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Pennsylvania House Adds Non-Specific Gambling Expansion to Budget Plan
September 14, 2017

Pennsylvania House Adds Non-Specific Gambling Expansion to Budget Plan

Pennsylvania’s Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed a long-awaited budget plan on Wednesday night, and gambling expansion, having been left out of earlier drafts, is now part of the deal. However, this doesn't mean online gambling...

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Oklahoma Gambling Expansion Seems Unlikely, Despite State Budget Gaps
September 14, 2017

Oklahoma Gambling Expansion Seems Unlikely, Despite State Budget Gaps

An Oklahoma gambling expansion plan that could cover a substantial budget shortfall isn't gaining much traction in the Oklahoma City capital. The state legislature is scheduled to return for a special session on September 25,...

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With Hurricane Irma Now History, Florida Casinos Offer Locals Somewhere to Cool Off
September 14, 2017

With Hurricane Irma Now History, Florida Casinos Offer Locals Somewhere to Cool Off

With five million southwest Florida residents still without power following the weekend ravages of Hurricane Irma, the state's casinos may have a new marketing tool: air conditioning. As triple-digit temps and stultifying humidity cripple repair...

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Cardmaker Gemaco Refutes Borgata’s Claim That Design Flaw Led to Phil Ivey’s $10M Edge-Sorting Win
September 13, 2017

Cardmaker Gemaco Refutes Borgata’s Claim That Design Flaw Led to Phil Ivey’s $10M Edge-Sorting Win

In poker pro Phil Ivey’s ongoing battle with the Borgata casino in Atlantic City over $10 million “won” at the mini-baccarat tables in 2012, it’s become a three-way blame game. In a statement filed in...

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State-Run Casino in South Korea Admits to Scale of Its Own Corruption
September 13, 2017

State-Run Casino in South Korea Admits to Scale of Its Own Corruption

  The largest casino in South Korea, Kangwon Land, has admitted to committing acts of nepotism on an industrial scale. The mea culpa appears to be an effort to show the state-owned casino’s new commitment...

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Luckiest Drunk in Las Vegas Swims Across Hoover Dam Power Generator, Avoids Death But Not Arrest
September 13, 2017

Luckiest Drunk in Las Vegas Swims Across Hoover Dam Power Generator, Avoids Death But Not Arrest

At the Hoover Dam, which traverses Clark County, Nevada and Mohave County, Arizona, well over 100 workers gave their lives to see it come to completion. And unofficial estimates have suggested that hundreds more may...

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Pennsylvania Budget Crisis Keeps Online Gambling Hopes Alive, Michigan Introduces Bill
September 13, 2017

Pennsylvania Budget Crisis Keeps Online Gambling Hopes Alive, Michigan Introduces Bill

The Pennsylvania legislature is back in session this week, as lawmakers reconvene to resume squabbling about an ever-elusive budget agreement that could, eventually, legalize online gambling. Urgency is growing, though, as the state could go...

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Fight Over Choctaw’s Red Water Casino Project will be Decided by Voters
September 13, 2017

Fight Over Choctaw’s Red Water Casino Project will be Decided by Voters

The fate of Choctaw Nation’s fourth casino in Mississippi will be decided by its more than 10,000 members and not tribal leadership. After a brief legal battle those opposed to the project were able to...

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MGM Buys Back 10 Million Shares From Late Founder Kirk Kerkorian’s Estate
September 13, 2017

MGM Buys Back 10 Million Shares From Late Founder Kirk Kerkorian’s Estate

MGM Resorts is acquiring 10 million common shares of its own company from the estate of late billionaire Kirk Kerkorian, the man who founded the gaming and hospitality company in 1986. The deal values each...

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UK Bookies Stand to Lose £150 Million Per Year in Likely Outcome of FOBT Review
September 13, 2017

UK Bookies Stand to Lose £150 Million Per Year in Likely Outcome of FOBT Review

UK bookmakers will take a £150 million annual hit as a result of the UK’s regulatory review into fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs). That’s based on the most likely outcome of the review, which is expected...

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