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Crimea Moves Closer to Approving Casino Resort Plans
Crimea lies in one of four zones earmarked for gambling, but despite its authorization to build casinos, today no such facilities exist. Crimean Minister of Economic Development Andrei Melnikov says that will change in the coming years. Responsible for spurring economic development, Melnikov...
Macau Visitation Surges During Golden Week, Junkets Want Credit Database
Macau visitor arrivals jumped almost 12 percent year-over-year during China's October 1-7 Golden Week, much welcomed statistics for casino resorts that suffered from a recent typhoon that caused an economic loss of $1.42 billion. China has two Golden Weeks each year where...
New Jersey Sports Betting Appeal Goes Before US Supreme Court in December, Billions Lie in the Balance
The New Jersey US Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that says the Garden State doesn't possess the right to sidestep a longstanding federal law on sports betting will get a fresh look on December 4. At that time, the United States Supreme...
Maryland Casinos Not Named MGM See Revenues Fall Over 12 Percent
Maryland casinos struggled in September 2017 compared to the same month a year earlier, as their total gaming win plummeted 12.3 percent. Maryland Live! near the Baltimore-Washington International Airport, once the richest gambling floor in the state, generated $46.9 million in earnings,...
Tribes ‘Oversold’ on Sports Betting, Suggests Pechanga Chairman
The economic benefits of legal and regulated sports betting may have been oversold to tribal operators, according to the leader of California’s Pechanga tribe. Speaking at G2E this week, Mark Marcarro, chairman of the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians, said projected revenues...
Maine Casino Developer Shawn Scott Vilified by PAC Website
In Maine, a contentious casino proposal, which has found its way onto the November ballot, became the target of a no-holds-barred web campaign this week which seeks to characterize the its developer as “Shady Shawn.” WickedShady.com, launched by political action committee “A...
Las Vegas Raiders Stadium Still Among Potential 2026 World Cup Host Venues
The $1.9 billion Las Vegas Raiders stadium that's expected to soon break ground between Russell Road and Hacienda Avenue just west of I-15 and the Strip is still in the running to host 2026 World Cup matches. The United Bid Committee (UBC),...
MGM Resorts Abandons ‘Welcome to the Show’ Marketing Campaign in Wake of Las Vegas Shooting
MGM Resorts, the parent company to Mandalay Bay, is putting its recently debuted marketing campaign that concluded: "We are not in the hotel business. We are in the holy sh*t business" on the shelf for now. Titled "Welcome to the Show," the ad blitz...
Elk Grove Casino Signed Off by California Governor, Opponents Demand Summary Judgement
California Governor Jerry Brown on Wednesday signed a bill ratifying a compact between the state and the Wilton Racheria Tribe of Milwok People that authorises the tribe to build a $400 million casino in Elk Grove. Also, today, it emerged that the...
Magic Johnson Addresses G2E on SportsBetting: ‘The Narrative is Changing’
Basketball legend and Los Angeles Lakers co-owner “Magic” Johnson stopped just short of directly endorsing legalized sports betting during his keynote address on the final day of the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas, but he acknowledged that the “landscape has changed”...
