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Gun Lake Casino Tribe Expands, Plans Mixed-Use Development Near Resort
The Gun Lake Casino in Wayland, Mich., is undergoing a $300 million renovation and expansion. The project. which will bring a 252-room hotel and 32,000-square-foot indoor "aquadome," won't be the only thing new at the tribal resort. The Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi...
Donald Trump’s 2024 Run Odds Shorten After He Teases ‘Big Announcement’
Former President Donald Trump says he'll make a "big announcement" from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla., on Tuesday, November 15. Today is Election Day in the US. All 435 seats in the US House of Representatives and 35 US Senate...
Maryland Casinos Set Monthly Revenue Record, October Win Totals Nearly $213M
Maryland casinos won $212.9 million in October, the all-time highest amount generated by the properties in a single month. The Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission reported that October's gross gaming revenue (GGR) from the six casinos was just shy of $213...
Republicans Heavy Betting Favorites on Eve of 2022 Midterms
On the eve of Election Day, political bettors are predicting a "red wave" that will result in Republicans holding court in the US Senate and House of Representatives come January 2023. All 435 seats in the House and 35 of the 100...
Macau COVID-19 Mass Testing Round Produces No Additional Infections
Macau has seemingly contained the enclave's most recent outbreak of COVID-19 infections. In late October, the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) government ordered each of its approximately 700K residents to undergo daily COVID-19 rapid antigen tests. The mass testing blitz ran from...
Keith Urban Putting Down Las Vegas Roots with Planet Hollywood Residency
Country music superstar Keith Urban has been a frequent guest in Las Vegas over the past three years, with stints at the Caesars Palace Colosseum theater. But come March 2023, the four-time Grammy Award winner and 15-time Academy of Country Music Awards...
Horseshoe Casino Baltimore Hotel Won’t Open Anytime Soon
Horseshoe Casino Baltimore is undergoing a major overhaul in hopes of reversing the casino's struggles in recent years. In an effort to regain lost market share to MGM National Harbor and Live! Casino Hotel Maryland, Horseshoe Baltimore is embarking on a redevelopment...
Powerball Jackpot Climbs to US Lottery Record of $1.9B, Players Crash Site
Powerball has done it again. For the 40th drawing in a row, no ticket matched the five white balls and lone red Powerball to win the jackpot. The $1.6 billion jackpot rolls over for the interstate lottery game's drawing on Monday, November...
Cordish Companies Pitches Petersburg, Va., Casino Resort with Conditions
The Cordish Companies says it's interested in building a destination casino resort near the convergence of Interstates 95 and 295 just south of Petersburg, Va. But the Baltimore-based gaming operator that runs Live! casinos in Maryland and Pennsylvania says its Virginia project...
No Mercy: John Stamos Takes Heat on Social Media for Promoting DraftKings
John Stamos is perhaps best known for starring as Jesse Katsopolis on "Full House," the television sitcom that ran for eight seasons from September 1987 through May 1995. But the 59-year-old actor's latest gig is encouraging his social media followers to try...
