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Devin O'Connor
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Michigan Online Poker Players to Join Tables with Nevada, Delaware, and New Jersey
Michigan online poker players will soon see more action on the interactive tables. That's after the state formally joined the Multi-State Internet Gaming Association (MSIGA). The Michigan Gaming Control Board (MGCB) announced today that Executive...
Steve Wynn Settles Defamation Lawsuit With Attorney Lisa Bloom
Steve Wynn has agreed to drop his defamation lawsuit against high-profile attorney Lisa Bloom. Wynn, 80, filed a lawsuit against Bloom and The Bloom Firm in April of 2018. The lawsuit came a month after...
Justin Thomas PGA Championship Comeback Pays Off for Bettors, But Books Fare Well
Justin Thomas made history Sunday by coming from seven back to win the PGA Championship. The seven-stroke deficit entering the final round tied the largest PGA comeback in the tournament's 106-year history. The 29-year-old Thomas...
London Casino Worker Wins $92K Discrimination Case Over After Work Drinks
A former London casino worker has been awarded £74,113 (US$93,200) by an employment tribunal judge. Rita Leher, 51, was one of the original workers at Aspers Casino in London's Westfield Stratford City when the facility...
President Joe Biden Polling Numbers Worsen, 2024 Election Odds Lengthen
President Joe Biden continues to see his approval rating decline. And that's only further lengthening the odds of him winning another four-year term in the White House come 2024. The Associated Press revealed yesterday that...
Minnesota Sports Betting Bill Progresses, But Legalization Odds Slim in 2022
Minnesota sports betting legislation advanced in a Senate committee this week. But with only days remaining before the state legislature is to adjourn for 2022, the odds are slim that gambling will be expanded this...
Tilman Fertitta Makes $50M Donation to University of Houston Med School
Tilman Fertitta is the latest casino billionaire to put his name on a medical institution. Fertitta, 64, whose privately owned Landry's restaurant and hospitality empire includes five Golden Nugget casinos, this week announced a $50...
Manuel Lazaro Dead, Okada Manila Chair Was Close Advisor to Philippines President
The parent company of Okada Manila in the Philippines today announced the passing of its board chairman, Manuel "Lolong" Lazaro. He was 87. No cause of death was provided. Okada Manila is owned and operated...
Encore Boston Harbor Dominating Massachusetts Gaming Industry
Encore Boston Harbor has been the dominant player in Massachusetts' three-casino gaming industry nearly since its introduction in June of 2019. Almost three years and a pandemic later, the Wynn Resorts property has only increased...
Culinary Union Initiates Petition to Cap Rent Increases in North Las Vegas
The Culinary Union has launched a ballot initiative in North Las Vegas to place a cap on further rent increases. Culinary, which represents 60,000 gaming industry workers in Las Vegas and Reno, says rents in...
