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Labor Party Wants to Remove Slots from Tasmanian Clubs and Pubs by 2023
The Labor Party in Tasmania has said that they want to remove all slot machines (known in Australia as poker machines or pokies) from the Australian state by 2023. While the Labor party is currently in the minority in the state, they...
Las Vegas Shooting Victims GoFundMe Campaign Tops $11.7 Million, Site to Take $585K, Victims Still Empty-Handed
The GoFundMe account collecting money for victims of the Las Vegas mass shooting on October 1 in front of Mandalay Bay has received more than $11.7 million in donations, a new record for the fundraising platform, but more than two months after...
China Travel Ban Costs South Korea $4.6 Billion in Tourism Revenues, Impacting New Casinos
China's travel ban that prohibited its citizens from leisurely visiting South Korea for much of 2017 cost the country $4.56 billion in unrealized tourism revenues. That's according to a report from the Bank of Korea, which estimates the sharp decline in tourism...
Deal for Sinatra’s Cal Neva Resort Back On, Oracle Founder Larry Ellison to Pay $35.8 Million
The famed Cal Neva Resort and Casino, which straddles the California and Nevada border on Lake Tahoe's north shore, is about to get another owner who needs little introduction. Oracle founder Larry Ellison, whose fortune is estimated to be worth more than...
UKGC Report: Young Children Gambling on ‘Skin Betting’
While the video game community is caught up in fierce debate over whether or not loot boxes constitute gambling, the UK Gambling Commission has released a report that suggests many children are being introduced to a less ambiguous form of betting through...
Suspicious Transaction Reports Up at Macau Casinos
Reports of suspicious transactions at Macau casinos were up more than 37 percent year-over-year for the first half of 2017, a rise that mirrors the increase in revenues coming into the territory’s gaming industry. In total, more than 1,000 cases of suspicious...
Rumored Revel Atlantic City Owners Apply for Casino License, Pay 100K Nonrefundable Application Fee
If the alleged new owners of Revel Atlantic City are indeed simply creating news for their real estate firm and balking at buying the shuttered $2.4 billion casino resort, as current owner Glenn Straub claims, they certainly have some rather deep pockets....
Early Betting on College Football Playoffs Favor Alabama Over Clemson
Despite barely getting in the College Football Playoffs, bettors placing wagers on who will win the national championship are putting their money on Alabama to defeat Clemson in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1. The Crimson Tide was the final team selected...
Del Lago Casino Wants Credit for Local Unemployment Dip, Resort’s Hotel Receives Tax Breaks
The del Lago Resort and Casino in Upstate New York says it's to credit for the local dip in the unemployment rate. The New York Department of Labor recently revealed that the statewide unemployment rate was 4.8 percent in October, but in...
Family of Vegas Shooting Victim Seek $45 Million from Gunman’s Estate
Relatives of one of the victims of the October 1 mass shooting at the Route 91 Harvest music festival in Las Vegas are seeking to recover $45 million from the estate of shooter Stephen Paddock. The claim comes from the family of...
