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Supreme Court Odds Favor Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump to Announce Nominee Tonight
The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) will soon learn who President Donald Trump will nominate to its bench. Online political bettors feel it will be Brett Kavanaugh, a 53-year-old federal appeals court judge in DC who was appointed to the...
College Football Odds Predict Alabama Will Run The Table in Regular Season
The Westgate SuperBook college football odds in Las Vegas has the regular season win total line on the Alabama Crimson Tide football team at 11.5. And they only play 12 games, excluding the conference championship and College Football Playoff (CFP). The odds...
Travis Pastrana Brings Evel Knievel Back to Life With Three Iconic Las Vegas Jumps
Nitro Circus founder Travis Pastrana entertained large crowds in Las Vegas Sunday night by completing three historic jumps that paid tribute to the most iconic stuntman of them all, Evel Knievel. Televised live on History Channel, Pastrana's spectacle began by soaring over...
Big Ten Conference Wants Mandatory Football Injury Reporting to Protect Game Integrity
The Big Ten Conference is calling on the NCAA to require football programs nationwide to report injuries ahead of games in order to protect the integrity of the sport. College coaches have long enjoyed the benefit of not being forced to disclose...
Britney Spears Inks $500K Per Show Deal With MGM Resorts’ Monte Carlo Park Theater
Britney Spears is ready to do it again in Las Vegas, with insider sources confirming that the pop superstar has reached a deal with MGM Resorts to pay her $500,000 per show for a two-year contract beginning in 2019. Spears' four-year run...
Another All-Star Joins Warriors, Las Vegas Odds Say Might as Well Call Off Season
Four-time NBA All-Star DeMarcus Cousins is upstaging the importance of LeBron James' Decision 3.0 to join the Los Angeles Lakers. On Monday, Cousins announced he was joining Golden State on a one-year, $5.3 million deal. The winners of three of the last...
Former Trump Taj Mahal Workers Receive Settlement Money From Previous Boss Carl Icahn
Workers who were employed at the former Trump Taj Mahal for at least one year between October 2014 and October 2016 are receiving settlement checks from billionaire Carl Icahn just as the casino resort is reopening as Hard Rock Atlantic City. Icahn...
Caesars ‘Divas Las Vegas’ Show Gets Dragged Into Scandal, Long-Running Production Suddenly Closes
Frank Marino's Divas Las Vegas at Caesars-owned The Linq came to an abrupt end last Tuesday, and while the show that's been a Strip staple for decades appears to have closed by mutual decision, there's much more than meets the eye to this dramatic...
Hard Rock Remains Committed to North Jersey Casino Despite Atlantic City Investment
Hard Rock International CEO Jim Allen says despite spending more than half-billion dollars in Atlantic City, the casino company remains interested in developing a resort in North Jersey. Hard Rock and Jeff Gural, owner of the Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, partnered...
Macau Casinos Miss Revenue Forecasts Again, Enclave Posts 23rd Consecutive Monthly Gain
Macau casinos fell short of analyst expectations in June, with gross gaming revenue (GGR) totaling $2.78 billion, a 12.5 percent premium on the same month in 2017. June marked the enclave's 23rd consecutive month of growth, but it was also the second...