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Masters Postponed Following Players Championship Cancelation, Golf and Sports World on Hiatus
Chalk up another major sporting event falling victim to the COVID-19 pandemic: The Masters has officially been postponed. Augusta National Chairman Fred Ridley said it's his hope that golf's first major of the year can...
Las Vegas Will Quickly Feel Impact of European Travel Ban Because of COVID-19 Pandemic
Las Vegas is expected to be hit especially hard by the 30-day travel ban on arriving passengers from Europe because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. On Wednesday night, President Donald Trump addressed the nation from...
Trump Cancels Las Vegas Trip, Won’t Attend Fundraiser at Sheldon Adelson Home, Speak at RJC
President Donald Trump was scheduled to arrive in Las Vegas Thursday evening to attend a fundraiser at the mansion of Sands billionaire and Republican Party megadonor Sheldon Adelson. But with the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic,...
Players Championship Odds: Former Winners Long Underdogs, Rory McIlroy Again Favorite
The Players Championship, the PGA Tour's marquee event and so-called "fifth major," tees off tomorrow at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Defending champion and world No. 1 Rory McIlroy is the betting man...
Harvey Weinstein Odds Correctly Predict Lengthy Sentence, Disgraced Movie Tycoon Will Appeal
Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison Wednesday for raping an actress in 2013 and forcibly performing oral sex on his former assistant Mimi Haleyi in 2006 at his New York City apartment....
Las Vegas Convention Officials Say Much Uncertainty Surrounding Coronavirus Economic Impact
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) says the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic is causing much uncertainty surrounding the city's economy. LVCVA Chairman Steve Hill reveals the agency is holding conference calls twice a...
Alabama Bill Would Hand Poarch Creek Indians Casino Exclusivity, Legalize State Lottery
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) wants to conduct an in-depth review of the merits of legalizing casino gambling. But one state senator wants to fast-track the process. Introduced by state Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Range), SB282...
Floyd Mayweather Agrees to Unretire Again, But Only for $600M Guarantee
Boxing great Floyd Mayweather is willing to come out of retirement for a third time, but only if he's guaranteed $600 million. Since finishing his career for a third time in 2017 by defeating Conor...
Las Vegas Culinary Union Meeting with Casinos Regarding COVID-19 Coronavirus
The powerful Culinary Union Local 226 that represents casino workers in Nevada is meeting with gaming companies in Las Vegas and Reno regarding the deadly COVID-19 novel coronavirus outbreak. The Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD)...
Eldorado Resorts Selling MontBleu Casino to Ease Lake Tahoe Overlap Concerns
Eldorado Resorts is divesting MontBleu Resort Casino in Lake Tahoe to appease potential saturation concerns regarding its $17.3 billion acquisition of Caesars Entertainment. In a brief statement Tuesday, the Reno-headquartered casino operator said it has...
