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MGM Resorts ‘Convene with Confidence’ Plan Utilizes Rapid COVID-19 Testing
MGM Resorts has developed a plan that it hopes will return conventions to Las Vegas and its US properties once states allow large indoor gatherings. "Convene with Confidence" is the casino giant's health and safety...
Brightline West Offers $3.2B in Bonds to Build Las Vegas to California High-Speed Train
Brightline West, formerly known as XpressWest, the high-speed rail project that seeks to connect Las Vegas with Southern California, is turning to investors to raise capital through the issuance of $3.2 billion in bonds. High-speed...
Indiana Casino Executive Indicted for Violating Federal Campaign Finance Laws
Indiana casino executive John Keeler, the vice president and general counsel of Spectacle Entertainment, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly violating federal campaign finance laws. Keeler is accused of orchestrating a...
UK Gambling Commission, Facebook Partner to Reduce Gambling Ads on Social Media
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has partnered with Facebook to reduce gambling-related content that is shown to at-risk people on the social media platform. Under the arrangement, Facebook and the UKGC have issued guidance explaining...
US Sportsbooks Offering Free Presidential Debate Pools, Cash Winnings on Line
The first of three planned presidential debates will be held tomorrow in Cleveland, Ohio, and legal sportsbooks in the United States are offering their customers free-to-play pools with cash prizes. BetMGM, DraftKings, and FanDuel are...
Nevada Tobacco Prevention Coalition Urges All Casinos to Go Smoke-Free
The Nevada Tobacco Prevention Coalition (NTPC) is urging all casinos in the state to follow Park MGM's lead and go completely smoke-free. MGM Resorts is reopening Park MGM on Wednesday as a fully smoke-free casino...
China Claims $146B Moved Illegally Offshore via Gambling Networks
Authorities in China say more than one trillion Chinese yuan ($146.5 billion) was moved out of the country last year through gambling networks and syndicates. Liao Jinrong, director general of the International Cooperation Department at...
COVID-19 Eliminates 41 Percent of Pennsylvania Gaming Industry Workforce
Pennsylvania casinos are employing nearly 41 percent fewer people in the wake of COVID-19, the coronavirus causing the reduction of 6,834 jobs. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) recently released its 2019-20 Gaming Diversity Report,...
Alabama State Lawsuit Claiming Casinos Are Public Nuisances Proceeds
The Alabama Supreme Court has ruled that two lawsuits brought by the state against three casinos arguing that the gaming venues are nuisances to the public can proceed. State lawmakers and officials have for years...
Philippines Offshore Gaming Revenue Sinks Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
The Philippines government says it's receiving roughly half of the tax revenue it normally does from offshore gaming. The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) allowed Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators, commonly referred to as POGOs,...
