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NFL Playoff Picture Will Get Cleared Up After Weekend Slate Of Games
There are four weeks remaining in the NFL’s regular season and several games on Sunday will determine if teams that are hoping to make the playoffs will keep their chances alive. Atlanta was one of those squads and defeated New Orleans, 20-17...
Galaxy Entertainment Looks to Invest $500 Million in Philippines Casino Resort
Galaxy Entertainment is ready to take its show on the road and develop its first integrated casino resort outside of Macau. The Hong Kong-based gaming and hospitality conglomerate founded and owned by billionaire Lui Che Woo is reportedly seeking regulatory approval for...
Over 200 Pennsylvania Towns Tell Casinos They’re Not Welcome
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) is hearing loud and clear from townships and municipalities across the Commonwealth that they are vehemently against permitting casinos to be built in their backyards. Governor Tom Wolf (D) signed a far-reaching gambling expansion package in...
Traces of Legionella Bacteria Found to Be Still Present at Parisian Macau
Despite Sands China officials insisting that it has fully cooperated with the Macau Health Bureau, its Parisian Macau casino is still battling legionella bacteria at the resort. The Sheldon Adelson-owned property was linked to three cases of Legionnaire’s Disease in April and...
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Signs $200 Million Contract Extension
The highest paid person in the NFL is not a star quarterback or all-pro wide receiver. It is the commissioner of the NFL, Roger Goodell. He agreed Wednesday to a five-year, $200 million contract extension. If bonuses and incentives are met it...
UBS Buys 10 Million MGM Resorts Shares From Founder Kirk Kerkorian’s Estate
UBS Securities has acquired 10 million shares of MGM Resorts International from the Tracinda Corporation, a private investment trust that was set up by Las Vegas pioneer Kirk Kerkorian before his 2015 death. Tracinda is selling the MGM Resorts stake to UBS...
Financial Analyst Jim Cramer Says Fold on Bitcoin, Visit ‘Fabulous Las Vegas’ Instead
CNBC "Mad Money" host Jim Cramer is warning bitcoin investors that the digital currency comes with a substantial amount of risk and uncertainty. That likely isn't news to most who have bought into the cyber coinage, as bitcoin's price has fluctuated wildly...
New Jersey Considers Giving Horse Racing Tracks a Piece of the Online Gambling Pie
Online gambling can be enjoyed from anywhere in New Jersey, but whether players connect from home or on the go, it’s always the casinos operating those sites, or their affiliates, that take in the revenue. A new law is hoping to change...
Al Franken Resigns Amid Serial Sexual Misconduct Allegations, as Betting Markets Predicted
Senator Al Franken (D-Minnesota) says some of the accusations of sexual misconduct made by eight women are untrue, but regardless, the former Saturday Night Live star is resigning from Congress in the coming weeks. Franken's fall began with former Poker After Dark and National Heads-Up...
GVC Ready to Gamble on Ladbrokes Coral in $5.2 Billion Deal, Latest in Major Year of Acquisitions and Mergers
Online gambling operator GVC Holdings is reportedly nearing a deal to acquire UK bookmaker Ladbrokes Coral for $5.2 billion. The bwin.party owner and sports betting behemoth has long been interested in acquiring Ladbrokes, with the most recent proposal, a $4.6 billion offer,...
