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LSU, Michigan Jump in AP Poll After Big Wins, Penn State Repeats History by Losing to OSU, Michigan State
LSU is once again a Top 5 college football program after the Tigers easily knocked off No. 2 Georgia 36-16 in Death Valley on Saturday. With the win, LSU (6-1) soared eight spots in the...
Lessons Learned: Casino Security Still Top of Mind One Year After Mandalay Bay Shooting Tragedy, But Solutions Remain Complex
Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock told inquisitive Mandalay Bay staff members that the excess of luggage he was loading to his 32nd-floor suite -- which actually contained firearms he planned to use to kill attendees...
Arkansas Casino Question Will Go Before Voters After State Supreme Court Rejects Two Lawsuits
The Arkansas casino ballot referendum known as Issue 4 will go before voters in November after the state's supreme court rejected two lawsuits seeking to block the measure. Two lawsuits challenging the wording of the...
Los Angeles Lakers Attracting Most NBA Title Bets in Las Vegas
Las Vegas bettors are backing the Los Angeles Lakers for the NBA championship more than any other team in the league. With LeBron James now the biggest star inside the Staples Center, there's unsurprisingly a...
Stock Market Tumble Sends Casino Shares Lower, 2018 Difficult Year for Gaming Industry
This week's stock market sell-off has further negatively impacted an already reeling gaming industry. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 832 points in Wednesday trading, and another 546 points on Thursday. The nearly 1,400-point loss...
Tiger Woods vs. Phil Mickelson Match Details Emerge, Woods Remains Heavy Favorite in $9M Showdown
Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson tee off golf's first pay per view event in roughly a month and a half, with $9 million on the line in the winner-takes-all showdown at Shadow Creek Golf Course...
Generation Z Poses Even Greater Challenges for Land-Based Casinos Than Millennials
The oldest members of Generation Z, those born roughly between 1997 and 2016, are just now turning 21-years-old, but brick-and-mortar casinos are already considering the demographic's characteristics. Land-based casinos still haven't figured out the millennial,...
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...
