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Federal Group Campaigning Against Tasmanian Poker Machine Removal Plan
While Labor politicians in Tasmania are pinning their electoral hopes on a bold plan to remove pokies (slot machines) from all pubs and clubs in the state by 2023, one of Australia’s major gambling operators is campaigning against the plan. The Federal...
Paddy Power Adjusts Odds for Final 20 Cities Vying to Be Future Home of Amazon HQ2
Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer and fourth most valuable company in history, announced on Thursday that it had pared down its list of civic suitors from 238 to 20 in pursuit of a new home for its corporate headquarters. The big...
Rhode Island Governor’s Budget Proposal Includes Revenue from Sports Betting
Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo faced criticism both from fellow Democrats and Republicans across the aisle after submitting a budget plan that relied on several assumptions, including revenue from legalized sports betting. Raimondo shared her $9.4 billion budget for the 2019 fiscal...
Las Vegas Sportsbooks Rooting for Jacksonville Jaguars to Win Super Bowl
Las Vegas sportsbooks are pulling for the Jacksonville Jaguars to win Super Bowl LII. Despite the team having the longest preseason odds of winning the NFL's biggest game, there were so few preseason bets that the team is still the best-case scenario...
Resorts World Catskills to Open Feb. 8, Three Weeks Ahead of Schedule
Resorts World Catskills announced Wednesday that their facilities would open to the public on Feb. 8, finally setting a launch date for the largest of New York’s upstate casinos. The $1 billion resort will open nearly a month ahead of schedule. The...
Melco Shows Off Biometric Technology for Casino Security in Japan Ahead of Licensure Pitch
Melco Resorts Japan demonstrated a new security system at their offices this week as part of their push to earn a license when the Japanese market opens to integrated casino resorts. Known as MelGuard, the new technology uses biometric indicators to track...
Union Gaming: Goa Casinos Could Generate $1 Billion in Annual Gross Revenue
Goa casinos are poised for substantial growth should the Indian state government permit the riverboats to come ashore as expected. In a note issued last week by Union Gaming Securities, a Las Vegas-headquartered investment advisory firm that keeps tabs on gaming markets...
Trout Reels in Largest MLB Salary, Angels Improve World Series Odds
Mike Trout is finding out it’s nice to be the biggest fish in the pond. The Los Angeles Angels outfielder is now the highest paid player in Major League Baseball and will earn $34 million next season. His team also improved their...
Wynn Macau VIP Dealer and Uncle in Custody, Implicated in $6.1 Million Chip Heist
Two days after a major theft of more than $6 million in casino chips by a dealer at the Wynn Macau, authorities reportedly have their man in custody. And along with him, an uncle who appears to have tried to benefit from...
New Report Provides Spin for Both Sides of Tasmanian Pokies Debate
A new government report found that Tasmanian citizens are gambling less than they used to, and that they are slowly moving away from pokies and towards online betting. The release of the Social and Economic Impact Study (SEIS) prompted immediate reactions from...
