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Atlantic City Casino Reinvestment Development Authority Responds to State Audit Criticism, Including Massive Miss America Funding Bump Amid Plummeting Ratings
Atlantic City's Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA) held its first meeting since New Jersey State Auditor Stephen Eells' office released a scathing report on what it claims are the agency's mismanagement and misuse of tax...
MGM Resorts-Invested Hedge Fund Wants Company to Sell Macau Casinos, Merge Real Estate Trust
MGM Resorts is the latest publicly traded casino company with an activist hedge fund that doesn't intend to sit back and collect profits without having a voice in the gaming operator's direction. Less than a...
Las Vegas ‘Life is Beautiful’ Music Festival Attendees May Be in Denial of Security Risks Post-October 1 Shooting, Says Counter-Terrorism Expert
Attendees to this weekend's Life is Beautiful Music & Art Festival in Las Vegas should take proactive measures to assure their own safety, a local counter-terrorism expert is warning.That includes identifying exits and escape routes,...
Rapper Drake Drops $200K Gambling at Hard Rock Atlantic City After Sold Out Gig
Superstar rap artist Drake lost almost $200,000 gambling at the Hard Rock Casino in Atlantic City early Sunday morning, according to sources on the scene. After performing a sold-out show in Philadelphia at the Wells...
President Trump Hits Campaign Trail in Las Vegas, as Prediction Markets See Nevada Democrats Defeating GOP in November
President Donald Trump is traveling to Las Vegas this week to campaign for several Nevada Republican Party candidates who are embattled in hotly contested elections to be determined in November. But despite the presidential backing,...
Las Vegas Fish (Pedicure) Story: Spa Craze Could Sink or Swim with Tourists If Legalized
Las Vegas fish pedicures: sounds weird, but casino spa execs are always looking for a new gimmick to promote. The latest one -- actual tiny fish that eat dead skin off someone's feet as part...
Australian Researchers Find Link Between Video Game Loot Boxes and Problem Gambling
Loot boxes, which are virtual containers offered in video games that award players various elements including skills, weapons, and cheat codes, can lead to higher instances of problem gambling, a study commissioned by Australia's federal...
Lucky Dragon Las Vegas Files to Close Hotel After Unsuccessful Auction
Owners of the Lucky Dragon in Las Vegas have asked a US bankruptcy court for permission to close its 203-room hotel after an auction held last week turned up fruitless. Developer Andrew Fonfa defaulted on...
Pennsylvania Township Officials Deny Bribery Allegations Relating to Penn National Satellite Casino
Springettsbury Township supervisors in York County, Pennsylvania, are firing back at allegations made by a resident that they were bribed by Penn National Gaming to allow the gaming company to develop a casino inside a...
Floyd Mayweather vs. Manny Pacquiao Eyeing December Fight, Odds Favor ‘Money’
Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao are finalizing a deal that would put the two boxers back in the same ring for a rematch of their 2015 fight spectacle. On Saturday, the two superstars...
