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Palms Marquee Signage Comes Down in $485 Million Revamp
The familiar Palms marquee sign on Flamingo Road off the Las Vegas Strip is no more. On Tuesday, the 14-foot letters were removed by a 120-foot crane, as part of ongoing $450 million renovations to the Palms Casino Resort by new owner...
Tiger Woods Odds Short in Las Vegas, as 14-Time Major Champ Returns to Riviera
Tiger Woods is back inside the ropes of an official PGA Tour event this week for just the second time in more than a year, and that has both Las Vegas and online oddsmakers excited. Golf interest surges when the 14-time major...
Nevada Gaming Control Board Internet Tip Line in Overdrive Since Steve Wynn Sex Scandal
The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) says its telephones have been ringing off the hook since the Wall Street Journal exposed sexual misconduct claims against Las Vegas billionaire Steve Wynn last month. The flood of calls has led to the gaming regulator...
Chloe Kim Lives Up to the Hype, Wins Snowboarding Halfpipe Gold as Oddsmakers Predicted
Chloe Kim emerged on Tuesday as the next Shaun White of US snowboarding. The 17-year-old phenom, entering her first Olympics after she was too young to compete four years ago, took to the halfpipe in PyeongChang under an exorbitant amount of expectation....
MGM Cotai Opens at Last with 500 Hotel Rooms for Chinese New Year
Finally, MGM Cotai opened its doors on Tuesday – and the brand new $3.4 billion property is already fully booked for Chinese New Year, according to MGM China. Or at least, the 500 hotel rooms that are currently operational will be filled...
Connecticut Congressional Delegation Seeks Federal Probe of DOI Over Tribal Casino
Four members of the Connecticut congressional delegation have asked the US Inspector General to investigate the Department of the Interior (DOI) on the agency's inaction in regards to the state's proposed gaming compact amendments with its two Native American tribes. The request...
Virginia Gambling Bill Passes Assembly Committee, Legislation Would Legalize Historical Racing Terminals
The Virginia House of Delegates Appropriations Committee has passed House Bill 1609, a gambling measure that would allow the currently shuttered Colonial Downs horse racetrack in New Kent County to incorporate historical wagering machines at the facility. Located about 30 miles east...
Tinian Dynasty Operator Broke, Can’t Afford Lawyer
Hong Kong Entertainment, owner of the Tinian Dynasty Hotel and Casino, told a federal judge this week that its financial situation was so bleak that it could no longer afford a lawyer to represent it in ongoing legal claims filed by creditors....
New Jersey Voters Favor Atlantic City Retaining Casino Monopoly, New Poll Finds
New Jersey voters do not want to end Atlantic City's monopoly on casinos and allow gambling resorts to come to northern parts of the state. That's according to a new poll paid for by Trenton's Bad Bet, an anti-gambling group. Likely voters...
Fontainebleau to Morph Into The Drew Las Vegas By 2020
The Drew Las Vegas could be the first new casino resort to rise on the Las Vegas Strip since the Cosmopolitan in 2010, if it beats Resorts World to the punch. Remodeled from the shiny blue wreck of the doomed Fontainebleau, The...
