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Proposed Budget Cut to Problem Gaming Services in Nevada Draws Ire from Advocates
Nevada lawmakers gathered in Carson City Wednesday to begin a state legislature special session. As government officials look to address a $1.2 billion budget shortfall, they heard from proponents of problem gaming services who are critical of a proposed cut in the...
Seven Suspended by IIHF for Role for Fixing Hockey Game in Belarus
Seven players from the top-flight professional ice hockey league in Belarus have been suspended indefinitely because of their role in fixing a game last November. The International Ice Hockey Federation announced its ruling on Friday. The players taken off the ice are...
Four Winds Picks Kambi to Operate Sportsbook and Mobile App for its Michigan Tribal Casinos
Kambi Group PLC last week announced it had secured a deal to enter the Michigan sports betting market, thanks to an agreement with a tribal nation based in the state. The Malta-based sports betting technology company landed a deal to provide services...
Nevada Man Charged with Trespassing After He Allegedly Refused to Wear Mask at Hard Rock Casino Bar
A 32-year-old Nevada man was arrested for trespassing early Saturday, July 4, after he allegedly refrained from putting on a facial covering while sitting at a bar at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Lake Tahoe. The man, who lives in Ruhenstroth,...
Players Must Feel ‘Safe’ on Gaming Floors as Massachusetts Casinos Start to Reopen, Expert Warns
When Massachusetts’ three gaming properties resume operations later this month after months of closure by the pandemic, the venues must provide players and other guests a climate in which they feel safe, according to a New England professor who specializes in the...
Station Casinos President Richard Haskins Dies Saturday Following Michigan Watercraft Accident
UPDATE: The Emmet County Michigan Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Saturday afternoon boating accident on Little Traverse Bay where a 27-foot powerboat driven by James Moffatt, 77, of Vero Beach, Florida, collided with a jet ski driven by Richard Haskins, 56, of...
Several Pennsylvania Casinos Ban Inside Smoking Over Health Concerns
Multiple Pennsylvania gaming properties are now smoke-free after recent directives from state regulators to improve worker and player health. Among them is The Meadows Racetrack & Casino, located in Washington, which announced on social media that smoking was “phased out in the...
The Venetian, Caesars Palace Could Temporarily Shutter as Some Nevada Businesses Disregard Mask Rule
Some Las Vegas casinos could voluntarily temporarily close their doors because of coronavirus worries, following what is promising to be a generally upbeat July 4 weekend for gaming properties and tourism. “We hear some Las Vegas casinos could close temporarily due to...
NHL Reportedly Shuns Las Vegas as Toronto, Edmonton Tabbed as Hub Cities
While there are still some issues left to be resolved between the NHL and its players' union, it appears all signs are still pointing toward resuming play later this month. Unfortunately, those same reports have Las Vegas on the outside looking in....
Culinary Union Wants Legislation to Protect Nevada Workers from Coronavirus, Cases Mount
Pressure is continuing to build on Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) and state legislators to enact a bill during next week’s special session that would require more safeguards to protect casino workers from coronavirus. One gaming property employee already has died after...
