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Trump Tax Deduction Proposal Could Boost Some Las Vegas Restaurants
Upscale restaurants at casinos are among the eateries that could benefit under President Donald Trump’s proposal to increase deductions for meals and entertainment on corporate taxes, according to several experts on gambling trends. Trump made the suggestion during a press conference on...
No Nurmagomedov For UFC 249? Dana White May Push Ahead as Replacement Bout Rumored (VIDEO)
UFC President Dana White says the show must go on. But now it appears UFC 249 may go on without one of its star combatants. On Instagram Monday, Khabib Nurmagomedov revealed that he’s unable to leave his native Russia because of travel...
Cambodia to Close Land-Based Casinos as More Residents Contract COVID-19
All legal casinos in Cambodia will be shuttered indefinitely starting Thursday because of risk stemming from the coronavirus outbreak. New cases of the potentially fatal illness include a man who worked in an unidentified casino. The East Asian nation reported on Monday...
President Trump Extends Social Distancing To April 30, Casinos Likely Shut Down Until Then
President Donald Trump said in his daily COVID-19 press briefing Sunday that the social distancing guidelines the federal government recommends will be extended until at least the end of April. More details, including the reasoning behind the extension, will be revealed, the...
Coronavirus Risk Cited as Latest Reason to Ban Slot-Like Machines in Missouri
UPDATE: The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has banned using slot-like machines and other coin-operated devices located in gas stations and similar venues, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The Missouri ban started this weekend and will be in place...
Mashpee Wampanoag to Lose Massachusetts Reservation Status after Order from Trump Administration
The Mashpee Wampanoag are now highly unlikely to build their proposed casino in Taunton, Massachusetts, given that the tribe’s reservation recently was ordered “disestablished” by the Department of Interior under the direction of Interior Secretary David Bernhardt. The federal directive means the...
Feds Approve Aqueduct as Emergency Hospital for COVID-19 Crisis as Trump Considers New York Quarantine
New York officials announced Saturday they received approval to turn Aqueduct Racetrack into a temporary hospital, one of four emergency facilities set up in New York City to help deal with the COVID-19 pandemic. The Queens track closed on March 19 after...
Kentucky Derby Contender Tiz the Law the One to Beat in Florida Derby Saturday at Gulfstream Park
Tiz the Law returns to the track for the first time in nearly two months, as one of the top Kentucky Derby candidates highlights the field of Saturday’s Grade I Florida Derby at Gulfstream Park. Initially set for a field of 12,...
Rhode Island Closes Casinos Indefinitely, State Clamps Down on Visitors
Rhode Island’s Twin River casinos in Tiverton and Lincoln now remain shuttered until further notice to help minimize risk from the expanding coronavirus outbreak. The decision to extend the March 13 closure from a week to an indefinite amount of time was...
Penn National Gaming to Sell Tropicana Property for Credits, Workers Nationwide Get Furloughed
Penn National Gaming announced Friday it is selling its Tropicana Las Vegas' buildings and acreage in exchange for $337.5 million worth of “rent credits.” The move comes as it faces the grim economic reality from the coronavirus pandemic. It is also putting...
