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Ceiling Collapse at Resorts World Sentosa Injures Four
January 3, 2018

Ceiling Collapse at Resorts World Sentosa Injures Four

Four individuals working at Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore were injured when part of a ceiling board collapsed on Tuesday morning. The ceiling board, located in an area leading to the mezzanine gaming area of...

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Paddy Power Sets 500-1 Line on World Ending in 2018, as Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un Lock Horns
January 3, 2018

Paddy Power Sets 500-1 Line on World Ending in 2018, as Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un Lock Horns

Irish bookmaker Paddy Power wants to know what the end of the world is worth to bettors. To that end, the operator has set odds for the planet ceasing to exist before break of day on...

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Anti-Gambling Advocate Wins $25,000 in Illinois Sweepstakes
January 2, 2018

Anti-Gambling Advocate Wins $25,000 in Illinois Sweepstakes

When anti-gambling activist Kathy Gilroy won $25,000 by playing a sweepstakes at a gambling café in Illinois, she saw it as a fortunate windfall, if one that was a bit ironic. But some in Illinois...

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Atlantic City Casinos Enter 2018 with Operator Confidence in Full Throttle
January 2, 2018

Atlantic City Casinos Enter 2018 with Operator Confidence in Full Throttle

It's a new year, and Atlantic City casino operators are hoping for an even better one in 2018. Fresh off the town's second consecutive annual gaming win, invested companies are hopeful that the trend will...

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New Chinese Cash Rules Unlikely to Slow Macau’s Growth
January 2, 2018

New Chinese Cash Rules Unlikely to Slow Macau’s Growth

A new limit on the amount of money that can be withdrawn annually from mainland Chinese bank accounts while outside of the country could be seen as a threat to Macau’s casino industry, but experts...

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Pennsylvania Towns’ Satellite Casino Opt-Out Deadline Passes, More Than 900 Just Say ‘No’
January 2, 2018

Pennsylvania Towns’ Satellite Casino Opt-Out Deadline Passes, More Than 900 Just Say ‘No’

Pennsylvania towns have now made their voices heard when it comes to embracing mini-casinos, or not, in their various burghs. One minute before midnight Eastern time on December 31 marked the deadline for local officials...

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Outlook for Las Vegas Tourism 2018 Remains Positive, Despite Volume Number Drop for Sixth Consecutive Month in November
January 2, 2018

Outlook for Las Vegas Tourism 2018 Remains Positive, Despite Volume Number Drop for Sixth Consecutive Month in November

Las Vegas tourism continues to struggle, as November marked the sixth consecutive month of visitor volume losses in America's gambling capital. Nearly four percent fewer travelers came to Sin City during the Thanksgiving holiday month,...

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Casino and Gaming Industry Most Memorable Moments of 2017: What Made Us Cheer, What Made Us Jeer
January 1, 2018

Casino and Gaming Industry Most Memorable Moments of 2017: What Made Us Cheer, What Made Us Jeer

As we push into the New Year, let's take a final look back at the one just past. 2017 saw some unwelcome changes in the iconic Vegas tourism marketing model, and of course, one of...

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Pennsylvania Joins the US Online Gaming Fray in 2017, as We Look Back on the Highs and Lows of the Internet Push
January 1, 2018

Pennsylvania Joins the US Online Gaming Fray in 2017, as We Look Back on the Highs and Lows of the Internet Push

On October 30, 2017, Pennsylvania became the fourth US state to legalize online gambling and the first since 2013, when New Jersey, Nevada, and Delaware took that unprecedented leap. Pennsylvania's push to make internet gambling...

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The Day That Changed Las Vegas in 2017: How a Mass Murderer Shook Up Everything We Know About Casino Security
January 1, 2018

The Day That Changed Las Vegas in 2017: How a Mass Murderer Shook Up Everything We Know About Casino Security

On October 1, 2017, high rolling gambler Stephen Paddock brutally murdered 58 people and injured 546 more when he opened fire on a country music concert on the Las Vegas Strip from his room at...

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