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Schenectady Casino Awards $500K Three Card Poker Jackpot
One lucky player at the Rivers Casino & Resort in Schenectady walked away nearly a half-million dollars richer on Saturday, after they hit a progressive jackpot at a Three Card Poker table in the Schenectady, New York casino. The player, who chose...
Caesars Ends Free Parking for Locals at Seven Las Vegas Strip Casinos, Following MGM
Caesars began charging out-of-state guests to self-park in late March at the Linq, and continued rolling out the fees at other resorts up and down the Strip throughout the year. But to date, Nevadans have been immune from paying simply by swiping...
PAGCOR Casino Income Up 36 Percent in 2017, PhilWeb Receives Accreditation
PAGCOR, the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp, says in its 2017 third quarter report that casino income from its 13 Casino Filipino locations and 35 satellite facilities is up 36 percent through September. Net income after expenses totaled PHP 4.36 billion ($84.3...
Larry Flynt Loses Bid to Overturn California Casino Law
Hustler Magazine creator Larry Flynt failed in his bid to expand his casino ownership portfolio when a federal judge dismissed his challenge to a California law that doesn’t allow individuals to operate gambling venues both inside and outside the state. U.S. District...
Judge Orders MGM to Preserve Evidence at Route 91 Shooting Site, Mandalay Bay
Facing two lawsuits and the possibility of future litigation, MGM Resorts was ordered Monday by a Las Vegas judge not to destroy any evidence related to the Oct. 1 Route 91 Harvest festival shooting. Attorneys that filed suit will bring forensic experts...
Voters on Taiwan’s Kinmen Islands Overwhelmingly Reject Call for Legal Casinos
The people of Kinmen Island in Taiwan spoke loud and clear at the ballot box on what they thought about allowing casinos in their towns. They overwhelmingly rejected a referendum on the matter Saturday by a vote of 21,663 to 2,705. The...
Jack Lam Charged With Bribery in Philippines, Faces One to Five Years Imprisonment
Macau gambling tycoon and Chinese citizen Jack Lam quickly fled the Philippines after authorities raided his Fontana Hot Spring Leisure Parks casino resort in the Clark Freeport Zone in November of 2016 and arrested 1,316 Chinese nationals working illegally. Nearly a year...
SLS Las Vegas Sale Price Tussle Means Final Deal Likely Delayed Until Q1 2018
Sales price haggling over the SLS Las Vegas may have pushed back the deal's anticipated closing date, a spokesman for the transaction announced over the weekend. Negotiations between purchaser Alex Meruelo's company and seller Stockbridge Capital Partners were expected to be finalized by...
Game Changer: Pennsylvania Legalizes Online Gambling as Part of Budget Crisis Solution
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has signed into law a massive gambling expansion package that in addition to allowing for more casino outposts across the state, also includes provisions to legalize online poker, internet casinos, and daily fantasy sports. The new law is...
MGM Resorts Releases Audio of Jesus Campos Reporting ‘Shots Fired,’ Company Scrutinized for Potential Witness Tampering
MGM Resorts has finally released the audio recording of Mandalay Bay security guard Jesus Campos reporting that shots had been fired from the 32nd floor on the night of October 1, when Stephen Paddock killed 58 people attending the Route 91 Harvest...
