of a man on his driveway. He had just arrived at his Southern California home from an evening spent at a popular card room. Two of suspects apparently tailed the man back...
Maryland Casino Player Kidnapped From Home
A Maryland man was found Friday after he was apprehended days earlier from in front of his house. He had just driven home from a local casino when he was forced into a van. The victim, Joel Edwards, 62, was discovered in...
