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Melco Resorts Delays Crown Resorts $1.2B Share Acquisition, Regulatory Probe Cited
Melco Resorts is delaying its full $1.2 billion share acquisition stake in Crown Resorts to give regulators in Australia ample time to conduct a probe into the deal. In late May, Melco and Aussie billionaire...
Underground New Jersey Casino Network Busted, Authorities Say Defendants At Large
Alleged illegal New Jersey casino clubs have been operating in downtown Newark and across the state. That's according to the Essex County Prosecutor's Office, which brought charges against 47 suspects this week. The Essex County Prosecutor's...
Russia Casino Tigre de Cristal Benefits from Higher VIP Play Amid Macau Slowdown
Russia casino Tigre de Cristal is reporting a substantial surge in VIP play in the first six months of the year, as the Far East gaming venue is welcoming more high rollers during the Macau...
Major League Baseball (MLB) Teams With Swish Analytics, as Sports Bettors Demand More Calculated Approach
Major League Baseball (MLB) has partnered with Swish Analytics for the San Francisco-based sports betting tech firm to distribute official league data in real time. Swish Analytics joins Sportradar and Stats Perform as the third...
Las Vegas Officials Submit NCAA Host Bids, City Viewed as Frontrunner for Marquee Events
Officials at the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) are working collaboratively with area casinos to present the NCAA the most attractive offers possible to bring marquee games and tournaments to Southern Nevada. The...
Phil Ivey 2019 WSOP Winnings Seized by Borgata, Atlantic City Casino Still Short Millions
Phil Ivey, unbeknownst to him, was playing for the Borgata casino in Atlantic City when he competed in the World Series of Poker (WSOP) $50,000 Poker Players Championship in June. A strong run by the...
MGM Springfield Opens Stadium Casino in Attempt to Lure Younger Patrons
The fiscally troubled MGM Springfield has opened a new casino space, one that the $960 million Massachusetts property hopes will attract younger gamblers. The integrated casino resort celebrated its one-year anniversary over the weekend with...
Rory McIlroy Wins Tour Championship at 8/1 Odds, Lightning Strike Injures Six People
Rory McIlroy won the Tour Championship on Sunday at East Lake Golf Club on 8/1 odds, but the event will be widely remembered for a lightning strike that injured six people. McIlroy entered the staggered...
US Stock Markets Crash, Political Bettors Moving Money Behind Predicted Recession
US stock markets crashed on Friday after President Donald Trump ordered companies to find alternatives to doing business with China during the ongoing trade war between the two countries. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell...
Macau Recession to Last Through 2019, Casinos Impacted by Economic Constriction
Macau is amid a recession after economic data from the enclave's Statistics and Census Bureau revealed that its gross domestic product declined for the second straight quarter. The Macau economy contracted 1.8 percent in the...
