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Dismissed MGM Resorts Lawsuit Against Connecticut Upheld by Appeals Court
June 22, 2017

Dismissed MGM Resorts Lawsuit Against Connecticut Upheld by Appeals Court

MGM Resorts was not placed at a competitive disadvantage in trying to build a casino in Connecticut on non-tribal land. That's according to the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan, which upheld a...

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FAA Reviewing Las Vegas Raiders Stadium Plan, Height Key Issue
June 22, 2017

FAA Reviewing Las Vegas Raiders Stadium Plan, Height Key Issue

The FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) has received a request from the Las Vegas Raiders asking the agency to review construction plans for its 65,000-seat domed NFL football stadium. The $1.9 billion project is set to...

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Makers of New “Skill Games” Look to Macau for Market Advancement
June 21, 2017

Makers of New “Skill Games” Look to Macau for Market Advancement

After a couple years of buzz about the coming wave of skill games, GameCo, a pioneer in the skill-gaming space, is set to take its slot-video-game hybrids to Macau, the world’s biggest casino market. GameCo’s...

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Phil Mickelson Severs Ties With Longtime Caddie Jim “Bones” Mackay
June 21, 2017

Phil Mickelson Severs Ties With Longtime Caddie Jim “Bones” Mackay

Phil Mickelson, affectionately known as "Lefty," and caddie Jim Mackay, nicknamed "Bones," are going their separate ways after a 25-year partnership. The announcement brings to an end one of the most famed PGA Tour player-caddie...

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Legionnaires’ Disease Continues to Make Headlines at Resort Casinos From Las Vegas to Macau
June 21, 2017

Legionnaires’ Disease Continues to Make Headlines at Resort Casinos From Las Vegas to Macau

Legionnaires' disease still hasn't checked out of The Parisian, Las Vegas Sands' $2.7 billion lavish resort that opened just last fall. Legionnaires' is a potentially serious bacterial infection that contaminates the lungs and often comes...

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Churchill Downs Announces $60 Million Gaming Facility at Former Track
June 21, 2017

Churchill Downs Announces $60 Million Gaming Facility at Former Track

Churchill Downs Incorporated has received initial approval from the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission to build a gambling parlor at Trackside, a closed racetrack facility that was previously used as a training facility. The planned 85,000-square-foot...

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OJ Simpson Granted July Parole Hearing in Palace Station Robbery Incarceration
June 21, 2017

OJ Simpson Granted July Parole Hearing in Palace Station Robbery Incarceration

After spending more than eight years in a Nevada state prison, O.J. Simpson may be close to being released. The famed football star has a hearing July 20 and if granted, the 69-year old could be...

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DraftKings and Fan Duel Losing Hundreds of Millions, According to Leaked Documents
June 21, 2017

DraftKings and Fan Duel Losing Hundreds of Millions, According to Leaked Documents

DraftKings and FanDuel are hemorrhaging money, according to a 106-page merger document circulated by FanDuel to its investors back in January, and leaked to AXIOS this week. AXIOS reports that DraftKings has lost well into...

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Conor McGregor Attracting More Wagers in Las Vegas, But the Money Still on Floyd Mayweather
June 20, 2017

Conor McGregor Attracting More Wagers in Las Vegas, But the Money Still on Floyd Mayweather

UFC champ Conor McGregor is the heavy underdog in the August 26 boxing match against the GOAT, Floyd Mayweather, but that isn't stopping bettors from flocking to Las Vegas to put money on the mixed...

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Former Employee Blows Whistle on “Scam” Skins Gambling Sites
June 20, 2017

Former Employee Blows Whistle on “Scam” Skins Gambling Sites

Skins gambling “case-opening” sites regularly scam their customers with “inherently dishonest and deceptive” practices. That’s the claim of a one-time coder of several such sites who revealed his former employers’ tactics to esports journalist Richard...

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