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Los Angeles 2024 Olympics Bid on Damage Control Following Trump Win
The Los Angeles 2024 Olympic board (LA 2024) will present its case to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) this week in Qatar. The US group is expected to address the elephant in the room, Donald...
Sands Bethlehem Bets on Northeast Pennsylvania With $90 Million Expansion
Sands Bethlehem is looking to add to its casino floor and expand its footprint in Northeast Pennsylvania. The most profitable casino in the state, Nevada-based Las Vegas Sands announced on November 14 that it's investing...
Massive Hack on Canadian Casino Prompts $50 Million Lawsuit
The Casino Rama Resort in Ontario has been forced to warn its customers and employees after a cyber attacker breached its systems, stealing more than a decade’s worth of sensitive data. The casino learned of...
Canadian Gaming Operator Amaya Inc. Sees Former CEO David Baazov Back for Takeover
Amaya, Inc., the online casino company that's been wracked by scandal associated with former CEO David Baazov, is now seeing a private bid from the ex-company leader. Baazov, the founder and former chairman and CEO...
China Releases Crown Resorts Employee, But VIP Exec Still Detained
China has released a Crown Resorts employee connected to last month's investigation into possible illegal gambling crimes committed by the Australian resorts company. In total, 18 Crown employees were detained in China. Three were Australian...
Las Vegas High-Speed Rail Discussion Resumes Due to NFL Stadium Possibility
A Las Vegas high-speed rail connecting Sin City with Los Angeles has been a topic of discussion for decades, but today Vegas remains an isolated city in the Mojave Desert. XpressWest has been the blueprint...
Brazil Gambling Bill to Legalize Casinos and Internet Gaming Approved by Senate Committee
Brazil gambling legislation has been a topic of consideration in the country's federal government over the last several years, but today betting remains illegal in South America's largest country. Gambling has been outlawed in Brazil...
Australian Online Gambling Amendment Could Reverberate in New Jersey
Australia has introduced the long-awaited amendment to its 2001 Interactive Gambling Act, designed to make life tougher for offshore online gambling companies targeting the country, and it could have repercussions as far away as New...
Rhode Island Votes for New Casino a Stone’s Throw from Massachusetts Border
Rhode Island’s voters have hit back against Massachusetts’ gambling expansion by voting to authorize a new casino in Tiverton, just a few hundred yards from the border. The casino was approved statewide Tuesday but still...
MGM CEO Jim Murren Frets Over Donald Trump Asian Diplomacy Impact
Following Donald Trump's astounding victory heard around the world, Murren is now publicly stating that he's concerned with how the 45th US president might impact relations with Asian nations, specifically China and Japan. Talking with...