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Las Vegas Sands Divulges Expansion Plans During Quarterly Conference Call
Las Vegas Sands revealed its expansion plans during its company's 2019 first-quarter earnings call with investors, and executives say the strategy is to build instead of acquire. Chief Financial Officer Patrick Dumont explained that the company is focused on its primary operating...
Macau Chief Executive Chui Says Casino Licenses Won’t Be Extended, Renewal Process to Begin in 2022
Macau Chief Executive Fernando Chui expects the public tender process for casino concessions to coincide with the scheduled 2022 expirations of the six current gaming operator licenses. Speaking before the enclave's Legislative Assembly this week, Chui explained that postponing the expirations of...
Sports Wagering Integrity Monitoring Association Launches With 26 Member Gaming Companies
The Sports Wagering Integrity Monitoring Association (SWIMA) launched this week with 26 gaming industry companies lending their support to the organization that will try and protect consumers and sportsbook operators from fraud caused by unfair manipulation of athletic games and competitions. SWIMA...
Kentucky Gubernatorial Candidate Andy Beshear Follows Father’s Footsteps, Wants Commercial Casinos
Kentucky gubernatorial candidate Andy Beshear (D) believes the path to the state's economic prosperity runs through a casino floor. The state's current attorney general, Beshear is one of four Democrats vying to run against incumbent and presumed Republican candidate Governor Matt Bevin...
NFL Odds Released for Week One, Cleveland Browns Favored Over Tennessee Titans
NFL odds for week one of the regular season have hit sportsbooks, and the Cleveland Browns are favored in their first game against the Tennessee Titans, as the "Mistake by the Lake" franchise revamps. The Browns went 1-15 in 2016, and managed...
American Gaming Association Says Rhode Island Misused Sports Betting Data
The American Gaming Association (AGA) says Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo (D)and state politicians misused statistics on sports betting in order to legalize the gambling activity. The gaming industry lobbying group in DC said the state misunderstood a study on sports betting,...
Pennsylvania Regulators: Sands Bethlehem Casino Allowed Underage Visitors to Gamble, Consume Alcohol
The Sands Bethlehem Casino Resort in Pennsylvania has been fined by state gaming regulators for allowing underage visitors to access slot machines and table games, and consume alcoholic beverages. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) detailed 11 instances of underage violations at...
Sports Bettor James Holzhauer Sets Another ‘Jeopardy!’ Record, Chasing All-Time Leader Ken Jennings
Las Vegas sports bettor James Holzhauer might need to find a new home in Southern California, as the 34-year-old's historic run on Jeopardy! now stands at 10 games. On Wednesday's episode, Holzhauer broke his own one-day record by winning $131,127. He went...
Seneca Nation Requests Federal Review of New York Gaming Compact Amendment
The Seneca Nation in upstate New York is requesting a federal review by the US Department of the Interior's (DOI) Bureau of Indian Affairs regarding an amendment to its gaming compact with the state. Earlier this month, a legally binding arbitration panel...
Pete Rose MLB Hall of Fame Support Dwindling Despite Expansion of Legal Sports Betting
Pete Rose remains barred from National Baseball Hall of Fame consideration, and support for his reinstatement is dwindling, a new poll concludes. The latest from the Seton Hall Sports Poll finds that 52 percent of Americans surveyed say Major League Baseball and...
