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Justin Bieber Challenges Tom Cruise to UFC Fight, Sportsbooks Open Hypothetical Odds
Pop star Justin Bieber has bizarrely challenged movie star Tom Cruise to a UFC fight, and online sportsbooks are taking bets on the potential spectacle. The challenge announcement came via social media, the 25-year-old taking to Twitter to request the 56-year-old Hollywood...
Golden State Warriors Survive Game 5, But Kevin Durant Achilles Injury Keeps Toronto Raptors Series Favorites
The Golden State Warriors found a way to win Game 5 of the NBA Finals Monday night in Toronto after the emotional loss of Kevin Durant, but the Raptors remain the NBA Finals series favorites. Playing in his first game of the...
Cipriani Announces $450M Casino Hotel in Uruguay’s Punta del Este Resort Town
Cipriani, an international operator of luxury restaurants and clubs, is investing $450 million in a casino resort located in Uruguay's Punta del Este. The hospitality group says it will restore the beachfront town's Tudor-style San Rafael Hotel landmark, and construct a new...
US Open Odds: Two-Time Defending Champ Brooks Koepka Favored With Dustin Johnson
The 119th US Open tees off Thursday at famed Pebble Beach Golf Links, and two-time defending champion Brooks Koepka arrives on the Monterey Peninsula as a clear favorite. The Westgate SuperBook has Koepka – who is also the current two-time winner of...
Aruze Gaming CEO Takahiro Usui Resigns, Billionaire Kazuo Okada Loses More Control of Former Company
Aruze Gaming CEO Takahiro Usui has announced his resignation from the company, as the Hong Kong manufacturer continues to distance itself from its founder and former chairman Kazuo Okada. Usui has been viewed as an ally to Okada, the billionaire who was...
Toronto Raptors Betting Favorites to Close Out Warriors in NBA Finals
The Toronto Raptors are heavy betting favorites for tonight's Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors, as the team that's up 3-1 is expected to close out the championship series. After opening its Game 5 odds with the...
Nevada US Attorney Nicholas Trutanich Says Marijuana Prosecutions Possible
Nevada US Attorney Nicholas Trutanich says that while marijuana isn't his office's focus, the prosecution of those doing business in the cannabis industry isn't off the table. Nevada is home to recreational and medicinal marijuana. But it remains an illegal Schedule 1...
Former Thailand Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra Sentenced to Prison Over Lottery Program
Former Thailand Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has been given an additional two-year prison sentence for his handling of a state lottery program when he was in office more than a decade ago. On Thursday, Thailand's Supreme Court's Criminal Division for Holders of...
China Travel Warning to US Amid Ongoing Trade War Could Hurt Gaming Industry
China has warned its citizens about traveling to the US amid the ongoing trade war between the two countries, and that could damper revenue for businesses operating in the gaming industry. This week, China issued a travel advisory to its citizens warning...
Atlantic City Casinos Partner to Create ‘North Beach’ District, State Recommends Gaming Industry Review
Three Atlantic City casinos are teaming up to market a new district in the gambling town that will be known as "North Beach." Hard Rock, Ocean Casino Resort, and Resorts are behind the marketing campaign to bring Boardwalk pedestrians to the north...
