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National Finals Rodeo Bucks Las Vegas, Moving to Texas for 2020 Championship
The National Finals Rodeo (NFR) is moving to Arlington, Texas, for its 2020 championship, the first time it will be held outside Las Vegas since 1985. Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) continues to maintain emergency...
President Donald Trump Nobel Peace Prize Odds Shorten Following Nomination
Donald Trump's Nobel Peace Prize odds have greatly shortened after the US president was nominated for the distinguished award by a member of the Norwegian Parliament. Christian Tybring-Gjedde, a member of the populist Progress Party...
Casinos Faring Surprisingly Well Operating in Reduced Capacities
Casinos in numerous states are reporting unexpectedly strong gross gaming revenue (GGR), despite only operating at 50 percent or less capacities. Ohio and Maryland are the two latest states to post surprising casino numbers. In...
Felonies Dismissed, Ex-Las Vegas Tourism Agency Exec Cuts Deal, Case Settled for $500
Cathy Tull, a former marketing executive at the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA), has settled her criminal case of misusing Southwest Airlines gift cards. Tull, 53, pleaded no contest in Las Vegas Justice...
Former Pamunkey Chief Slams Tribe’s Virginia Casino Push, Claims Billionaire Using Group
UPDATE: Our original article on the Pamunkey Indian Tribe and its former chief has garnered a strong response from tribal members, the community, and other Native Americans. The Pamunkey Indian Tribe released the following statement...
Grand Lisboa Palace on Hiring Spree in Macau, $5B Cotai Casino Needs Workers
Casino workers around the globe have been furloughed or terminated from their jobs. But Grand Lisboa Palace on Macau's Cotai Strip has positions to fulfill. SJM Holdings, the gambling empire of the late Stanley Ho,...
Wynn Las Vegas Buffet Suspends Operations Again, Casino Increasing Hotel Rates
Wynn Las Vegas is closing its buffet for a second time at the end of service today, Sept 7. Officials with the casino company said the decision is because of customer feedback. Wynn Resorts said...
California Card Clubs Get Creative with 24/7 Outdoor Gaming
California card clubs in counties where Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has maintained a ban on nonessential indoor business operations and gatherings have become quite resourceful in keeping the cards in the air. Newsom ordered California...
Yoshihide Suga, Japan Prime Minister Frontrunner, Committed to Casino Resorts
Yoshihide Suga, Japan's chief cabinet secretary under outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, says he remains committed to pursuing integrated resorts (IR). He would continue the country's push to legalize commercial gambling if chosen to succeed...
Joe Biden Maintains 2020 Betting Lead, as Election Less Than 60 Days Out
Former Vice President Joe Biden is maintaining a small betting lead over President Donald Trump with less than 60 days until Americans head to the polls to pick their Commander-in-Chief. The average of six sportsbooks...
