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Virginia Favored Over Texas Tech in NCAA National Championship, Regional Sportsbooks Adjust Odds Accordingly
The No. 1 Virginia Cavaliers (34-3) are slim one-point favorites against the No. 3 Texas Tech Red Raiders (31-6) in tonight's NCAA men's basketball National Championship. The Cavaliers emerged in their Final Four win over No. 5 Auburn in controversy. Virginia got...
Scientific Games Plans Public Listing for Social Gaming Business Unit
Scientific Games, one of the largest manufacturers of gaming industry and lottery equipment, has filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to hold an initial public offering (IPO) for its social gaming business. In a statement, Scientific Games says the...
Super Nintendo, Minions Theme Parks Coming to Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore
Super Nintendo World, an immersive entertainment theme park, is part of Resorts World Sentosa's $3.3 billion expansion plans that were announced this week. Parent company Genting says the massive expansion will increase gross floor area by roughly 50 percent, as more than...
Wynn Resorts CEO Matt Maddox Praises Himself, Massachusetts Concludes Hearings
Wynn Resorts CEO Matt Maddox didn't hold back in praising his performance leading the casino operator through a turbulent 12 months. It was more than a year ago that alleged sexual misconduct and harassment claims were made public against the company's founder and...
City of Dreams Mediterranean Construction Beginning This Month, $617M IR Expands Melco Portfolio
City of Dreams Mediterranean is breaking ground this month on the EUR $550 million ($617 million) integrated casino resort that will feature 100 tables and around 1,000 slot machines. Melco Resorts – the casino operator that has properties in Macau and the...
Injured Circus Circus Rollercoaster Rider Is Double Amputee, Investigation Ongoing
The Circus Circus rollercoaster rider who was injured last month is a double amputee, Clark County records show. Last month, a woman fell from the El Loco rollercoaster inside Circus Circus' Adventuredome theme park. According to Clark County records, the injured is...
Palms Unveils $1M Weekend Package for Three-Night Stay at Refurbished Las Vegas Casino Resort
The Palms in Las Vegas is offering Sin City's wealthiest visitors a three-night weekend package that costs a cool $1 million. The off-Strip casino resort is undergoing a $690 million renovation by Station Casinos – the casino operator that purchased the property...
Wynn Resorts Board Member Blames Elaine Wynn for Failing to Disclose Her Ex-Husband’s Alleged Sexual Misconduct
Wynn Resorts board member Patricia Mulroy told the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) this week that a certain amount of blame rests on Elaine Wynn in regards to her former husband's alleged sexual misconduct. It wasn't the only bombshell testimony on Wednesday: Wynn...
Alaska House Bill Would Legalize Card Rooms in Nation’s Last Frontier
Alaska lawmakers are considering legislation that would legalize card rooms and end the state's longtime commercial gambling prohibition. Introduced last month by state Rep. Colleen Sullivan-Leonard (R-District 7), House Bill 103 would authorize commercial card rooms. Each license would cost a one-time...
March Madness Sports Betting: Gambler Turns 14 Cents Into $1,345 on Seven-Game Parlay
A fortunate March Madness parlay bettor turned 14 cents into more than $1,300 on the unlikeliest of scenarios that involved seven games and a total of 14 wagers. ESPN's David Purdum – who covers sports betting for the network – broke the...