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Las Vegas Review-Journal Gets Bought Out as Rumors Swirl That Sheldon Adelson Is the Mystery Buyer
December 15, 2015

Las Vegas Review-Journal Gets Bought Out as Rumors Swirl That Sheldon Adelson Is the Mystery Buyer

    Did Sheldon Adelson, whose Las Vegas casino the Venetian is readying for tonight's final GOP debate, buy the Las Vegas Review-Journal? Many are saying "yes," but no one but the buyer him or...

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Final Republican Debate of the Year in Las Vegas Will See GOP Candidates Go Head-to-Head at Sheldon Adelson’s Casino
December 15, 2015

Final Republican Debate of the Year in Las Vegas Will See GOP Candidates Go Head-to-Head at Sheldon Adelson’s Casino

Republican presidential candidates have one last chance in 2015 to make their best case to voters as to why they should be the 2016 nominee. There's a lot at stake: whoever wins the GOP candidacy...

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Wynn Resorts Has Stock Rebound as Steve Wynn Buys a Million Shares
December 14, 2015

Wynn Resorts Has Stock Rebound as Steve Wynn Buys a Million Shares

Wynn Resorts is having a good week. Steve Wynn’s decision to buy up one million of his own company’s shares appears to have restored market faith in his company, and a previously delayed opening for...

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Golden Nugget Revamps Online Software as New Jersey Market Readies for Expansion
December 13, 2015

Golden Nugget Revamps Online Software as New Jersey Market Readies for Expansion

The Golden Nugget online casino in the regulated market of New Jersey has completed its digital makeover. Bringing in NYX Gaming Group to provide software and content, the Nugget has launched its refurbished platform with...

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Crown Resorts’ Vegas Project a Risky Gamble for Packer
December 12, 2015

Crown Resorts’ Vegas Project a Risky Gamble for Packer

James Packer's Las Vegas gamble might end up costing him more than he anticipated after investor interest in his Alon project hit a new low. Crown Resort's Alon project is set to cost $1.9 billion...

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Brazil Special Senate Committee Recommends Legalizing Gambling
December 11, 2015

Brazil Special Senate Committee Recommends Legalizing Gambling

Brazil is once again mulling gambling legalization, lawmakers in the cash-strapped country in the midst of economic devastation scrambling to find ways to fund the government without placing additional tariffs on citizens. The Brazilian Senate...

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Court Bars DraftKings and FanDuel from Operating in New York
December 11, 2015

Court Bars DraftKings and FanDuel from Operating in New York

DraftKings and FanDuel have suffered a huge blow in their legal battle to continue to operate in the state of New York. A judge today granted the injunction sought by the New York Attorney General’s...

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Meyer Lansky Heirs Seek Compensation Claim for Cuban Casino
December 10, 2015

Meyer Lansky Heirs Seek Compensation Claim for Cuban Casino

When Meyer Lansky built the Habana Riviera Hotel and Casino in 1957, Havana was swinging. It was, at the time, the largest purpose-built hotel in the world and Ginger Rogers played on the opening night....

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RAWA House Hearing Not a Big Hit with OGR Members
December 10, 2015

RAWA House Hearing Not a Big Hit with OGR Members

RAWA gets around more, yet remains as unloved, as that one girl you went to school with. AKA the Restoration of America's Wire Act, RAWA was heard in the House of Representatives on Wednesday during...

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DraftDay Gaming Group Announces Consumer Protection Safeguards
December 9, 2015

DraftDay Gaming Group Announces Consumer Protection Safeguards

DraftDay Gaming Group, co-owned by Sportech and Viggle, announced plans this week to implement an "industry-defining consumer protection initiative" that will mimic the regulatory safeguards utilized by online gambling markets in the United States. After...

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