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Wynn Resorts Top Suit Kim Sinatra Walking Away from $13.3 Million Payday, Resigns from Exec VP Job
Key Wynn Resorts executive Kim Sinatra will be out of a job as of July 15. The gaming operator's general legal counsel -- who helped spearhead many of Wynn's biggest victories prior to the dramatic fall from grace of ex-CEO and chairman...
USPS Lady Liberty Likeness Stamp SNAFU Garners $3.5M Copyright Infringement Judgment
Visit the New York-New York Casino in Las Vegas, and you’ll be treated to Lady Liberty, a smaller, but still impressive, replica of the original Statue of Liberty. It looks somewhat similar to the original -- so similar, in fact, that the...
Westgate Las Vegas Norovirus Reports Make it Second Summer Running for City’s Hotels to Get Hit by Contagious Diseases
Norovirus -- the disease that's most commonly associated with spreading like wildfire on cruise ships and that causes severe gastrointestinal symptoms that can last as long three days -- has crept up at the Westgate in Las Vegas. Fifteen employees, and an...
Experts Say Macau Law Needs Updates to Grant More Gaming Licenses
According to experts cited in a report by GGRAsia, the city’s gaming laws may need to be updated in order to sustain continued growth in the market. There is a consensus building among experts that the current law needs to be updated...
World Cup Odds Shift After Defending Champion Germany Eliminated
Germany came into the 2018 FIFA World Cup as virtual co-favorites with Brazil to win the title. Instead, the defending champions will be making their earliest exit from the tournament since 1938, and that will definitely shake-up the World Cup odds for...
World Cup Betting Fever Sends China Sports Lottery Revenues Soaring
The World Cup is not only the world’s largest sporting event, it is also one of the most popular events for fans of sports betting as well. And nowhere is that more evident than in China, where people are spending more money than...
Russia Clinches Qualification for Knockout Rounds Early at 2018 World Cup
The party is on in Russia, as fans are celebrating the home team’s first time qualifying for the World Cup knockout rounds since 1986. Back then, it was the Soviet Union who made the Round of 16 before losing 4-3 to Belgium....
New York Sports Betting Bill Appears Dead in State Assembly for 2018
On the same day that neighboring New Jersey opened its first sportsbooks, a prominent New York politician announced that his fellow legislators were unlikely to support a sports betting bill in 2018. New York Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-Bronx) told reporters on...
New Jersey Opens Legal Sports Betting at Monmouth Park and Borgata Casino, Just in Time for FIFA World Cup
New Jersey became the third state in the country with a full menu of legal sports betting options on Thursday, as the Monmouth Park Racetrack and the Borgata casino both started taking wagers before noon. Monmouth Park had the honor of taking...
Caesars Entertainment Goes Conventional: $375 Million Mid-Strip Venue Plans Approved in Las Vegas
Caesars Entertainment has gotten on board the convention train with a proposed $375 million, nearly 551,000 square-foot project on the Las Vegas Strip that should be ready to open sometime in 2020. Joining what's become a bit of a building bonanza, the...
