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Atlantic City Casinos Feel the Chill for January with Gaming Revenue Drops of 10 Percent, Blizzard Blamed
Atlantic City casinos saw gross gaming revenue skid 9.9 percent in January due to a severe blizzard that blanketed parts of southern New Jersey last month with up to two feet of snow shortly after the new year arrived. With travel nearly...
Pennsylvania Mini-Casino Back in Picture for Harley-Davidson Maker Springettsbury, Previously Opted Out
In the tiny township of Springettsbury, the prospect of a Pennsylvania mini-casino, just a few months after being rejected, is getting a second look. City supervisors have pulled an about-face since nixing the possibility as recently as December. The small town only two...
No Online Poker Bill in California This Year, Tribes Turn Against Sports Betting Instead
California appears to have given up on regulating online poker, at least for 2018. Friday is the deadline for filing bills in the California legislature and thus far no champion has emerged to fight the cause. Perhaps that’s because the effort required...
George Soros Now One of Top Caesars Shareholders, Owns 4.9 Percent of Gaming Company in Bankruptcy Aftermath
Billionaire investor George Soros, through his family-controlled Soros Fund Management group, owns nearly five percent of Caesars Entertainment following the company's Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization last fall. According to Bloomberg, the billionaire's stake makes him one of Caesars' Top 10 shareholders, with...
Wynns’ He Said, She Said Battles Continue About Who Did What to Whom and When
In the fight between Elaine Wynn and her ex-husband Steve, it all depends who you believe as allegations continue to fly, even more than a week after the dishonored CEO left his position at Wynn Resorts. For example, Todd Bice, a lawyer...
GVC Ladbrokes Coral Takeover Could Cost 1,600 Jobs for Acquired Betting Company
The GVC Ladbrokes Coral acquisition of one of the oldest and biggest bookmakers in Britain may be phenomenal news for the company buying it, but it could be a brutal blow for many employees of the company being bought out. The Isle...
NCAA College Bracket Preview has Virginia, Villanova, Xavier, and Purdue No. 1 Seeds
The University of Virginia is the No. 1 ranked team and a member of the NCAA Selection Committee said they, along with Villanova, Xavier and Purdue are the current No. 1 seeds. Committee Chairman Bill Rasmussen released a preview of the top...
Wynn Resorts Board, Hoping to Sidestep Liability Issues, Considers Life After Steve Wynn
The board of Wynn Resorts is weighing its options, as the company looks to its future without former chairman and CEO Steve Wynn. The casino mogul stepped down a week ago Tuesday, after a decades-long sex scandal came to a head and...
Jurors Hear Closing Arguments at ‘Skinny Joey’ Merlino Mob Boss Trial
It’s been a colorful week in the trial of alleged Philadelphia Mob boss "Skinny" Joey Merlino, as a jury in Manhattan heard the closing arguments on Tuesday. The celebrity gangster has spent over a decade in prison for illegal gambling, racketeering and...
Australian Detained in China Online Gambling Bust
An Australian man is believed to be among 52 people arrested in China last week for online gambling offenses, according to the Australian Financial Review. The arrests were announced on February 7 by the official Chinese news agency Xinhua, although no names...
