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Las Vegas Sands Makes $4,500 Net Profit Every Single Minute, 2017 Mass Shooting Cited for MGM Struggles
Las Vegas Sands, the world's richest casino operator in terms of revenue, makes a net profit of more than $4,500 every single minute of every single day. A study of the globe's 39 largest publicly...
Oregon Sports Betting App Bans College Wagering, Plans Launch Ahead of NFL Season
Oregon's sports betting app won't feature odds on college athletics when the network goes live this fall, as the state lottery tasked with operating the expanded gambling activity says it's for now sticking to professional...
Las Vegas Casinos Bounce Back in June, Gaming Revenue Skyrockets Nearly 18 Percent
Las Vegas casinos came roaring back in June, as the Strip properties won more than $616.5 million last month. The month represented a 17.7 percent gross gaming revenue (GGR) increase on June 2018. Baccarat play...
Study Concludes Average Slots Player Cannot Identify House Edges, Question Asked if Casinos Should Lengthen Odds
House edges on slots machines deliver casinos the majority of their gross gaming revenue (GGR), and a new study finds that the run-of-the-mill gambler doesn't know the odds from one machine to another. The research,...
Chicago Mayor Asks City Residents to Help Decide Casino Location, Design Resort Complex
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot (D) is asking city residents through an online survey for their input on where a casino resort should be located and what amenities it should feature. Lightfoot, who became the city's...
China Lottery and Sports Betting Revenue Down Through June, 2018 Men’s World Cup Blamed for Decline
Revenues from the China lottery and sports betting are down considerably this year. Lottery officials point to last year's men's World Cup, as well as the ongoing trade war with the US, for the decline....
$1.6B Moulin Rouge Casino Redux Approved in West Las Vegas, But Funding Deadline Fast Approaching
The site of the historic Moulin Rouge in Las Vegas has been tentatively sold to a group of investors who want to bring back the iconic resort that was the first desegregated casino, and forever...
President Trump National Indian Gaming Commission Chair Nominee Testifies Before Senate Committee
National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) chair nominee E. Sequoyah Simermeyer testified before the US Senate Committee on Indian Affairs this week regarding his candidacy and goals for the federal organization should he be confirmed into...
Mandalay Bay to Host Disgusting Food Museum (You’ve Been Warned) at October Vegas Food Expo
The annual Vegas Food Expo (VFX) will be hosted at Mandalay Bay on the Las Vegas Strip Ocober 8-10, and new this year is an exhibition that seeks to cause revulsion and nausea in convention...
North Carolina Casinos Gain Sports Betting Approval, But No Mobile Wagering
The two North Carolina tribal casinos located in the southwestern part of the state owned by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians have officially gained approval to take sports bets. On Friday, North Carolina Governor...
