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Caesars Switching ‘Do Not Disturb’ Policy to Mandated Daily Room Checks, in Line with New Industry Trend
Caesars Entertainment is the latest gaming firm to announce a change to its "do not disturb" policy, saying that they will now have employees visually check all occupied rooms once per day. The move comes as part of a trend in the...
NBA Commissioner Pushes for Fee on Sports Betting Amid Mixed Signals
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is still advocating an integrity fee from states that pass sports betting legislation, but seemed to contradict earlier statements on what to call those payments. A month ago he classified it as an integrity fee. Saturday he called...
Saipan Imperial Pacific Casino Blasts Investigative News Story for Claiming Corruption
Imperial Pacific, developer of the Grand Mariana Casino Hotel & Resort on the island of Saipan in the Northern Mariana Islands, has slammed a recent Bloomberg article that accused the company of turning the island “into a back door to the US...
FBI College Basketball Probe on Corruption Could Affect Other Programs
The FBI investigation that indicted four assistant college basketball coaches on bribery and corruption charges could be expanding according to reports. A Thursday story from Pete Thamel of Yahoo Sports said mountains of evidence has been collected by the federal law enforcement...
UK Race Track Bookies Conspire to Rip Off Bettors, Says Whistle Blower
On-track bookies in the UK regularly collude to increase the vigorish at events they expect to be largely attended by inexperienced gamblers. That’s according to one on-track bookmaker, who admits he has taken part in such activity in the past but now...
GVC Offloads Turkish Business for Free to Clear Regulatory Path for Ladbrokes Takeover
Online gambling giant GVC just gave away a quarter of its business for free. GVC’s Turkish operations, which represent roughly 25 percent of the company’s profits, were something of a sticking point in its $4.3 billion Ladbrokes takeover, as online gambling is illegal...
Daytime iHeart Radio Music Festival Moving Location, Previously Held at Site of Mandalay Bay Mass Shooting
When the iHeart Radio Music Festival -- this year slated to feature major artists like Coldplay, Chris Stapleton, Pink, DJ Khaled, Lorde, and Kesha -- returns to Las Vegas on September 22, it will be at least partially in a new location, one...
Potential China Hainan Casino Won’t Steal Macau Profits, Credit Agency Fitch Opines
Another Chinese gambling destination in the form of a Hainan casino is unlikely to shake up Macau's gaming grip any time soon, according to a leading credit rating agency. Unless, of course, it is. As officials in Beijing contemplate whether to allow...
Las Vegas in Running to Host 2020 NFL Draft, 2023 Super Bowl
Las Vegas is on the shortlist to host the 2020 NFL Draft. If America's gambling capital is selected, the event would coincide with the scheduled arrival of the Raiders franchise in Sin City. Las Vegas is one of five candidate cities for...
Connecticut Satellite Casino Blueprint Leaves Some Locals Underwhelmed
The Connecticut satellite casino in East Windsor being jointly developed by the state's two Native American tribes will come with 2,000 slot machines and up to 150 tables, and a five-story, 1,800-parking space garage. The Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes submitted initial...
