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Nevada Gaming Revenue Climbs in May, But NBA Hurts Sportsbooks
Statewide Nevada gaming revenue totaled $991.6 million in May, a 3.5 percent increase on the same month in 2016. The data also marks the Silver State's third-straight monthly gain, adding to the excitement that the...
Caesars Takes Entertainment to Next Level, Builds Largest North American Sound Stage in Las Vegas
Caesars Entertainment is now in the movie and TV production business. The gaming operator's mammoth new soundstage opened for business in Las Vegas this week, not far from one of its Strip properties. At 48,000...
Las Vegas Preps for Influx of July 4th Partiers with Visitor Safety in Mind
More than 323,000 tourists are expected to descend on Las Vegas for the Fourth of July weekend. And the hope is that every one of them makes it home safely after an extra-long weekend in...
Colombia Licenses First-Ever Regulated Online Gambling Company in South America, Blacklists 325 Others
Colombia’s new online gambling regime began ordering ISPs to block unregulated operators today (Friday), just 24-hours after it issued its first license, the first online gambling license ever awarded in Latin America. On Thursday...
James Packer Focus of Israeli Netanyahu Probe, Ex-Fiancee Mariah Carey Not Feeling Any Pain
Australian billionaire casino mogul James Packer probably hasn't had his best week ever. First, 19 employees of his company, Crown Resorts, were sent to prison in China for committing “gambling crimes” on behalf of the...
Mashpee Wampanoag’s Massachusetts Casino Ambitions Dealt ‘Mortal Blow’
The Mashpee Wampanoag tribe’s controversial quest to build a casino in Taunton, Massachusetts hit a major snag this week as the tribe abandoned its efforts to get the land surrounding the casino designated its sovereign...
Thailand Mulls Casino Legislation, But Restoring Democracy Takes Priority
Thailand’s politicos have long harbored an interest in legalizing casinos and there is a very real sense they will take the plunge soon, although probably not before the much-anticipated general election, which is expected to...
The Killers’ Brandon Flowers is ‘The Man’ in Las Vegas, New Music Video Celebrates Sin City’s Bad Boy Image
Las Vegas homegrown rockers The Killers pay homage to their roots in a new music video that puts front man Brandon Flowers into numerous roles that revere him for being "The Man" in Sin City....
Coin.mx Operator Anthony Murgio Sentenced to 5 1/2 Years for Ransomware Conversions
Bitcoin exchange operator Anthony Murgio, who facilitated illegal transactions for cyber fraudsters and illegal online gambling websites, was sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison this week. Murgio also had links to the JP Morgan...
Hard Rock Calls Japan Casino Licensing Process “Unprecedented” in Difficulty
Hard Rock executives preparing the company's pitch for a Japanese integrated resort (IR) license say the country's inexperience in the casino industry is making the process "unprecedented" in complexity. Daniel Cheng, senior vice president for business...
