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Resorts World Catskills Opens Thursday, Ahead of Schedule and in Time for Chinese New Year
Resorts World Catskills is opening its $900 million doors this Thursday, February 8, in an effort to attract visitors traveling during the weeklong Chinese New Year holiday. The last of four commercial casinos to open in Upstate New York, Resorts World is the...
Ditch ‘Swimsuit Sexism’ at ICE Totally Gaming, Says UK Regulator
The International Casino Exhibition (ICE Totally Gaming) kicks off tomorrow (Tuesday) as the world’s gaming operators descend on London Docklands for the one B2B gaming event that truly unites the entire gaming industry – both online and off. But this year, the...
Wynn Resorts Hires Prominent Law Firm to Assist in Sexual Misconduct Scandal
Wynn Resorts has hired Los Angeles-based law firm O'Melveny & Myers to assist the casino conglomerate in handling the sexual harassment claims being made against its founder and CEO Steve Wynn. The prominent international law firm specializes in white-collar defense, and recently...
Malta Suspends Gaming License Linked to Benedetto Bacchi Mafia Bust
Italian police have disrupted an illegal gambling operation with links to the Mafia that included an online gambling company owned by the country’s so-called “King of Betting,” Benedetto Bacchi. Bacchi, who was among 31 arrested late last week, had built a network...
Las Vegas Stadium, Future Home of the Raiders, Looks to Host 2023 Super Bowl
Las Vegas Stadium is scheduled to become the home of the NFL Raiders come 2020. Three years later, the $1.9 billion venue could play host to the most-watched annual event in America: the Super Bowl. Currently under construction, the domed 65,000-seat stadium...
Australian Racing Regulator Orders Shutdown of Bitcoin Betting Platforms
The Northern Territory Racing Commission (NTRC) has told all bookmakers licensed by the state to "cease and desist" from offering bitcoin betting in Australia. The warning comes just days after recently established online bookmaker Neds launched Australia’s first dedicated bitcoin sports betting...
Massachusetts Seeks Plan B in Case Wynn Boston Harbor Sunk by Suitability Probe
Massachusetts lawmakers are pushing for a ‘Plan B’ in case state regulators deem Steve Wynn and Wynn Resorts unsuitable to be licensed for the Wynn Boston Harbor. The company’s eponymous CEO is facing an investigation by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission over what...
Hollywood Casino Jamul Still Faces Opposition More Than a Year After Opening
Over a year on from its grand opening, the Hollywood Casino Jamul, near San Diego, remains as controversial as ever with the local community. Like those small pockets of Japanese soldiers holding out in the jungles of the Pacific Basin, refusing to...
South Korea Casino Kangwon Land to Reduce Hours After Winter Olympics
South Korea casino resort Kangwon Land hopes to benefit from the Winter Olympics being held in nearby PyeongChang later this month. The international sporting spectacle officially begins next Friday, February 9, with the opening ceremonies. Following the conclusion of the Winter Games...
Kentucky Lawmakers Push for Casinos, Ask Gamblers to Keep Money at Home to Pay State Pensions
Build casinos right at home in Kentucky: that's the consensus of Bluegrass State lawmakers who wants to bring back gambling dollars they see hemorrhaging over to surrounding states. To that end, a group of Kentucky lawmakers are trying to garner support to put...
