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Affinity Gaming Proposes $132.5M Full House Resorts Takeover, But Offer Rejected
Affinity Gaming, headquartered in Paradise, Nevada, has made Full House Resorts a $132.5 million offer to acquire its company and five regional casinos. Full House, a publicly traded gaming operator based in Summerlin, Nevada, owns two casinos in Nevada (Stockman's in Fallon...
Horseshoe Casino Baltimore Announces Partnership With NFL Ravens
The Horseshoe Casino in Baltimore has reached a marketing partnership with the city's NFL franchise Ravens to develop the area around the team's M&T Bank Stadium. The deal will allow the Caesars Entertainment casino to utilize the Baltimore Ravens' trademarks and logos....
World Series Odds Favor Boston Red Sox Over Los Angeles Dodgers
The World Series begins Tuesday night in Boston, and oddsmakers out in Las Vegas feel the Boston Red Sox have the best chance of winning the best-of-seven series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Los Angeles reached the Fall Classic in dramatic fashion,...
College Football Odds Shorten on Alabama Following Ohio State Upset
The college football odds on Alabama winning another national championship have further shortened after Ohio State's surprising upset to Purdue. It was Purdue's night on Saturday, as the "Boiler Up" nation was fueled by superfan 20-year-old Tyler Trent and his fight against...
Mega Millions Now Richest Lottery Jackpot in World History
The Mega Millions jackpot is now $1.6 billion after no players selected the correct six numbers on Friday. Already the largest jackpot in Mega Millions history, the grand prize has now ventured into unchartered territory, as lottery officials say the $1.6 billion...
Legal Sports Betting Will Pump Billions Into Big Four Pro Leagues
The NFL, MLB, NBA, and NHL stand to collectively see revenues grow by more than $4 billion thanks to the liberalization of sports betting in the United States. That's according to a new study from Nielsen Sports commissioned by the American Gaming...
Analysts: Proposed Caesars Entertainment and Golden Nugget Merger Would Benefit Both Companies
Wall Street analysts says a Caesars Entertainment and Golden Nugget merger would be beneficial to both companies after rumors emerged that billionaire Tilman Fertitta made a reverse offer for the casino giant. Earlier this week, news broke that Fertitta had offered Caesars...
Stanley Ho Son Arnaldo Revives Macau Cotai Strip Resort Project
Stanley Ho's son Arnaldo Ho is reinitiating plans to build an HDK $5 billion ($638 million) integrated resort on the Macau Cotai Strip after local authorities moved in to seize the land where it is to be built. Originally envisioned as a...
Michigan vs. Michigan State Headlines College Football Week 8
No. 6 Michigan (6-1) travels to in-state rival No. 24 Michigan State (4-2) on Saturday in what is poised to be the college football game of the week. Four games feature two teams ranked in the Top 25, but the Big 10...
Connecticut Tribe Argues Improper Lobbying in DOI Failure to Approve Compact Revisions
The Mashantucket Pequot tribe in Connecticut isn't giving up on its plans to build a satellite casino on non-sovereign land in East Windsor near the Massachusetts border despite a federal judge recently delivering a grave ruling to the project's future. In a...