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Lawsuit Filed Against Florida Casino Boat Operator, Captain Hailed for Quick Action
Florida casino boat operator Tropical Breeze Casino, LLC, is being sued by a 65-year-old woman who survived the company's recent shuttle fire that forced passengers to jump off the vessel and ended with one person dead. In a lawsuit filed in Pasco...
British Soccer Team Arsenal Becomes First Major Sports Outfit to Promote Cryptocurrency
English Premier League (EPL) club Arsenal has become the first sports team in the world to partner with a cryptocurrency. The soccer team known as "The Gunners” has sealed a deal with crypto gambling platform provider CashBet, which will see them promote...
Las Vegas Sands Profits Soar Thanks to Macau Resurgence
The Las Vegas Sands Corp. announced that their net income rose 137.9 percent year-over-year in the fourth quarter of 2017, driving a full year of strong growth for the company. Overall, the firm’s income was up 68 percent for the year, rising...
Super Bowl Odds Shorten on Eagles, as Large Bets Placed Against Patriots
The Super Bowl odds opened with the Philadelphia Eagles the biggest underdog in nearly a decade. That might be for good reason, as the team enters the big game with its backup quarterback, and is facing the defending champion New England Patriots...
Flavor Flav Attacked at South Point Casino in Las Vegas
Rapper and reality television star Flavor Flav was on the receiving end of an attack at the South Point Casino and Hotel. The attack took place late Tuesday evening, and did not result in any serious injuries for Flav. According to a...
NBA Looks to Score off Nationwide Sports Betting, Demands One Percent Cut of Every Bet
The NBA told the New York Senate Committee on Racing, Gaming, and Wagering yesterday that if the state legalizes sports betting, the league would demand a one percent cut on each bet placed on its games. Appearing in the Albany capital, NBA...
Hard Times for City of Niagara Falls as Seneca Tribe Cuts Off Flow of Casino Payments
The City of Niagara Falls in New York is preparing a worst-case-scenario budget, working under the assumption that the revenue-share payments it usually receives as host community of the Seneca Nation’s Niagara Casino will not be forthcoming in 2018. The Senecas have...
Next Pennsylvania Satellite Casino Goes to Westmoreland County Near Pittsburgh
The second Pennsylvania satellite casino auction was held today in Harrisburg, with the state's Gaming Control Board (PGCB) taking four sealed bids. The winning offer came from Stadium Casino, LLC, which bid $40,100,005. A joint venture between Baltimore-based Cordish Companies and Greenwood...
Maine Casino Backers Sue State Ethics Commission Over $500,000 Fine
The backers of a failed Maine casino proposal which was accused by the State Governor of “high jacking democracy” are suing the state’s Commission on Government Ethics and Election Practices in the hope of reversing the record fine it imposed on them...
Tiger Woods Returns to PGA Tour, Sportsbooks Offer Array of Odds
Tiger Woods is back on the PGA Tour this week at the very event he played his last official tournament, the Farmers Insurance Open at San Diego's Torrey Pines Golf Course. While Tiger has lost plenty of fans over the last decade,...