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Pennsylvania Auditor General Lambastes State Gambling Commission Expenditures, as Governor Guns for More Casino Taxes
Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale (D) says in his audit of the state's Gaming Control Board (PGCB) that while the commission has made significant improvements since his previous examination, the group needs to take additional action to reign in unnecessary spending. DePasquale's...
Donald Trump Backpedals on Border Wall Clash With Pope Francis
Donald Trump was in the middle of an unprecedented political battle on Thursday with a man historically thought to be off-limits for diplomatic bickering: the Pope. However, Trump toned down his rhetorical attacks on his criticism of Pope Francis' “who is a...
NYPD Blue Creator Gambled Away $100 Million Over Eleven Years, Wife Suing Business Managers
NYPD Blue creator David Milch, the mastermind of several hit TV series, including Deadwood, gambled away a multimillion-dollar fortune between 2000 and 2011, according to court documents. The Emmy award-winning writer-producer lost $100 million during that period, mainly on horses, and is...
New Jersey Sports Betting Case Gets Last-Chance Court Hearing
The New Jersey sports betting crusade is at a critical point. Yesterday, its arguments were reheard in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, as the state made its latest, and possibly final, case to be allowed to offer sports betting within its...
Latest Powerball Couple Was Sleepless in Florida Over $328 Million Lottery Win
A Florida couple who yesterday came forward to claim their share of the biggest lottery jackpot of all time admitted that the whole experience has been “stressful” and has caused them to lose sleep. David Kaltschmidt, 55, and Maureen Smith, 70, originally...
Kanye West Offered Debt-Reducing Lifeline by D Casino in Downtown Las Vegas
Kanye West has a hard, hard life. And the rapper isn’t afraid to let the world know about it, either. Or ask for help with his undue burden, which, we all learned recently, includes some $53 million in debt load. While the...
Caesars Entertainment Bankruptcy in Disarray as Senior Creditors File Against Gaming Operator
Caesars Entertainment’s bankruptcy headache intensified into a nightmarish migraine this week, after a group of its top-tier creditors threatened to bail on the company’s debt restructuring plan. Caesars is seeking chapter 11 bankruptcy for its chief operating unit, CEOC, as it looks...
Massachusetts Plainridge Park Casino Posts Revenue Increase for Typically Slow January
The Massachusetts-based Plainridge Park Casino collected $12.5 million in gross gaming revenue last month, an unexpected rebound during a month that is traditionally slow for gambling in the northeast United States. Since its strong $18.1 million opening in July, the state’s first...
New Jersey Sports Betting Goes Back to Court to Duke It Out Yet Again
The State of New Jersey will return to court on Wednesday, February 17 for the next phase of its fight for the right to offer legal sports betting at racetracks and casinos within its borders. And despite previous pitfalls and successful legal...
Florida Seminoles Gambling Deal with Governor Rick Scott Draws Ire in State Legislature
The Florida Seminoles gambling agreement reached with Governor Rick Scott (R) is laboring its way through the state legislature, but with just four weeks remaining to pass an accord, time is becoming of utmost importance. In December, Scott announced he had reached...
