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MLB Teams Must Send Lineups to League Office Prior to Being Made Public, Effort to Protect Game Integrity
Major League Baseball (MLB) teams will be required to send the league their starting lineups at least 15 minutes before they are made public. The new mandate for this season comes as legal sports betting continues to expand across the country. MLB...
Elon Musk Envisions Underground Transportation Network for Las Vegas Convention Center
Elon Musk could soon receive a contract worth as much as $55 million to build an underground transportation network below the Las Vegas Convention Center. On Wednesday, officials at the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) recommended that the city hire...
American Gaming Association Says Industry Needs Modernized, New Technologies Embraced
The American Gaming Association (AGA) says new technological advances must be embraced by the gaming industry, as the sector approaches its maturation point. In a white paper released this week, the AGA covers three case studies discussing relevant innovations that should be...
Beijing Wants Macau to Strengthen Regulatory Oversight of Gaming Industry
Beijing officials have instructed the Macau government to strengthen its gaming industry oversight and better manage its economy. Macau Liaison Office Director Fu Ziying represents the enclave in the Central People's Government in Beijing. He held the first of two meetings this...
MGM Resorts Might Replace Certain Jobs With Automated Technologies
MGM Resorts announced this week that it is considering reducing a certain number of jobs at its Las Vegas Strip properties that could be performed by automated technologies. For example, the casino operator might replace back of house bartenders with beverage stations...
Texas Casino Bill Introduced, Would Permit 12 Destination Resort Venues
A Texas casino bill that would allow as many as 12 destination resort gaming venues to be built throughout the state has been introduced in Austin. State Rep. Roland Gutierrez (D-San Antonio) – who authored House Bill 3043 – is calling on...
Nevada Tourism Industry Delivers State $67.6B Economic Impact During 2018 Fiscal Year
The Nevada tourism industry was responsible for generating a state economic impact of $67.6 billion in the latest fiscal year. The statistics come in the Nevada Resort Association's (NRA) Fact Book, which is published every two years and assesses the state's tourism...
Tiger Woods Neck Injury: Oddsmakers and Bettors Scramble to Determine Seriousness
Tiger Woods won't be teeing it up this week at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill due to ongoing complications stemming from a neck strain. The eight-time winner of the event took to Twitter to inform fans and PGA Tour officials...
Deadwood Sports Betting Voter Referendum Measure Dead, Proponents Going Grassroots
Gaming officials say legal sports betting in South Dakota would provide a critical boost to Deadwood tourism and subsequent casino and hospitality revenue, but it appears sportsbooks won't be coming to the historic mining town for at least several years. Lawmakers in...
Analysts Say Las Vegas Sands in Good Hands Despite CEO Sheldon Adelson Cancer Diagnosis
Las Vegas Sands is alive and well despite the recent revelation that the casino company's billionaire founder and CEO Sheldon Adelson is undergoing treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at the age of 85. Gaming analysts commenting on the health disclosure say news regarding...
