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PGA Tour Now Allows Casinos and Gaming Companies to Advertise During Tournaments
The PGA Tour has amended its marketing regulations to permit companies in the gaming industry to advertise and become Official Marketing Partners (OMPs) for all six tours overseen by the game's governing body. The change comes less than a year after the...
Las Vegas Odds Say LeBron’s Lakers Will Miss NBA Playoffs, Would Be First for NBA Superstar Since 2005
Las Vegas odds have LeBron James and his Los Angeles Lakers missing the NBA Playoffs. It would be the first time the superstar sat out the postseason since 2005. The Westgate SuperBook has the 29-31 Lakers at +275 to make the postseason....
Connecticut Lawmakers Consider Two Opposing Casino Bills Following Federal Investigation of Ex-DOI Secretary
Connecticut lawmakers reviewed two opposing casino bills this week in wake of a federal investigation into whether former US Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke lied about approving amendments to the state's tribal gaming compacts. The Connecticut Public Safety and Security Committee took up...
Outcome of President Donald Trump Summit With North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un Launches Prop Bets
President Donald Trump and North Korean Chairman Kim Jong Un are in Hanoi, Vietnam, for their second summit, and the meeting is fueling various online bets: some simply on the outcome of the talks, while others cover more comical ground and the...
Galaxy Entertainment Not Folding on Boracay Casino Despite Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte Order
Galaxy Entertainment Vice Chairman Francis Lui says the Hong Kong company isn't ready to concede its plans to build a casino resort on the Philippines' vacation island of Boracay. Galaxy has proposed a $500 million casino resort on the popular tourism island,...
DraftKings, Caesars Entertainment Reach Multistate Mobile Sports Betting and Online Gaming Partnership
DraftKings is giving Caesars Entertainment an equity position in the interactive gaming tech company in exchange for the right to be the casino operator's mobile sports betting and online gaming provider in certain states. The two companies announced the multiyear, multistate partnership...
Macau Loansharking and Financial Fraud Cases Soar in 2018, as Casinos Adhere to New Regulatory Policies
Arrests in and around Macau casinos for loansharking and financial fraud skyrocketed last year, as the enclave's Security Secretary Wong Sio Chak reported this week that more than 3,000 people were apprehended in 2018. Crimes involving fraud jumped 31.3 percent, and loansharking...
Caesars Entertainment and Carl Icahn Working to Find Company’s Next CEO
Caesars Entertainment and billionaire corporate raider Carl Icahn are working together in finding CEO Mark Frissora's successor. The next chief executive will lead the casino operator into its next chapter post-bankruptcy. According to Reuters, Icahn has nominated Affinity Gaming CEO Anthony Rodio...
Hong Kong Casino Billionaire Kazuo Okada Released Unconditionally From Bail Conditions
Japanese billionaire Kazuo Okada has been released "unconditionally" by the Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) following his arrest in August of last year on allegations of committing fraud. Okada's Aruze Gaming said in a statement that the bail conditions previously...
Martha’s Vineyard Casino Construction Commences Despite Ongoing Challenges
A casino on Martha's Vineyard will break ground next month on the island's western edge. The announcement comes despite ongoing disputes some locals have with the gambling hall. The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) says it will build the controversial gambling...
