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New Jersey Online Gambling Revenue Sets New Record in January
The New Jersey online gambling market broke records in January, grossing a best-ever $14.6 million for the first month of the year, according to results out this week from the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE). January is a traditional seasonal...
Nevada Gaming Regulator Michonne Ascuaga Resigns Over Alleged Sparks Nugget Improprieties
Michonne Ascuaga has resigned from her post on the Nevada Gaming Commission, following the revelation of alleged financial improprieties at the Sparks Nugget, the casino in northern Nevada that she managed for 16 years. The Nugget is being investigated by the U.S....
European Commission Nixes Across-the-Board Member Country Online Gambling Synchronicity, Mirroring States’ Rights Issues
The European Commission (EC) has abandoned the concept of a pan-European regulatory framework for online gambling, accepting that individual member states largely oppose synchronizing their Internet gaming regulations. The move interestingly mirrors similar issues in the US, where states' rights vs. federal...
Los Angeles Bullet Train Would Ease California to Las Vegas Road Congestion, Expert Asserts, But Will It Ever Get Built?
People have been talking about a Los Angeles bullet train into Las Vegas for decades, and now one expert has come out endorsing such a plan over the other option of expanding the 1-15 corridor that stretches from Sin City to the...
Nevada Gaming Commissioner Michonne Ascuaga Linked to Federal Investigation
A member of the Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) was this week linked to a federal investigation probing the resort she previously managed for 16 years. NGC member Michonne Ascuaga, whose family once owned a northern Nevada resort, is the target of a...
Las Vegas Sands Renews Attack on Judge in Steve Jacobs Case
Las Vegas Sands Corp. (LVS) has renewed its efforts to have a Las Vegas judge disqualified from a high-profile and longstanding wrongful dismissal case. This is the fourth time that LVS has appealed for the removal of Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez from the...
ESPN’s DraftKings Advertising Deal Goes South With Less Than Two Months in Action
ESPN has severed its exclusive advertising deal with embattled DFS site DraftKings, less than two months after it came into effect, Yahoo Finance has learned. The deal, signed in June, predated the unwanted attention surrounding DraftKings employee Ethan Haskell, who in October...
Las Vegas Looks to India for Its Next Big Tourism Base
Is India the new China? As the economic slowdown in the People’s Republic puts the squeeze on the once-burgeoning Chinese middle-class and their ability to travel with money, Las Vegas is looking to new vistas for the next potential visitor boom. Would...
Wynn Everett and City of Boston Come to Financial Terms, Litigation Put Aside
The Wynn Everett Casino and the City of Boston have officially come to financial terms on how much the resort will pay the Massachusetts state capital for the traffic and congestion problems the $1.7 billion waterfront development is expected to create. In...
DraftKings Enters UK Market, Secures EPL Team Sponsorship
Daily fantasy sports (DFS) operator DraftKings rolled out its much-anticipated UK operations this week, the first phase of an expansion plan that will see the Boston-based start-up move into selected markets in Europe, Asia, and Latin America in 2016. The move comes...
