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Industry-Backed Fantasy Sports Bill Under Consideration in Nebraska
Lawmakers in Nebraska are debating the merits of a bill that would add new regulations to daily fantasy sports sites, a move that is supported by industry leaders such as DraftKings and FanDuel. The bill, introduced by State Senator Tyson Larson (R-O’Neill),...
Lucky Dragon in Foreclosure, Asian-Themed Casino to Be Auctioned Off Next Month
After a much ballyhooed launch less than two years ago, the Lucky Dragon Hotel and Casino is facing foreclosure, and the off-Strip Asian-themed resort could have a new owner as early as next month. After closing its casino and restaurants less...
Las Vegas Mass Shooting Investigation Takes a New Turn, Metro May File Charges
Up until recently, the public has been told that Las Vegas mass shooting gunman Stephen Paddock acted alone the night of October 1 when he fired on a huge crowd below from his 32nd story Mandalay Bay suite. But in court this...
Louisiana Riverboat Casinos May Be Headed Ashore on Gaming Task Force Recommendation for Law Change
Fifteen Louisiana riverboat casinos might be invited inland should recommendations proposed today by the state's Riverboat Economic Development and Gaming Task Force be enacted as law later this year. In an effort to remain competitive as land-based gaming expands in neighboring and...
Atlantic City Celebrates Second Consecutive Year of Gaming Revenue Growth in 2017
The numbers are in, and New Jersey casinos are back. That’s the word from gaming officials in the Garden State after gross gaming revenue increased slightly in 2017, even after modest dip in December. New Jersey’s seven casino resorts increased their annual...
Wynn Land Deal Shows Deep Connections Between Wynn, Trump, and Ruffin
When Wynn Resorts announced that it was purchasing 38 acres of land across from the Wynn Las Vegas last month, it was unclear what the company or developer Steve Wynn might have planned for the plot of land that was once the...
MGM REIT Pushes to Take Over Caesars Real Estate Trust, Would Create Major Player Among Publicly Traded REITs
For monster casino operators like MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment, subsidiaries like REITs are just part of the game. But keeping track of who owns what and understanding what they can do with those branches is about as tricky and complex as...
Gamblers, Oddsmakers Let Out Collective Groan After Vikings Miraculous Victory
Football fans might have cheered at the ending of Sunday’s Minnesota-New Orleans NFC Divisional playoff game, but the outcome elicited a chorus of boos from gamblers and oddsmakers. Most of the bettors who were holding winning tickets with 10 seconds remaining watched...
Hard Rock Atlantic City Looks to Rehire Former Trump Taj Mahal Workers
Hard Rock Atlantic City is making good on its promise to revitalize the local region by encouraging former Trump Taj Mahal workers who were laid off by billionaire Carl Icahn's closing of the Boardwalk casino resort in October of 2016 to apply...
Macau Gambler Traffic No Longer from Just Beijing and Shanghai, as ‘Lower-Tier’ Chinese Citizens Become More Mobile
The Macau casino industry has largely depended on the citizens of China for its main revenue stream. But most of those visitors have also come from a select few parts of the country, or what are termed the "tier-one" cities of Shanghai...
