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Macau Remains Gambling-First Destination Despite VIP Departures
Macau is in the midst of its third straight year of gaming revenue declines and will post yet another consecutive down year when 2016 is all said and done. China's wishes to impede money moving...
Vegas Golden Knights Unveiled as NHL’s Newest Team
Las Vegas’ new NHL team finally has a name. The Vegas Golden Knights will become the 31st addition to the NHL, joining the Pacific Division in the Western Conference from the 2017/18 season, and Las...
Seminole Tribe Finds Ally For New Compact in State Senate President Joe Negron
The powerful Seminole Tribe is operating blackjack tables at its six land-based casinos in Florida without an appropriate state gaming compact. That is something incoming State Senate President Joe Negron (R-District 25) hopes to change...
Bankruptcy Watchdog Looks to Thwart Caesars’ Reorganization Plan
Caesars’ nearly two-year battle to extricate itself from bankruptcy proceedings and reorganize the industry-high debt of its main operating unit, CEOC, could be in serious jeopardy, just as the end appeared to be in sight....
Alleged Baazov Private Equity Backer Denies Any Knowledge of Amaya or Buyout Deal
November 23, 2016 UPDATE: According to Canada's CBC News, Baazov today admitted that the Dubai firm he had claimed was part of his private financing equity deal was, in fact, never informed that they were...
Casino Industry Rallies as US Stock Market Hits All-Time High
The US stock market closed at an all-time high on Monday night, with bullish investors buoyed by the idea that a Donald Trump presidency will be good for big business. The Dow Jones industrial average,...
Daily Fantasy Sports Merger Expedites Push for Sports Betting Legalization, AGA Says
The daily fantasy sports (DFS) merger between DraftKings and FanDuel is added reason to legalize sports betting and repeal the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (PASPA). That's according to the American Gaming...
Lucky Dragon, Vegas’ First Chinese-themed Casino, Opens Early on Strip
The Lucky Dragon flung open its doors at short notice and two weeks early on Saturday to give visitors a glimpse of the first casino to open on the Strip in six years, since the...
William Hill Licensed to Accept eSports Bets in Las Vegas
William Hill is the first gaming operator in Nevada to receive an eSports license to offer betting lines on video gaming competitions. Last week, the Nevada Gaming Control Board (GCB) approved William Hill and the...
UK Bookies Snub “Kangaroo Court” Betting Inquiry On FOBTs
The Association of British Bookmakers (ABB) deliberately snubbed an All-Party Group parliamentary hearing last week on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBTs), branding the meeting a “kangaroo court.” The UK government has launched a regulatory review into...
