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Macau Casinos Employing 108,000 Workers, More Hiring Expected
Macau casinos are currently employing around 108,000 people, and that number is expected to only increase in the coming years with new MICE space (meetings, incentives, conventions, exhibitions). Hiring by the Special Administrative Region's six...
Pennsylvania Slot Machines Win Nearly $2.38B in Latest Fiscal Year, Gov. Wolf Signs VGT Opt-Out Bill
Pennsylvania slot machines won almost $2.38 billion in the state's latest fiscal year, which represents a 1.1 percent gross gaming revenue (GGR) increase. Slot machines at 12 land-based casinos won $26.5 million more in the...
Former Wynn Resorts Security Chief Says Japanese Gangs Will Target Casinos
The former head of security at Wynn Resorts says casinos in Japan will become targets for organized crime syndicates. James Stern and Wynn Resorts parted ways in April after he testified before the Massachusetts Gaming...
Philippines Casino Opens on Former Grounds of US Air Force Military Base
A new casino in the Philippines has opened for business. The gaming venue is inside the Clark Freeport Zone, which was a US military base for the Air Force from 1903 to 1991. The Business...
Political Bettors Buying Shares of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross Ousting Following Census Controversy
Political bettors online are buying shares of the possibility that Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross will be the next cabinet official to depart the president's administration. President Donald Trump and Ross are at odds on how...
Miami Beach Mayor Opposes Monorail Pitch From Casino Giant Genting
Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber (D) has urged the Miami-Dade Board of Commissioners to forego a vote on a monorail proposal from casino giant Genting that's scheduled to occur next Wednesday. Genting and its gaming...
Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo Defend Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest Titles, Combined Scarf Down 102 Dogs
Joey Chestnut, 35, and Miki Sudo, 34, have successfully defended their respective titles at the 2019 Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest. The annual Fourth of July event brought many of the world's best...
Mohegan Gaming Announces $9B Casino Resort Bid for Athens Hellinikon Airport
Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment, the casino unit of the Mohegan Tribe in Connecticut, is making a bid to be part of a $9 billion casino resort complex in Greece. Greek conglomerate GEK Terna and Mohegan...
Illinois Riverboat Casino Regulations Author Discusses State Expanded Gaming, Chicago Bidders
The lawyer who helped write Illinois' riverboat casino regulations back in the 1990s spoke with Casino.org to discuss the state's massive expansion of gaming signed into law last week. Donna More, a partner at Fox...
Caesars Entertainment Shareholders Approve Carl Icahn Board Members, Vote to Review Compensation Annually
Caesars Entertainment investors have formally approved of several board of directors handpicked by billionaire Carl Icahn who will help lead the company through its $17.3 billion acquisition by Eldorado Resorts. In filings made with the...
