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Alon Las Vegas Still a Go Despite James Packer’s Crown Sell-off
Alon Las Vegas will still be built across from Wynn Encore on the Strip. The planned $2 billion resort and casino has been in development for more than a year, but this week Alon executive...
Caesars Awarded Critical Five-Week Shield From $13 Billion in Lawsuits
Caesars Entertainment Corp. has been granted a five-week grace period before it must face numerous lawsuits being brought by creditors looking to sever ties with the once-robust casino company. US Northern District of Illinois Federal...
Pocono Casinos Enjoying Bountiful 2016 as Revenues Trend Up
The two Pocono casinos located in the mountainous northeastern Pennsylvania region are posting higher total revenues across their gambling floors in 2016. Mohegan Sun Pocono and Mount Airy Casino Resort are respectively up 1.62 percent...
Irish Olympic Boxers Allegedly Gambled on 2016 Summer Games
Two Irish Olympic boxers allegedly gambled on the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. If the charges are proven, the unidentified athletes would face serious disciplinary sanctions from both the International Olympic Committee (IOC)...
GAN Suggests It’s Working With a US Gambling Company on Non-US Online Casino
The United Kingdom's GAN, formerly GameAccount Network, hinted to the public this week that it's working with a major gambling company in the United States on developing an oversees online casino. GAN CEO Dermot Smurfit...
Trump Taj Mahal Revised Casino Union Offer Rebuffed by Carl Icahn, as New Jersey Online Outpaces on Land
At the Trump Taj Mahal, the latest offering bid from casino union Unite Here Local 54 to owner Carl Icahn has fallen on deaf ears in Atlantic City. Bartenders, wait staff, cooks, housekeeping, and other service...
New Jersey Gaming Committee Chair Urges Voters to Support Casino Expansion
The New Jersey gaming referendum being presented to voters in November would end Atlantic City's monopoly on casino-style gambling and significantly impact the market, should it find a majority approval. At stake are two North...
Florida Card Games Can Continue at Pari-Mutuel Facilities
Florida card games with a so-called "designated player" can continue at pari-mutuel facilities across the state. In late December, Florida's Department of Business and Professional Regulation, Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering, motioned to appeal a rule...
Yahoo Esports Reaches Content Agreement With ESL
Yahoo Esports and ESL, formerly known as Electronic Sports League, are uniting to become the planet's largest distributor of competitive video gaming content. Based in Cologne, Germany, ESL is one of the oldest eSports companies...
James Packer Sells Crown Resort Shares, Now Owns Less Than 50 Percent
Australian billionaire James Packer has sold 35 million shares of Crown Resorts for $338 million, in what's the latest move by the gaming mogul to lessen his involvement with the Australian casino company he founded nearly...
