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American Gaming Association Adds Eight New Members to Roster
The American Gaming Association (AGA) is expanding its prowess on the gaming industry in the United States after signing eight new members to its organization. The Washington, DC, trade group that lobbies both federal and...
Genting Group Resorts World Las Vegas Gets Gaming Commission Thumbs Up, First New Casino Project in a Decade
The former Stardust, and almost Echelon, will soon become Resorts World Las Vegas. The long-planned-out project has finally gotten its regulatory approvals and can now move forward with the building phase. Malaysia’s Genting Group received...
Caesars Entertainment Corp. Offers $4 Billion to CEOC Creditors, as Bankruptcy Drama Continues in Chicago
A new Caesars Entertainment Corp. (CEC) reoranization plan from the attorneys for the gaming conglomerate was presented in a Chicago bankruptcy court this week, and this one promises that CEC will offer disgruntled creditors $4 billion...
Phil Mickelson Forfeits $1 Million Stemming From Insider Trading Case
Phil Mickelson is short $1 million, after the golf superstar agreed to repay profits stemming from an alleged insider trading scheme to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Preet Bharara, the US Attorney for...
Las Vegas Conference Tackles Gaming Anti-Money Laundering Measures, While Major Heroin Bust in Delaware Ends up Laundered in State Casinos
The Bank Secrecy Act Conference at the South Point in Las Vegas this week drew legal representatives from across the casino industry to discuss the issue of anti-money-laundering compliance. In the news frequently of late,...
Trump Taj Mahal Poker Room Reopens in Atlantic City, But Attendance is Lackluster for Soft Kickoff
The Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City folded on its poker room in February of 2015, but insisted at the time it would eventually buy back into the game. The Boardwalk resort said it was...
CG Technology Faces Nevada License Revocation Over $700,000 Customer Underpayment
CG Technology (CGT), which operates sportsbooks at major Las Vegas properties such as the Venetian, the Palms, the Hard Rock Hotel and Tropicana, could lose its Nevada Gambling license over a complaint that it knowingly...
Pennsylvania Online Gambling Legislation Poised for Budget Inclusion
Pennsylvania online gambling is being heralded as a potential saving grace for state lawmakers in Harrisburg looking to overcome a $1.8 billion budget deficit. While some in the state capital are advocating for a sales...
Draftstars Wants to Grab Australian DFS Audience, Hoping to Piggyback on Aussies’ Love of Sports Betting
Australian daily fantasy sports site Draftstars, a joint venture between online bookmaker CrownBet and sports channel conglomerate Fox Sports, recently announced that the new platform is undergoing a promotional marketing drive to tap into the...
Las Vegas Culinary Union 226 Implies Jim Crow Laws Being Used in Red Rock and Station Casinos Dispute
Las Vegas Culinary Union Local 226 says the actions of the Clark County District Attorney's office in relation to the distribution of flyers by two of the union’s Hispanic members inside the Red Rock Resort...