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Pennsylvania Towns Pressuring Harrisburg to Act Quickly on Amending Casino Host Tax
October 11, 2016

Pennsylvania Towns Pressuring Harrisburg to Act Quickly on Amending Casino Host Tax

Pennsylvania towns across the Keystone State are making their voices heard in that they want a swift resolution to the local casino assessment tax conundrum. State lawmakers are scheduled to meet in Harrisburg next week...

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Las Vegas Casino Executives Want to Roll the Dice on NFL Stadium
October 11, 2016

Las Vegas Casino Executives Want to Roll the Dice on NFL Stadium

Las Vegas casino executives traveled to Carson City this week to express their support for billionaire Sheldon Adelson's wishes to build a $1.9 billion NFL football stadium. The Nevada Legislature has convened for a special...

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Trump Taj Mahal Closes for Good
October 10, 2016

Trump Taj Mahal Closes for Good

The Trump Taj Mahal today became the fifth casino to shutter in Atlantic City in three years. At 6am this morning (Monday, 11 October), the Taj closed its doors for the last time, just hours...

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Macau Casino Resorts Take the Pot During Golden Week
October 10, 2016

Macau Casino Resorts Take the Pot During Golden Week

Macau casino resorts saw eight percent more visitors in the special administrative Chinese city during this year's Golden Week holiday than in 2015. Officially called the National Day of the People's Republic of China, Golden...

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Nevada Legislature Convenes to Consider Football Stadium Funding
October 10, 2016

Nevada Legislature Convenes to Consider Football Stadium Funding

The Nevada Legislature is gathering this week to discuss the Southern Nevada Tourism Infrastructure Committee's (SNTIC) recommendation that $750 million in hotel occupancy tax revenue be allocated to help a billionaire build an NFL football...

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Short Stack Donald Trump Shoves Against Hillary Clinton in Second Presidential Debate
October 10, 2016

Short Stack Donald Trump Shoves Against Hillary Clinton in Second Presidential Debate

Donald Trump entered the 2016 presidential election against Hillary Clinton as the severe short stack. He's only hurt his chances over the last week after a video from 2005 surfaced with the Republican candidate boasting...

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Skill-Gaming Millennial UNLV Students Create a Slot for Their Own Casino Generation
October 9, 2016

Skill-Gaming Millennial UNLV Students Create a Slot for Their Own Casino Generation

As skill gaming prepares to unleash itself on the casino floors of America, two enterprising young University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) undergraduates believe they may have come up with the perfect puzzle-game-slot hybrid. At...

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Florida vs. Seminoles Long-Standing Blackjack Battle Likely to Get Ruling
October 8, 2016

Florida vs. Seminoles Long-Standing Blackjack Battle Likely to Get Ruling

A federal judge in Tallahassee appears to be siding with the Seminole Tribe in their quest continue to offer “banked” card games at their seven Florida casinos. The case, of course, is more than just...

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New Jersey Horse Racing Industry Petitions US Supreme Court to Open Barn Door on Sports Betting
October 7, 2016

New Jersey Horse Racing Industry Petitions US Supreme Court to Open Barn Door on Sports Betting

The New Jersey horse racing industry is asking the United States Supreme Court to consider overturning previous decisions by lower courts that's blocking the state's wishes to legalize sports betting. Thoroughbred horsemen, led by Dennis...

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NFL TV Ratings Drop the Ball, But Advertisers Aren’t Punting
October 7, 2016

NFL TV Ratings Drop the Ball, But Advertisers Aren’t Punting

NFL TV ratings are down through the first four weeks of the regular season. According to a report in The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), overall viewership is 10 percent less through September than it was...

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