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Verizon Plots Entry into Future US Online Sports Betting Market
Telecoms giant Verizon is gambling on the US Supreme Court legalizing sports betting, according to sources who confided in Bloomberg this week. The anonymous insiders claimed Verizon has been meeting with consultants to discuss the feasibility of entering the online sports betting...
Minnesota Casino Mystic Lake Sued After Punting on Super Bowl Nightclub
Minnesota casino Mystic Lake is being sued by Nomadic Entertainment for abruptly canceling its temporary 65,000-square-foot, 9,000-person capacity nightclub constructed for next week's Super Bowl festivities. Last September, Mystic Lake, owned by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, announced it was partnering with...
New AI Identifies Problem Gamblers Through Facial Recognition Technology
Casino security may have just moved into a brave new world, or a creepy Orwellian nightmare, depending on your point of view. Artificial intelligence company Human claimed this week to have developed new technology that combines facial recognition software with artificial emotional...
Jack Cleveland and Cincinnati Casinos Building Electronic Gaming ‘Arenas’ Targeting Younger Crowds
Jack Cleveland and Jack Cincinnati casinos are making substantial bets on the millennial. This week, Jack Entertainment, parent company to the two Ohio casinos, announced a self-described "revolutionary electronic table games arena" at both properties. The 2,000-square-foot spaces will each feature 28...
$6.1 Million Chip Heist at Wynn Macau Prompts Call for Casino Employee Gaming Ban
The theft of $6.1 million worth of casino chips from the Wynn Macau has renewed calls from the local gaming regulator to ban casino employees from the gaming floor when they’re off duty. Paulo Martins Chan, director of Macau's Gaming Inspection and...
Captain of Deadly Casino Shuttle Boat Accident Underwent DUI and Substance Abuse Classes in 2014
The casino shuttle boat that caught fire on January 15 just moments after departing Port Richey, Florida, was captained by a man who has a lengthy criminal record that includes a DUI conviction. The US Coast Guard says Tropical Breeze Casino shuttle...
David Baazov Insider Trading Case to Move Forward, Judge Denies Stay of Proceedings
A Quebec judge has rejected a motion to stay the insider trading case against former Amaya CEO and chairman David Baazov. Baazov was charged in March 2016 with five counts of securities fraud, including “aiding with trades while in possession of privileged...
Las Vegas Hub McCarran International Airport Sets Passenger Record in 2017
McCarran International Airport served more passengers in 2017 than any other year in its nearly seven-decade history. The Clark County Department of Aviation reports this week that the Las Vegas airport welcomed 48.5 million arriving and departing passengers last year, topping the...
Japan Casinos Take Priority as Diet Opens for 2018, Abe Frames as Key Element to Build Tourism
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe addressed the Diet on Monday with a speech that hinted that passage of Integrated Resorts Implementation Bill (IRIB) will be given high priority. The bill would create a regulatory framework for Japan's casinos, and Abe said the...
Steve Wynn Praises Trump Tax Cuts, Plans to Share $340 Million Savings with Employees
Donald Trump's recently approved tax cuts have been well-received by many large corporations, with several CEOs announcing bonuses for employees from the savings. Now Steve Wynn has announced he plans to do the same for his Wynn Resorts workers. There were 12,000...
