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College Football National Championship Odds Shorten on Alabama After Three Top 10 Teams Lose
Week six in the college football season saw three teams ranked inside the AP Top 10 lose, and that has oddsmakers even more confident in Alabama's chances of winning the National Championship for the third time in four years. The Crimson Tide...
Khabib Nurmagomedov Defeats Conor McGregor, Post-Fight Brawl Erupts
Conor McGregor was defeated by Khabib Nurmagomedov on Saturday night at Las Vegas' T-Mobile Arena, but the punches weren't over after the rear-naked choke submission in round four. A post-fight brawl ensued when Khabib exited the Octagon and attacked McGregor's jiu-jitsu coach...
Former Trump Plaza Atlantic City Workers Receive Severance Checks Four Years After Resort Closing
Hundreds of former Trump Plaza employees in Atlantic City are receiving severance checks more than four years after the Boardwalk casino resort closed in September of 2014. The Unite Here Local 54 casino workers union negotiated a deal in 2009 with Trump...
Hard Rock Pitches Female Empowerment With Japan Integrated Resort Bid
Hard Rock International is taking a different approach than its competitors in trying to woo over Japanese officials for one of the three integrated resort casino licenses. Along with promising a substantial investment in developing an entertainment and hospitality complex featuring a...
Ocean Resort Casino Bringing VSiN Sports Betting Show to Atlantic City
Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City and the Vegas Stats & Information Network (VSiN) are teaming up to produce a weekend sports betting program that will be broadcasted live from the Boardwalk property's William Hill sportsbook. VSiN live streams its daily sports...
Boyd Gaming Announces Fremont Hotel Expansion in Thriving Downtown Las Vegas
Boyd Gaming wants to add hundreds of rooms at its Fremont Hotel and Casino by adding a new hotel tower at the downtown Las Vegas property. The casino operator has filed paperwork with the Las Vegas City Council seeking approval to build...
Alleged Bonanno Mob Associate and Joker Poker Machine Supplier Shot Dead at McDonald’s Drive-Thru
Sylvester Zottola, a reputed mob associate of the Bonanno family in New York who operated Joker Poker gambling machines for the criminal enterprise, was shot dead this week at a McDonald's drive-thru in the Bronx. Zottola, 71 at the time of his...
Raiders Owner Mark Davis Threatens to Leave Oakland After City Official Says Lawsuit Imminent
The Raiders are coming to Las Vegas for the start of the 2020 NFL season, but the team might be relocating temporarily to a new home in the interim. The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that the Oakland Raiders are threatening to...
William Hill Continues US Expansion: Acquires New Sports Betting Operations in Nevada, Montana, Maryland
William Hill, the largest bookmaker in the United States, continues to expand its portfolio by reaching new partnerships. Its latest comes by way of Golden Entertainment, and the casino company's decision to further hand over sports betting operations for its properties in...
MGM Resorts Says Connecticut Should Hold Competitive Bidding Process After Judge Deals Blow to Tribal Plan
MGM Resorts says its offer to build a $675 million commercial casino resort in Bridgeport, Connecticut, still stands after a federal judge's decision has thrown a planned tribal satellite gaming facility in East Windsor into jeopardy. In a statement to 22News WWLP,...