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Isadore Hall, California Gaming Lawmaker, Locks Horns with Opponent in Ugly Congressional Race
California State Assemblyman Isadore Hall’s (D-35th) bid for Congress has descended into a mud-slinging match with his opponent Nanette Barragan. Hall, who has been called a champion of the gambling industry and is a former...
Las Vegas Sands Stares Down Alleged Chinese Shill Violations with Nevada Control Board
Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas Sands Corporation is the subject of “inquiries” from the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) over claims that LVS allowed Chinese high stakes gamblers to wager millions anonymously via two shills. The...
FBI Hillary Clinton Email Investigation Reopens, as New Evidence Surfaces Related to Anthony Weiner
The FBI Hillary Clinton private email server investigation, in a shocking and late-breaking deus ex machina for the most dramatic election process in modern history, has been reopened. The case has come back to life in...
Wynn Boston Harbor Casino Opening Slated for June 2019
Mark your calendars: Wynn Boston Harbor will open for play on June 3, 2019. Steve Wynn's $2.1 billion casino resort received the approval of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) this week, the last step in...
Las Vegas NBA Franchise Could Follow NHL and NFL Teams
Las Vegas is going all-in on professional sports. The National Hockey League (NHL) is expanding its league to Vegas for the start of the 2017 season, and owners in the National Football League (NFL) are...
Final Hold-Out Caesars Creditor Comes on Board with Bankruptcy Plan
Trilogy Capital Management, the last of Caesars’ hold-out creditors, has agreed to accept reorganization plans for the bankrupt operating unit, CEOC. Trilogy Capital Management holds just $9.4 million of CEOC’s $18 billion debts, but was...
Sheldon Adelson’s Las Vegas Review-Journal Backs Donald Trump
The Las Vegas Review-Journal (LVR-J) has officially endorsed Donald Trump for president, though the state's largest daily newspaper has been unofficially supporting the billionaire for months. Of course, it was pretty much of a shoo-in...
Sheldon Adelson Fumes Over State-by-State Marijuana Legislation
Las Vegas Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson donated more than half a million dollars last week to a group fighting marijuana legalization in Arizona, according to campaign finance records. This is to go with the $2...
New York AG Eric Schneiderman Wins $12 Million Daily Fantasy Sports Contest
New York AG Eric Schneiderman has won the biggest payout in daily fantasy sports (DFS) history. Of course, he didn't score the win by assembling a roster of athletes and competing against other DFS entries....
New John Grisham Novel, ‘The Whistler,’ Paints Picture of Corrupt Tribal Casinos
Bestelling writer John Grisham's new novel The Whistler, just released today, shows the master of the legal thriller in rare form. The book deals with the theme of corruption in US tribal casinos, as well of...