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MGM Springfield on Schedule for September 2018 Opening
MGM Springfield is on pace to become the first integrated resort casino to open in Massachusetts. MGM Resorts, the Nevada-based gaming and hospitality conglomerate, confirmed this week that construction is on schedule at its $950 million property, and the venue is targeting...
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 gambling is illegal in Texas, as is...
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 Fontainebleau for just $150 million in 2010...
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 into the crowd. Police said fights broke...
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 in the incident but local residents living...
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, and prior to Tokyo's hosting the Summer...
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 high rollers are already returning to Macau...
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 Floyd Mayweather and Conor McGregor. In one...
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 gaming licenses have been suspended due to...
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 laws. When Congress returns from its August...
