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Demi Lovato Apparent Drug Overdose Prompts Atlantic City Officials to Rebook Beach Concert
Demi Lovato's apparent drug overdose this week has led to her Thursday show in Atlantic City being canceled, and local concert organizers scrambling to find a replacement. Lovato was set to headline the Atlantic City...
Interior Department Says No Plans to Remove Mashpee Wampanoag Land From Federal Trust
A US Interior Department official told a congressional committee this week that the federal agency has no plans to remove land owned by the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe in Massachusetts from its federal trust. Bureau of...
Pennsylvania Satellite Casino Could Come to Westmoreland Mall
A so-called "satellite casino" might be on the way to the Westmoreland Mall in Western Pennsylvania should state regulators sign off on plans submitted by Stadium Casino LLC. Pennsylvania authorized up to 10 Category 4...
Proposal to Change Macau Gaming Law Under Review According to Secretary of Economy and Finance Lionel Leong
Macau Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong announced this week that a proposal to set the future regulatory conditions of the enclave's massive casino industry has been received by the government and is currently...
Penn National Gaming Drops Lawsuit Against Pennsylvania, Moving Forward With Satellite Casinos
Penn National Gaming confirmed this week that it has dropped its lawsuit against the State of Pennsylvania challenging the legality of so-called "mini-casinos." The Category 4 satellite casinos are permitted to house up to 750...
Dover Downs Acquired by Rhode Island Casino Group Twin River, Company Plans Public Offering
Dover Downs Hotel & Casino in the Delaware capital is being acquired by Rhode Island casino operator Twin River Worldwide. Investors in the struggling Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment will see their shares exchanged into...
Power Five College Football Conferences Embrace Player Availability Reports
The commissioners of the Power Five college football conferences are embracing the idea of creating a nationwide player availability reporting system as legalized sports betting comes to states across the country. Last week, SEC Commissioner...
Macau Visitor Arrivals Grew Eight Percent in First Half of 2018 to 16.8 Million
The Macau Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) reports Monday that visitor arrivals totaled a little more than 16.8 million people in January through June, an eight percent gain on the same period in 2017. Overnight...
Philippines Audit Commission Blasts PAGCOR for Excessive Compensation and 18-Carat Gold Rings
The Philippine Gaming and Amusement Corp. (PAGCOR) is being lambasted by the country's Commission on Audit for allegedly providing senior officials with 18-carat gold rings and failing to pay the federal government the appropriate amount...
Atlantic City Visitation Soars During Hard Rock, Ocean Resort Openings
Atlantic City needs to grow visitation to the beachfront gambling town in order to support the arrival of two new casino resorts. During a 12-day stretch in late June and early July, Hard Rock and...
