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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...
Red Rock Casino Resort Ordered to Negotiate with Las Vegas Union
Red Rock Casino Resort has been ordered by a federal judge to temporarily negotiate with a Las Vegas casino union while a legal complaint plays out. US District Judge Gloria Navarro issued an order this...
Olympics May Attract 20 Million US Bettors, Odds Shorten on Games Being Canceled
The Summer Olympics are set to officially run July 23 through August 8. The American Gaming Association (AGA) says roughly 20 million Americans will place a wager on the games -- some on the possibility...
US Marshals Service to Seize Imperial Palace Saipan Casino Assets
The United States Marshals Service has been instructed by a judge in the US District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands to seize assets from the shuttered Imperial Palace Saipan casino resort. Hong Kong-based Imperial...
Georgia Casino Coalition Forms to Persuade Lawmakers to Legalize Gambling
Georgia casino legalization efforts have failed in each of the previous two legislative sessions. But gaming companies aren't folding on their ambitions to develop large-scale integrated resorts in the Peach State. Several of the world's...
Fontainebleau, Now JW Marriott Las Vegas Blvd., Announces October 2023 Opening
The former Fontainebleau Las Vegas and The Drew, now currently known as JW Marriott Las Vegas Blvd., now says the long-delayed Strip eyesore will open in the fall of 2023. The towering 67-story blue behemoth...
FireKeepers Casino Hotel to Welcome Famed Tightrope Walker Nik Wallenda
FireKeepers Casino Hotel in Battle Creek, Mi., will welcome famed tightrope walker Nik Wallenda to the resort next month. Wallenda dubbed the "King of the High Wire," is one of the most celebrated tightrope walkers...
Oakland Police Raid Alleged Casino, Seize Gaming Machines, Drugs, Rifles
The Oakland Police Department (OPD) recently raided an alleged illegal casino operation as part of ongoing crackdowns on illegal gaming in the state. These casinos are tied to other violent activity, police say. This week,...
