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Pedestrianize Las Vegas Strip, Says Clark County Commissioner
Clark County Commissioner Tick Segerblom is talking to Las Vegas Strip casinos to see if they are amenable to pedestrianizing parts of the city’s famous thoroughfare at least some of the time. Segerblom was inspired...
Maine Legalizes Sports Betting, Hands Mobile Market to Tribes
Maine legalized sports betting on Monday, as Gov. Janet Mills signed a bill that gives the state’s four federally recognized tribes exclusivity on the mobile market. The new law also allows Maine’s two land-based commercial...
Golden Crown Daegu Casino Under Investigation For Rigged Games
South Korean authorities are investigating a casino in the city of Daegu on the suspicion of bilking foreign tourists in crooked games. If the allegations are proven to be true against the Golden Crown Daegu...
Pizza Delivery Guy Sues $1M Lottery Pool for His Slice of the Pie
A Windsor, Ontario pizza delivery guy is suing 16 former colleagues for what he claims is his rightful share of a CA$1 million (US$780,000) lottery win, CBC reports. A lawyer for the winners says the...
Vancouver Casino Money Laundering Kingpin Slaying Now Has Second Man Charged
Vancouver police have charged a second suspect in connection with the 2020 shooting death of alleged money laundering kingpin Jian Jun Zhu, Business in Vancouver reports. Yuexi Lei, also known as Alex Lei, 37, appeared...
Chinese Casino Developer Freesoul Fined $650K for ‘Irreversible’ Fiji Environmental Damage
A court in Fiji has ordered Chinese casino developer Freesoul Real Estate Development to pay US$650,000 for causing environmental damage. That’s after it wrecked huge swathes of mangroves and a coral reef while building a...
Ajax Soccer Stars Blind, Klaassen Accused of Insider Trading in Sorare NFTs
Dutch soccer stars Daley Blind and Davy Klaassen are suspected of insider trading on NFT fantasy soccer platform Sorare, BNR reports. Fingers were prodded at Blind and Klassen ahead of the Dutch Cup Final (KNVB...
iProsperity Fugitive Michael Gu Blew Millions at Star Sydney, Inquiry Hears
On Tuesday, a public inquiry into Star Sydney’s licensing suitability focused on the relationship between the casino’s head of VIP operations and alleged corporate fraudster Michael Gu. Gu was the head of Sydney-based property group...
Ex-Wynn Resorts Exec Gamal Abdelaziz Appeals Sentence in College Admissions Scandal
A former Wynn Resorts executive sentenced to 13 months in prison for his role in the college admissions bribery scandal appealed his conviction Monday. Gamal Abdelaziz, also known as Gamal Aziz, was found guilty of...
Suncity Entertainment Arm to Change Name to Yeah Yeah Group
Disgraced Macau junket group Suncity’s media and entertainment arm is mulling a name change as it seeks to distance itself from its jailed founder, Alvin Chau. Sun Entertainment Group Ltd has told shareholders that it...
