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New York Man Arrested for Threatening to Blow Up Finger Lakes Gaming Facility
Finger Lakes Gaming was the recent subject of a bomb threat An unruly guest who was asked to leave threatened to bomb the New York property Bomb threats against casinos occasionally occur A New York man has been arrested and charged with...
Macau Casino Industry Receives Major Upgrades Following Recent Numbers
Macau's casino outlook is being revised positively Macau has experienced a strong recovery in 2025 GGR for the year could improve 10%, analysts say The Macau casino market is trending positively, and that has certain brokerages amending their 2025 gaming outlooks. In...
Penn Entertainment Taps Longtime Louisiana Gaming Regulator Ronnie Jones
Ronnie Jones is joining Penn Entertainment Jones previously led the Louisiana Gaming Control Board Jones will serve on the Hollywood casino company's compliance committee Penn Entertainment is bringing aboard a veteran gaming regulator to help lead the Pennsylvania-based gaming operator's Compliance Committee....
Live! Casino Virginia Readying Temporary Gaming Facility, Dealer School
Live! Casino Virginia will open a temporary casino before the end of the year Richard Bland College will start its Dealer Institute next month Live! is a two-phased, $1.4 billion development Live! Casino & Hotel Virginia is expected to assemble a permanent...
Tilman Fertitta Moves Into Ambassador’s Residence After Extended Superyacht Stay
Tilman Fertitta has moved into Villa Taverna The villa is the official residence of the U.S. ambassador to Italy The U.S. has rented the property since the 1930s Tilman Fertitta has finally moved into Villa Taverna, the official residence of the United...
Mohegan Selling WNBA Connecticut Sun to Executive Linked to Inspire Casino Disaster
Mohegan is selling the WNBA Connecticut Sun for $325 million The buyer is a top executive at Bain Capital Bain Capital helped Mohegan build Inspire in South Korea The Mohegan Tribe has found a buyer for its Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA)...
Man Who Hijacked Garbage Truck Outside Encore Boston Harbor in Critical Condition
Encore Boston Harbor was near a high-stakes police chase this week Police eventually managed to arrest a man who hijacked a garbage truck Encore Boston Harbor is in Everett near the Massachusetts capital city A man whose violent robbery and carjacking spree...
DraftKings Fined $450,000 in Massachusetts for Allowing Credit Cards
DraftKings allowed online sportsbook customers in Massachusetts to use credit cards The Massachusetts Gaming Commission bars the use of credit cards DraftKings was fined $450,000 for regulatory noncompliance Boston-based DraftKings has been fined by gaming regulators in the sports betting and iGaming...
Sports Betting Advertising Should Be Banned, Says National Consumers League
The National Consumers League is calling for a sports betting advertising ban The NCL takes issue with a mobile sportsbook's ability to send push notifications Most push notifications include marketing messaging, a NCL report concludes Sports betting advertising and the incessant tactics...
Macau Casino Heir Mario Ho Denies Incest Reports, Affair With Half-Sister
Mario Ho is dismissing gossip that he's had extramarital affairs Ho is the third-youngest child of the late Stanley Ho Ho is married to supermodel Ming Xi Billionaire Mario Ho is denying gossip that he fathered a child with a woman not...