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Crown Resorts Plan for Australia’s Tallest Skyscraper Toppled by Lack of Funding
Crown Resorts’ bid to build Australia’s tallest skyscraper has been thrown into doubt after the company failed to receive more time from the government of the state of Victoria to raise funding. James Packer’s casino...
New York State Gets Online Sports Betting Bill That Could Bring Wagering Kiosks to Madison Square Garden
The push to take New York sports betting online is underway, thanks to a bill presented in Albany Thursday by Assemblyman Gary Pretlow (D-89th). As well as digital wagering, Pretlow’s bill would allow racetracks and...
Genting Cuts Financial Support for Distressed Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe
Genting Malaysia is no longer providing financial support to the cash-strapped Mashpee Wampanoag tribe of Massachusetts, but it is backing a legal challenge against a US Department of the Interior decision that torpedoed the tribe’s...
Atlantic City Mayor Frank Gilliam Cleared Over Golden Nugget Brawl
Atlantic City Mayor Frank Gilliam has been cleared of charges of assault and harassment stemming from a fight in the early hours of November 11 in the parking lot of the Golden Nugget Casino. A...
DOJ Wire Act Opinion May Freeze New Jersey Players Out of WSOP Online Bracelet Events
The World Series of Poker will mark its half-century this summer. Once more, WSOP.com will be running a series of online gold bracelets events every Sunday, this year from June 2 to July 14, offering...
Playtech Seals Major Long-Term Deal with GVC to Supply Content Across All Brands
Online gaming software giant Playtech has signed a long-term deal with GVC Holdings that will it see it provide all its products and services to all of GVC’s brands. The two companies are already commercial...
Arizona Sports Betting Bill Advances in Senate Despite Tribal Resistance
An Arizona sports betting bill was approved by the State Senate’s Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, but it was only through some deft political maneuvering that Senator Sonny Borrelli’s (R-Havasu City) bill made it in front...
Paul Phua Beats Illegal Gambling Rap in Macau
High-stakes poker player Paul Phua has been acquitted by a court in Macau on charges of running an illegal World Cup betting ring, just as he was four years ago in Las Vegas. On Tuesday,...
Indiana Senate Approves Controversial Terre Haute Casino Gambling Package
The Indiana Senate on Tuesday passed a gambling expansion package that would legalize sports betting, authorize table games for racetracks, allow for a Gary riverboat casino to move 160 miles inland to Terre Haute, and...
Wynn Resorts Dealt Highest Ever Fine in Nevada Gaming History Over Steve Wynn Sexual Misconduct Scandal
The scandal that engulfed Wynn Resorts in 2018 was “not about one man,” said Nevada Gaming Commission member Philip Pro on Tuesday morning, it was about “a failure of corporate culture to govern itself.” The...
