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Lady Gaga Las Vegas Residency Offers Most Expensive VIP Package in MGM History
Lady Gaga is one of the best-selling music artists of all time. With more than 120 million albums sold, the 35-year-old entertainer and her casino partner, MGM Resorts, are betting big that her most devout fans will pay top dollar to see...
California Casino Awards Workers ‘Hero Pay’ for COVID-19 Labor
A California casino surprised its workers last week by handing them checks for pressing on with their jobs during a difficult year. The Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians presented more than 70 tribal government and casino workers with one-time compensation checks for...
Las Vegas Shooting Memorial Will Avoid Politics, Focus on Victims, Survivors, Mental Health
The Las Vegas shooting memorial will be placed at the site where 58 people were murdered and thousands more injured or emotionally scarred. It will have a strong focus on victims and survivors. The 1 October Memorial Committee during its most recent...
Ben Affleck Stars in WynnBET Spot, Cameos from Shaq, Jennifer Lopez Mom
WynnBET launched its national advertising campaign this week, and it isn't short on celebrity appearances. The interactive gaming platform owned and operated by Wynn Resorts debuted its sports betting campaign online with an advertising spot that runs 2:20 long. A-lister Ben Affleck,...
Crown Resorts Loses $191M, Oaktree Rescinds James Packer Offer
Crown Resorts investors knew it would be bad. And today, those shareholders found out how devastating COVID-19 and ongoing regulatory issues facing the Australian casino giant have impacted business. Crown revenue for its 2021 fiscal year (July 1, 2020, through June 30,...
Casinos Austria Signs Nagasaki IR Pact, Second Japan City with Resort Deal
It's official. Casinos Austria will develop the integrated resort (IR) in Nagasaki, Japan. The consortium led by Casinos Austria and prefecture officials confirmed today that both parties have signed the proposed IR development agreement. The project targets Nagasaki's Sasebo City and the...
Manila Casinos Remain Shuttered Until September 7, But ‘Circumcision Season’ Returns
Manila casinos will remain closed for another week. However, the practice of mass circumcision will soon resume. The Philippines' COVID-19 Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases announced yesterday that the four integrated resorts (IR) in the Manila capital...
NBA Superstar Kyrie Irving Joins Dakota Tribe, Owners of Two Casino Resorts
Kyrie Irving, an NBA champion, seven-time NBA All-Star, and member of the exclusive 50-40-90 club, has achieved another recognition: Native American. This week, the 29-year-old, who was born in Melbourne, Australia and raised in New Jersey, became an official member of the...
Wakayama Ratifies Casino Development with Canadian Private Equity Firm
Wakayama is officially proceeding with its integrated resort (IR) dreams. The prefecture hopes to receive approval from Japan's central government to allow a development group to construct a $4.3 billion casino destination in its namesake capital's Marina City. Prefecture officials confirmed this...
Philippines Lifts Moratorium on New Casinos, As Country Desperate for Cash
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte announced yesterday that the country is open to new casino developments. The controversial Filipino leader installed a moratorium on new casinos in January of 2018. The presidential order blocked a $500 million integrated resort proposed by Galaxy Entertainment...
