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Conor McGregor Wants Justin Gaethje Fight, But Khabib Nurmagomedov Likelier Next Opponent
Conor McGregor went on a Twitter tirade after Justin Gaethje (22-2) upset Tony Ferguson (25-4) in UFC 249 Saturday night to become the interim lightweight champion (155 pounds). Gaethje filled in Saturday for current lightweight...
Corona Casino in Vietnam Reopens Following Coronavirus Shutdown
Vietnam casinos are reopening after a month-long shutdown because of the coronavirus, and one such property is, ironically, the Corona Casino on Phu Quoc Island. Vietnam's casinos shuttered their operations on government orders for two...
Casino Rumor Mill: Las Vegas Sands Considering Wynn Resorts Takeover
Las Vegas Sands is admittedly a buyer in the current economic gaming market. Billionaire founder and Chairman Sheldon Adelson revealed that acquisitions are being considered during the company's first-quarter earnings call last month. Union Gaming...
Macau Government Halves Forecast Casino Gaming Tax Receipts in 2020 Budget
The Macau Financial Services Bureau has slashed its projected tax revenue from casino gaming in half for 2020 due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The enclave's chief tax agency has reduced its forecast for receipts...
President Donald Trump Allies in Las Vegas Handling Coronavirus Impact Differently
The coronavirus has resulted in US unemployment swelling to 14.7 percent, a rate not seen since the Depression, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt was in office. For several of current President Donald Trump's closest allies...
Hard Rock Loses Athens Casino Appeal, Greek Court Allows Mohegan Gaming to Proceed with IR
Hard Rock International has been dealt another setback in its quest to win licensing rights to operate an integrated casino resort in Athens, Greece. On Thursday, the top administrative court in Greece rejected Hard Rock's...
Atlantic City Casino Profits Surged 79 Percent in 2019 Q4, Then Pandemic Struck
Atlantic City casinos reported a nearly 79 percent surge in gross operating profit (GOP) in the final quarter of 2019. But then the coronavirus struck and resulted in the nine gaming properties suspending their operations....
Tiger Woods, Peyton Manning Favored Against Phil Mickelson, Tom Brady in Charity Golf Match
Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning are the betting favorites in their golf match against Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady. The match is set to be played May 24 at Medalist Golf Club in Hobe Sound,...
Macau Folds on Levying Entrance Fee on Tourists, Casinos Rejoice
Officials in Macau are ending their considerations of imposing an entrance tax on tourists arriving in the Chinese Special Administrative Region (SAR). Following a record year in 2019 where more than 39.4 million visitors ventured...
Foxwoods Casino Details Reopening Plans, Will Clean Chips and Swap Out Playing Cards More Frequently
Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, is revealing some of the health protection measures it's implementing that will allow the property to safely reopen once deemed appropriate. Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation Chairman Rodney Butler took...
