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Texas Casino Cruise Keeps Sailing Despite Hurricane Harvey
Texas casino cruise ship Jacks or Better based in Galveston, less than an hour southeast of Houston, is continuing operations despite much of the surrounding region devastated in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. Commercial land-based...
Billionaire Carl Icahn Sells Fontainebleau Las Vegas Stake for Quadruple ROI
Carl Icahn has quadrupled his investment in Fontainebleau Las Vegas after selling the Strip property to New York-based real estate company Witkoff for $600 million. An originally envisioned $2.8 billion, 3,815-room resort, Icahn purchased the...
Man Throwing 100-Dollar BiIls Causes Vegas Strip Stampede
A spectacularly magnanimous clubber caused a full blown riot outside Drai’s Beachclub and Nightclub in the early hours of Monday morning when he decided to share the wealth and toss a stack of 100-dollar bills...
Holland Casino Groningen Levelled by Fire, Asbestos Found in Rubble
Groningen’s Holland Casino has been utterly destroyed by a fire that engulfed the building around 7am on Sunday morning and raged for much of the day in the Netherland’s largest northern city. No one died...
Japan Promises to Phase Out Online Horserace Betting by 2020
Japan will introduce new regulations to restrict online horserace betting. This announcement comes as part of the government’s efforts to address concerns about problem gambling prior to the introduction of casino resorts in the country,...
Macau VIP Revenue Will Quickly Return Following Typhoon, Analysts Opine
Macau VIP players aren't expected to stay away long following two devastating storms over the past week that wreaked havoc on China's special gambling enclave. Analysts at Morgan Stanley, a leading global financial services firm, believe...
Fans Sue Showtime Over Mayweather-McGregor Pay-Per-View Difficulties
In complaints filed in separate US federal courts, two boxing fans have opened potential class-action lawsuits against cable TV network Showtime, saying the poor quality of the livestream deprived them of seeing the fight between...
Indiana Charitable Casino Grosses $4.6 Million, Donates Just $17,000
A charitable casino operated by the Fraternal Order of Eagles (FOE) Lodge No. 3512 has been shut down by the Indiana Gaming Commission as a result of an ongoing criminal investigation. State officials said the...
Former Congressman Ron Paul Writes Pro-Online Gambling Op-Ed
Former US Rep. Ron Paul (L-Texas) wants Congress to avoid making online gambling a federal issue, and is speaking out against attempts to strip states from possessing the right to dictate their own internet casino...
Japan’s Cities Raise Stakes in Casino Bidding War
As Japan edges closer to a framework of regulation that will pave the way for its long-awaited casino resorts, the municipal governments of potential hosts are ramping up lobbying efforts. The Japanese legislature (the Diet)...
