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Cebu, Philippines Casino Project To Get $43M Cash Advance
A planned Cebu, Philippines private resort casino is getting a $43 million loan for the PH Resorts property, as the country weighs the future of government-owned gaming venues. Tentatively called Emerald Bay Resort and Casino, the property is scheduled to open in...
Zion Williamson, NBA Star Rookie, Likely to Miss Start of Regular Season Due to Sore Knee
UPDATE (5:20 pm 10/21) - The New Orleans Pelicans announced Monday Zion Williamson had surgery on his right knee to repair a torn lateral meniscus. In a statement, the team expects him to miss up to eight weeks. Shortly after that news,...
Home Favorites Face Tough Challenges in Top Week 7 NFL Matchups
The top games on the Week 7 NFL slate all feature home favorites, but none of them have been given easy assignments, as capable visiting teams are coming in with plenty to play for. That starts with an early game in Green...
Breeders Cup Sides With Santa Anita, Bans Trainer Jerry Hollendorfer from Entering Horses in Racing Championship
The Breeders’ Cup Limited, organizers of the two-day world championship series of horse races to be held in two weeks at Santa Anita Park, announced on Friday that it would honor the California track’s ban of trainer Jerry Hollendorfer. Hollendorfer, a Hall...
Encore Boston Harbor Partially Floods, Poker Room Expected to Soon Reopen
Encore Boston Harbor was forced to close part of the new venue on Friday because of a water leak that led to flooding in a poker room, according to news reports. A second-floor poker room at the Everett, Massachusetts casino was damaged...
DC Lottery Can Resume Sole-Sourced Sports Betting Contract with Intralot After Judge Strikes Down Injunction
A Washington, DC judge on Friday tossed aside an injunction that kept the DC Lottery from moving forward on a sports betting contract with Intralot. Superior Court Judge John Campbell’s decision does not end the litigation. However, it allows the DC Lottery...
California Poker Scandal Atypical of Sector, Says Plaintiffs’ Attorney
The California lawsuit against Stones Gambling Hall and player Mike Postle for alleged cheating relates to one gaming venue, one player, and possible accomplices, not the entire poker sector, claims the Maryland gaming lawyer representing the card-playing plaintiffs. In a statement to...
UFC on ESPN 6: Chris Weidman Moves Up in Weight to Face Undefeated Reyes
Dominick Reyes will be favored to keep his undefeated record intact on Friday. But he’ll face a difficult challenge in the form of former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman in the main event of UFC on ESPN 6 in Boston. Reyes is...
Nonsmokers Group Urges All US Casinos and Gaming Venues to Go Smoke-Free at G2E
LAS VEGAS - A group that is pushing for all casinos to ban smoking said in a statement that gaming venues across the country need to adopt smoke-free environments if they want to attract younger patrons to their facilities. Smokefree Casinos called...
Lake Tahoe Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Brutal Killing Results in Life Sentence
A gruesome 2017 killing at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Stateline, Nevada has led to the sentencing of a homeless illegal immigrant to life in prison for second-degree murder. Jose Rodriquez-Quezada, 45, will serve another eight to 20 years --...
