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Borgata Sues Ocean Casino, Alleges Atlantic City Resort Poaching Its Executives
Borgata has brought a lawsuit against Atlantic City competitor Ocean Casino on allegations that the boardwalk resort has poached its marketing executives and stolen its trade secrets. Filed in the US District Court of Nevada, MGM Resorts, the parent company to Borgata,...
Nevada Man Tests COVID-Positive for Second Time, 530 Silver State Visitors Catch Virus
A Nevada man is thought to be the first American to test positive again for COVID-19 after believing he had already fully recovered from the respiratory disease. The unnamed man is a 25-year-old Reno resident. He first tested positive on April 18....
MGM Resorts Reducing Quarter of Its US Workforce, 18K Jobs Cut
MGM Resorts has informed approximately 18,000 furloughed workers that, effective Monday, they will be permanently terminated. The notice represents about one-fourth of the casino giant's US workforce. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act requires employers to provide employees with a...
Las Vegas Tourism Agency Ready to Buy Monorail for More Than $24M
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) will ask its board of directors next Tuesday, September 1, to approve its plan to spend $24,260,000 to acquire the Las Vegas Monorail Company (LVMC). The tourism agency's agenda meeting notes for next week...
Casa De Shenandoah, Former Home of Wayne Newton, Hits Market for $30M
Wayne Newton, Mr. Las Vegas, hasn't lived at Casa De Shenandoah since 2010. But the sprawling complex located southeast of the Strip is once again on the real estate market, this time for nearly $30 million. The house, located at 6629 S....
Pennsylvania Casinos Urged to Stay Smoke-Free, Bill Introduced to Amend Clean Indoor Air Act
Pennsylvania casinos are smoke-free businesses currently amid COVID-19, and many in the Keystone State want the gaming floors to remain that way. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB), under permission of Gov. Tom Wolf (D), allowed the state's 12 brick-and-mortar casinos to...
UFC Boss Dana White to Speak Before President Trump Accepts Nomination
UFC President Dana White will speak in support of President Donald Trump tonight before the Commander-in-Chief accepts the GOP nomination on the South Lawn of the White House. Democrats have no problem attracting celebrities to speak on the party's behalf. Eva Longoria,...
Phil Mickelson Wins Champions Tour Debut, DJ Favored at BMW Championship
Phil Mickelson has won the first tournament he has ever entered on the PGA Tour Champions circuit, a victory that will be a loss for most US oddsmakers. After failing to advance to the second round of the FedExCup Playoffs, the 50-year-old...
China Unveils Blacklist of Foreign Casinos, Will Impose Travel Restrictions
China says it will soon publish a blacklist of foreign casinos that routinely target high rollers in the People's Republic, and ban its citizens from traveling to those destinations. China's Ministry of Culture and Tourism said Wednesday that it, along with other...
Osaka Waiting on Central Government to Move Forward with Integrated Resort Process
Osaka is the latest city in Japan to formally announce that its integrated resort (IR) time line has been indefinitely suspended. Japan's central government failed to meet its own self-imposed July 26 deadline to release its Basic Policy. The document is to...