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Las Vegas Attracts Record 42.9 Million Visitors in 2016
Las Vegas tourism has smashed records for the past three years, and 2016 was no exception. Last year, 42.9 million flocked to Sin City, according to figures newly released by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Association (LVCVA). That’s up 1.5 percent...
Trump’s AG Pick Jeff Sessions “Shocked” by Regulated Online Gambling
Jeff Sessions, the senator from Alabama and Trump nominee for attorney general, professed himself to be “shocked” this week by a 2011 DOJ legal opinion that paved the way for regulated online gambling in the US. Sessions was answering questions on Tuesday...
Steve Wynn Reportedly Aiding FBI Probe of Japanese Billionaire Kazuo Okada
Steve Wynn has been reportedly assisting the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) since the Las Vegas billionaire brought a lawsuit against Japanese businessman Kazuo Okada in early 2013. Okada's Universal Entertainment Corporation (UEC) was an early investor of Wynn's Las Vegas vision....
MGM Rattled as Connecticut Casino Destination Decided
A Connecticut casino to be built just across the state border from a $950 million MGM Resorts project in Massachusetts will likely be situated in East Windsor or the Windsor Locks areas, north of Hartford, MMCT has announced. MGM is not happy....
James Packer Rejoins Crown Resorts Board as Company Remains in Crisis
James Packer is returning to Crown Resorts, the Australian gaming and hospitality conglomerate he founded in May of 2007. The billionaire will serve on the company's board of directors, and as the largest shareholder of Crown, is shaking up the executive roster...
Judge Orders Israel’s Slot Machines Reactivated, Operator Battles State
An Israeli judge has ordered the country’s slot machines, shut down by government order at midnight on New Year’s Eve, switched back on. With a smack of his gavel, Justice Yoram Danzinger set the reels spinning again on Sunday, mandating that the...
Coin.mx Bitcoin Exchange Operator Anthony Murgio Pleads Guilty in Multimillion Dollar Money Laundering Case
Anthony Murgio, the operator of Bitcoin exchange Coin.mx, pled guilty this week to one count each of conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business, conspiracy to commit bank fraud, and conspiracy to obstruct an examination of a financial institution. If convicted,...
Casino with No House Edge Aims to be the Future of Online Gaming
Ever since some genius decided to add zeros to a roulette wheel, gamblers have strived to beat the house edge. But soon, if a fascinating new concept in the online casino world takes off, the odds may no longer be stacked against...
“Las Vegasization” Name of the Game for Macau Casinos in 2017
"Las Vegasization" is a term coined by UNLV International Gaming Institute Executive Director Bo Bernhard that refers to casinos focusing on nongaming visitors in order to diversify their targeted demographic. It's a concept based on the evolution of Sin City. What originated...
UK Bookmaker William Hill Issues Gloomy Profit Forecast After Taking $25 Million Hit in December
William Hill’s 2016 profits came in £20 million ($25 million) lower than expected, thanks to a late run of unfavorable sporting results. Unfavorable to the bookmaker, that is. Customers scored and scored big, dwindling the company's profits substantially. A string of customer-friendly...
