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Macau COVID-19 Outbreak Looming, Enclave Health Officials Worry
Macau health officials are voicing concerns that a surge in new COVID-19 cases could be on the horizon because of an outbreak in neighboring Guangdong. The city of Zhongshan directly borders Macau, one of two...
Don Brinkerhoff Dead, Visionary Las Vegas Landscape Architect Backed Strip Beautification
Famed landscape architect Don Brinkerhoff died July 16 at the age of 90 at his home in Newport Beach, Ca. No cause of death was given in the obituary. Without Brinkerhoff's distinguished career, the Las...
Las Vegas Population Forecast to Increase More Than 40 Percent
The Las Vegas population is an estimated 2.38 million people as of the end of 2020. UNLV's Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER) says it will only grow over the next four decades. Southern...
Idaho Powerball Ticket Price Increasing Next Month to $3, Power Play Mandatory
Idaho Lottery officials are revamping Powerball, the primary change being that the price to play will soon become more expensive. Idaho Lottery Director Jeff Anderson said this week that beginning with the Monday, August 23...
Resorts World Sentosa Casino Remains Open, as Neighboring Sands Shutters
Resorts World Sentosa says its casino space will remain open despite Singapore retreating to a more restrictive COVID-19 phase amid rising coronavirus case numbers. In the past five days, Singapore has confirmed 816 new COVID-19...
Star Entertainment Rescinds $6.6B Crown Offer, Cites Melbourne Inquiry
Star Entertainment has withdrawn its AU$9 billion (US$6.64 billion) buyout offer of rival Australian casino operator Crown Resorts. Star Entertainment, the smaller of the two Aussie casino groups, cited the growing assumption in Victoria that...
New Jersey Republicans Seeking State Office Running on Anti-Casino Smoking Platforms
New Jersey Republicans seeking state office have taken positions opposing ongoing tobacco smoking inside Atlantic City casinos. Assemblyman Vince Polistina (R-Egg Harbor) and Don Guardian, the former Republican mayor of Atlantic City, say they both...
Macau Casinos Donate Millions of Dollars for Henan Flood Relief
Macau casinos are located more than 600 miles south of the Henan province and its Zhengzhou capital city, where heavy rains and flooding continue to ravage the area. But that isn't preventing the six commercial...
Wakayama Officially Names Clairvest Group Integrated Casino Resort Partner
The Wakayama Prefecture is formally moving forward with an integrated casino resort pitch from Toronto-based Clairvest Group. Known as the "Kingdom of Fruit" for its long claims of producing the most perfect mandarin, Wakayama officials...
Chicago Sports Betting Ban Remains, But City Officials Motion to Lift Restriction
Chicago sports betting within the city limits remains a prohibited activity. But some officials are hoping to soon end that regulation. Illinois legalized sports betting in 2019. It came by way of a major gaming...
