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Brazilian Olympic Committee President Allegedly Orchestrated Millions in Bribes for Rio Summer Games
The head of the Brazilian Olympic Committee (BOC) is being accused by his own country, as well as federal officials in France, of buying votes in Rio de Janeiro's successful bid to host the 2016...
Seafood Buffet Prices Leave Gulf Coast Casino Gamblers Feeling Crabby
Gulf Coast casino floors use their well-stocked seafood buffets to lure millions of guests inside their doors each year, with the hopes that the reasonably priced smorgasbords will turn diners into gamblers. Countless guests begin...
Russian Gambling Zone Targeting Asia Yet To Blossom with Only One Casino
The hotel at billionaire Lawrence Ho's $500 million Tigre de Cristal casino resort in Russia's farthest eastward facing corner is filled to capacity on weekend nights, but that's not necessarily a good thing. Analysts say...
Westgate Las Vegas’s NFL SuperContest Shatters Record, Will Pay Winner $1 Million
Changes to the Las Vegas Westgate’s NFL SuperContest seem to have worked as the handicapping competition produced 2,323 early-bird entries, breaking 2016’s record. Because of the amount of people signed up the 2017 tournament will...
Las Vegas Looking for Airline Partners to Offer More Flights from China to McCarran
After Hainan Airlines' successful launch of nonstop service from Beijing to Las Vegas last December, travel experts and officials at the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) are looking to entice other carriers to...
Cat 5 Hurricane Irma Bringing 175 MPH Winds, Threatens Devastation to Puerto Rico and Florida Casinos
Hurricane Irma, which is being deemed the most powerful hurricane ever recorded outside of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, is expected to hit the Florida coast this weekend, and if it does, the...
Sheldon Adelson Shows Japan He’s Serious About Las Vegas Sands IR Bid with Personal Visit
Las Vegas Sands Chairman Sheldon Adelson was in Tokyo and Osaka last week to get the inside scoop on Japan's forthcoming integrated casino resort industry. The billionaire also offered up his company's expertise on the...
Hollywood Studio Owner Wants to Land a Pan Am Double-decker 747 on Vegas Strip
A Pan Am double-decker 747 could be winging its way to Vegas, if Hollywood film studio owner Talaat Captan has his way. Captan, CEO of studio Air Hollywood, which provides movies with airplane sets, is...
Florida Should Share Lottery Revenue with Veterans Groups, Military Orgs Say
Sunshine State veterans groups think they're just as worthy of receiving a portion of the profits generated by the Florida Lottery as public education. And now they've banded together to initiate legislation that will push...
Macau Riding Storm: Typhoon Hato Doesn’t Dampen August Revenue Growth
Macau’s gaming revenue increased 20.4 percent year on year in August, despite the best efforts of Typhoon Hato. The category 10 storm hit the enclave on Wednesday, August 23, causing severe flooding, and leaving ten...
