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Studio City Macau Files US Initial Public Offering for Cotai Strip Casino Resort
The parent company to Studio City Macau has filed with US securities regulators to hold an initial public offering (IPO) to sell shares in the $3.2 billion integrated casino resort that's located on the Cotai...
Caesars Entertainment Exec Says A-List Headliners Critical in Keeping Las Vegas Current
Caesars Entertainment executive Jason Gastwirth says A-list residencies at Las Vegas casino resorts are critical to the city's ongoing growth and ability to attract new visitors to the Strip. Speaking at the Global Gaming Expo...
New Jersey Sports Betting Tax Increases, Funds Earmarked for Casino Reinvestment Development Authority
The New Jersey sports betting tax on gross win is increasing 1.25 percent beginning in December, and the added funds will be earmarked for the state's Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA). When the added tariff...
Scientific Games Acquires Real-Time Sports Betting Data Supplier Don Best
Scientific Games, the Las Vegas company that manufactures slot machines and table games and develops interactive online gaming and lottery products, is acquiring real-time sports betting data firm Don Best. Based in Las Vegas, Don...
Japan Integrated Resort Committee Details Casino Site Selection Process
Japan's integrated resort (IR) committee tasked with overseeing site selection of the country's three forthcoming commercial casinos wants a regulatory plan in place to begin reviewing potential host cities by July 2019. GGRAsia says the...
Rio Rumor Mill: Las Vegas Casino Could Be Demolished, Possible Future Site of MLB Ballpark
The Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino rumor mill is once again churning, and the latest gossip is that the off-Strip property is headed for demolition to make way for a Major League Baseball (MLB) ballpark....
College Football National Championship Odds Shorten on Alabama After Three Top 10 Teams Lose
Week six in the college football season saw three teams ranked inside the AP Top 10 lose, and that has oddsmakers even more confident in Alabama's chances of winning the National Championship for the third...
Khabib Nurmagomedov Defeats Conor McGregor, Post-Fight Brawl Erupts
Conor McGregor was defeated by Khabib Nurmagomedov on Saturday night at Las Vegas' T-Mobile Arena, but the punches weren't over after the rear-naked choke submission in round four. A post-fight brawl ensued when Khabib exited...
Former Trump Plaza Atlantic City Workers Receive Severance Checks Four Years After Resort Closing
Hundreds of former Trump Plaza employees in Atlantic City are receiving severance checks more than four years after the Boardwalk casino resort closed in September of 2014. The Unite Here Local 54 casino workers union...
Hard Rock Pitches Female Empowerment With Japan Integrated Resort Bid
Hard Rock International is taking a different approach than its competitors in trying to woo over Japanese officials for one of the three integrated resort casino licenses. Along with promising a substantial investment in developing...
