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Philippines Billionaire Manuel Villar Jr. Planning $1B Integrated Casino Resort
Philippines billionaire Manuel Villar Jr., 72, is planning to transform his Global South retail shopping complex in Metro Manila into an integrated resort (IR) casino. Villar is one of the Philippines' largest landowners and commercial and residential real estate developers. The second-richest...
Hard Rock Bristol Casino Groundbreaking Scheduled, $400M Resort Targeting 2024
Hard Rock Bristol plans to break ground on its $400 million permanent resort this Wednesday, December 7, at 1 p.m. local time. Hard Rock International, the gaming and hospitality behemoth owned and operated by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, is leading the...
PointsBet, Drew Brees Scolded for Lightning Strike Advertisement
PointsBet USA, the stateside operating unit of the Australia-based sports betting group, continues to face backlash after a video surfaced online last Friday supposedly showing NFL great Drew Brees being struck by lightning. The video clip, which went viral on social media...
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan Mulling 2024 White House Run, Current Odds Long
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) thanked his supporters Wednesday night at Live! Casino Hotel Maryland during an event commemorating his two terms in office. But what was supposed to be simply a rally to send off the Republican into retirement morphed into...
Las Vegas Man Gets 18 to 45 Years in Prison for Murdering, Dismembering Friend
A 58-year-old Las Vegas man will spend at least the next 18 years behind bars for murdering his friend. That's after reaching a plea deal with Clark County prosecutors. Eric John Holland was arrested following a brief chase on Dec. 23, 2021,...
Kazuo Okada Pleads Innocence, Blames Universal for Okada Manila Scandal
Japanese gaming tycoon Kazuo Okada, 80, issued a lengthy statement to Casino.org late Thursday night declaring his innocence regarding the grave coercion charge he's facing in the Philippines. In an email titled, "The Pain of Betrayal," Okada paints an expose on his...
Kanye West Praises Hitler, Oddsmakers Still Think Ye Has Shot at US Presidency
Kanye West, the controversial rapper and former husband to Kim Kardashian who now goes by simply "Ye," is seemingly suffering a mental breakdown or serious psychological illness. Things went from bad to worse on Thursday, as the nonsensical celebrity made his most...
Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation Secures $37.5M Federal Cybersecurity Contract
In August, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation acquired WWC Global, a federal consulting firm that advises numerous national government agencies. WWC Global has landed its first major contract since the Connecticut tribe took control of the Tampa-based consultancy. Through its non-gaming investment...
Kevin McCarthy Odds of Becoming House Speaker Improve, GOP Urges Unity
US Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-California), currently the House minority leader, is seeking to become House speaker when the GOP takes control of the congressional chamber on Jan. 3, 2023. But with Republicans expected to hold only a slim majority, the Californian is...
Parx Casino Shippensburg Opens in February, Pennsylvania’s Fourth Satellite
Parx Casino Shippensburg is set to become the fourth Category 4 "mini-casino" to open in Pennsylvania come February 2023. Parx, owned and operated by privately held Greenwood Gaming & Entertainment, runs its flagship Parx Casino north of Philadelphia in Bensalem. The company...
