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Despite Sen. Elizabeth Warren Announcing Presidential Committee, Beto O’Rourke Betting Favorite for 2020 Democratic Nomination
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) announced on New Year's Eve she has formed an exploratory committee for president, but online political bettors say she's a longshot to secure the Democratic Party's nomination to challenge presumed opponent...
Caesars Entertainment First Casino Operator to Join Global Initiatives to Combat Human Trafficking
Caesars Entertainment is the first casino operator to sign the ECPAT Tourism Child-Protection Code of Conduct and join the International Tourism Partnership (ITP) to end human and child trafficking. Known as "The Code," companies that...
Westgate SuperContest Awards Winner $1.4M, NFL Season-Long Contest Breaks Entry Record
The Westgate SuperContest has a winner, and the 44-year-old man from Irvine, California, is now $1.4 million wealthier. Eric Kahane came out on top of the record 3,123-entry field to claim the first-place prize. Each...
Las Vegas Metro Police Say No More October 1 Shooting Materials Will Be Released
Las Vegas Metro says its near-weekly releases of materials and information regarding the October 1, 2017, mass shooting have ended, in accordance with a court order. The Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement this...
JPMorgan Forecasts Macau Gross Gaming Revenue Slowdown in 2019
Gaming analysts at JPMorgan say the days of double-digit gross gambling revenue growth (GGR) for the enclave's six licensed casino operators are over, at least temporarily. And when it comes to full-year forecasts, the experts...
MGM Resorts to Lay Off Three Percent of Workforce to Reduce Costs, Increase Earnings
MGM Resorts revealed this week in its "2020 Plan" that it will trim its total workforce by roughly three percent over the next 12 months, which means around 2,100 current staffers will likely be out...
Empire City Casino Sale to MGM Resorts Postponed by New York Gaming Commission
Ownership of the Empire City Casino in Yonkers, New York, was expected to formally change hands to MGM Resorts today. But late last night, state gaming regulators abruptly canceled a planned meeting to approve the...
Macau Chief Gaming Regulator Mum on Whether MGM and SJM Will Be Granted License Extensions
The head of the Macau Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) told local news reporters that he had no update on the odds of whether MGM China and SJM Holdings would be granted two-year license...
New Orleans Saints Super Bowl Favorites Entering NFL Playoffs
The New Orleans Saints (13-3) finished the regular season tied for the best record in football, and enter the NFL Playoffs as the odds-on favorites to win Super Bowl 53 when it's played on February...
Future Taiwanese Gaming Policies Could Be Impacted By Xi Jinping Call for Chinese Unification
The future of the Taiwanese gaming industry is in peril after Chinese President Xi Jinping issued new threats against the island country urging it to reunite with the People's Republic. Xi said this week that...
