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Cristiano Ronaldo Palms Casino Rape-Claim Case Moves to Federal Court
A Nevada lawsuit that accuses Cristiano Ronaldo of raping a woman in the Penthouse suite of the Palms Hotel & Casino 10 years ago has moved to a federal court, the woman’s legal representatives said Wednesday. News that the state-level civil case...
Timbisha Tribe Receives Approval for Ridgecrest Casino After Suing DOI but Fight with City is Brewing
The Timbisha Shoshone Tribe of Death Valley has finally received the go-ahead from the Department of the Interior to build a casino in Ridgecrest, California, just two weeks after it filed a lawsuit against the department, claiming it was deliberately obstructing the...
Alabama Governor Kay Ivey Quietly Legalizes Daily Fantasy Sports
Alabama DFS fans could soon be logged back onto DraftKings and FanDuel, three years after the operators were warned off by then-state attorney general Luther Strange for offering “illegal gambling.” Republican governor Kay Ivey signed the Alabama DFS bill on Friday, two...
World Series of Poker Big 50 Shatters Live Tournament Record with 28,371 Players
The 50th World Series of Poker has been underway at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas since Thursday and it has already broken attendance records. On Tuesday, the field at the “Big 50” event -- which celebrates the WSOP’s...
China’s Hainan Province Denies Lifting Ban on Gambling, Prostitution, Pornography
Reports that China’s Hainan Province had scrapped its prohibition on gambling, prostitution, and pornography have been misconstrued, local officials have said. The Hainan Daily reported on Sunday that the provincial government had voted on Saturday to abolish 14 local laws, including regulations...
Pennsylvania Casinos Seek Injunction to Stop ‘Slot-Style’ iLottery Games Ahead of Online Gaming Launch
Seven Pennsylvania casinos have petitioned the state’s Commonwealth Court to impose a speedy injunction on online lottery games that they say are too similar to the kind they offer on their gaming floors, Penn Live reports. The online lottery, dubbed the PA...
Pechanga Casino Fire Injures Three, Arson Ruled Out
A fire at California’s largest casino, the Pechanga Resort & Casino, on Monday resulted in three injuries and the entire evacuation of a hotel tower, according to local news reports. The Pechanga Fire Department said the blaze broke out at around midday...
William Hill Held Failed Talks with Caesars Over $7.6 Billion Merger
William Hill and Caesars Entertainment were involved in serious merger discussions in the immediate wake of the US Supreme Court’s rejection of the federal ban on state-sanctioned sports betting, according to new reports. The Sunday Times in the UK claims that talks...
Illinois Governor Pritzker Quashes DraftKings, FanDuel TV Campaign Attacking Rush Street Gaming
An Illinois TV spot bankrolled by DraftKings and FanDuel that attacked casino owner Neil Bluhm has been axed just a day after its launch, apparently at the behest of the state’s governor J.B. Pritzker. It seems Pritzker doesn’t want Illinois’ conversation about...
Penitent GVC Holdings Granted Provisional Gaming License in Nevada
The Nevada Gaming Commission has awarded British online gambling giant GVC a provisional license to operate in the America’s gambling capital, despite the reservations set out two weeks ago by the Gaming Control Board. The unanimous backing of the commission’s four-person panel...