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Caesars Palace Security Room Inspections Spook Guests, Surveillance Posted to Social Media
Caesars Palace security officials are reportedly scaring guests as they carry out room inspections. And earlier this month, two guards reportedly videotaped a suite and shared clips to social media platform Snapchat. VICE reports that...
Downtown Las Vegas Fremont Street Experience Celebrates Aretha Franklin, Singer Remembered by City’s Stars
Aretha Franklin -- known globally as the "Queen of Soul" and who passed away at the age of 76 this week -- is being remembered at the Fremont Street Experience (FSE) canopy in downtown Las...
Chinese Migrant Workers in Philippines Say They’re Being Held Hostage by Manila Gaming Company
Thousands of Chinese nationals working in the Philippines claim they were lured to the Southeast Asian country with promises of high-paying jobs. Instead, migrants say they're working sundry jobs under suboptimal, sometimes near-slave-like conditions in the...
Steve Wynn Rape Accuser Has Credibility Issues, But Judge Dismisses Billionaire’s Defamation Lawsuit
A woman who claims Steve Wynn raped her in either 1973 or 1974 and gave birth to his daughter in a gas station restroom provided an extraordinary sworn statement to law enforcement when she made...
Australasian Gaming Expo Panel: Traditional Slot Machines on the Wane
Participants in an Australasian Gaming Expo (AGE) panel earlier this week in Sydney, Australia have opined that the slot machine as we know it -- which has commanded the most floor space and been the...
Credit Suisse Returns to Gaming Industry, Recommends Casino Real Estate Investment Trusts
Credit Suisse, one of the world's most important multinational financial services firms, is once again issuing guidance on the gaming industry. And despite a recent Wall Street selloff, the agency is rather bullish on several...
Study: Regulated Sports Betting Will Attract Millennials, Increase Fan Engagement, Hurt Underground Bookies
A new study concludes that the expansion of regulated sports betting across the United States will increase fan engagement, grow younger demographics' interest in pro and college events, and hurt illegal underground gambling rings. Commissioned...
Atlantic City Casinos Grow Gaming Revenue 13 Percent, But Is It Enough to Support Nine Resorts Long-Term?
Atlantic City casinos posted gross gambling revenue (GGR) of $302 million last month, an almost 13 percent year-over-year premium. But looking ahead, gaming industry analysts say larger growth is needed in order to support the...
Florida Gambling Amendment Turns Disney Lobbying Arm and Seminole Tribe Into Strange $10M Bedfellows
Disney Worldwide Services and the Seminole Tribe of Florida continue to pump money towards passage of a constitutional amendment which would alter how state gambling laws are determined come November. Disney Worldwide is the lobbying...
Ryder Cup Captain Jim Furyk Doesn’t Tip Hand on Picks, Oddsmakers Say Tiger, Phil Shoo-Ins
The 2018 Ryder Cup will be played next month in France at the Albatros Course of Le Golf National. Tiger Woods will be there regardless of whether US captain Jim Furyk selects him as one...
