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Philippines Gaming Regulator PAGCOR Calls PhilWeb Lawsuit ‘Absurd’
Philippines gaming regulator PAGCOR says the lawsuit filed by e-gaming operator PhilWeb that claims the state agency is acting with bias is "absurd." Andrea Domingo, the chief Philippines gaming regulator, says a lawsuit brought against...
MGM Grand Exploring Ways to Update Las Vegas Strip Frontage
Executives at MGM Grand, the largest Las Vegas resort in terms of hotel rooms, say they're researching ways to make their Strip façade a bit more appealing to pedestrians. MGM Grand will soon feature a...
Online Gaming Stocks Nosedive on Justice Department Wire Act Reversal Opinion
Online gaming companies focused on interactive casinos and sports betting saw shares dive into the red on news that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) was again modifying its opinion on the Wire Act. William...
Las Vegas NFL Odds on Potential Super Bowl Matchups Favor Saints, Pick’em for Everyone Else
The Las Vegas NFL odds on the four potential Super Bowl 53 matchups have the New Orleans Saints favored in two games, and then it's even point spreads in the other two possible scenarios. The...
Revised Wire Act DOJ Opinion Raises More Questions Than Answers for Online Gambling, Interstate Lotteries
The Wire Act has once again received a new interpretation after the US Department of Justice (DOJ) issued an updated opinion on how the federal statute signed into law in 1961 by President John F....
Tribe Buying Sands Bethlehem in Pennsylvania Planning $190M Expansion
The tribe buying Sands Bethlehem in Pennsylvania for $1.3 billion says it will spend an additional $190 million to expand the Lehigh Valley casino resort. The Poarch Band of Creek Indians, based in Alabama, reached...
Cathy Judd-Stein to Oversee Massachusetts Gaming Commission, Lead Encore Boston Harbor Determination
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) is no longer chairperson-less after Governor Charlie Baker (R) announced the appointment of attorney Cathy Judd-Stein to oversee the state agency. The MGC, a five-member panel, has been without a...
Macau Casinos Issuing Substantial Bonuses to Employees Following Prosperous 2018
Several Macau casinos are rewarding their employees with large winter bonuses following a prosperous 2018 where gross gambling revenue (GGR) throughout the enclave totaled $37.5 billion. Wynn Macau, the Chinese subsidiary of the Nevada-based casino...
Shuttered Lucky Dragon Las Vegas Has Interested Buyers
The $165 million Lucky Dragon in Las Vegas, the casino resort that opened in November 2016 only to close less than two years later in in October 2018, reportedly has several interested buyers. CDC Gaming...
Atlantic City Casinos Record Highest Win Since 2013, Statewide Gaming Revenue Totals $2.9B
Atlantic City casinos capped off December in style with gross gambling revenue (GGR) jumping nearly 20 percent. For the year, the nine casinos won more than $2.85 billion from their land-based, online, and sports betting...
