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4252 stories by Philip Conneller
California Tribes Sue State Over Card Clubs’ ‘Brazen’ Offering of Alleged House Banked Games
Three of California’s powerful tribal operators are suing the state and Governor Jerry Brown in a federal court for failing to prevent cardrooms offering what they claim are house-banked games, to which the tribes hold...
Las Vegas Judge Extends Embargo on Steve Wynn Documents, Gagging Massachusetts Regulators on Suitability Probe
A Las Vegas judge ruled on Friday that documents related to sexual misconduct allegations against casino mogul Steve Wynn will remain under wraps -- for now, at least. In November, Wynn sued the Massachusetts Gaming...
Tennessee House Bill Would Create County-by-County Sports Betting Referendums
The very first bill filed in the Tennessee General Assembly in preparation for the new session beginning Tuesday in Nashville proposes legalizing sports betting in cities and counties that vote for it in local referendums....
US State Department Ups Travel Warning on China, So How Safe is Macau?
The US State Department has warned Americans to “exercise increased caution” when traveling to China due to a rise in the arbitrary detention of US citizens by Chinese authorities, amid tense relations between the two...
DOJ Probes Ex-Interior Sec. Ryan Zinke Over Connecticut Casino to Determine Whether He Lied to Investigators
Former US Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke is facing a Department of Justice investigation into whether he lied to Department of Interior investigators about his rejection of a Connecticut tribal casino. Zinke left office...
Sands China Denies App Targeted by Chinese Internet Cops
Sands China -- the Asian wing of US casino giant Las Vegas Sands Corp (LVS) -- has denied its app has been blacklisted by the Chinese government. The announcement follows a December 28 release by...
New York State’s Oneida Nation Forms Sports Betting Partnership with Caesars Entertainment
Caesars has struck a deal with the Oneida Nation to bring sports betting to the tribe’s three Upstate New York casinos later this year. That’s provided the deal is approved by National Indian Gaming Commission...
Mystery Long Islander Wins $254.6 Million Mega Millions Lottery Jackpot on New Year’s Day
One lucky Mega Millions player in Long Island, New York kicked off 2019 with a bang when they became the eighth-biggest winner in the draw’s history, scooping a $254.6 million prize on New Year’s Day....
Casino Stock Hit as Fresh Evidence Points to Chinese Economic Decline
The first day of 2019 was a downer for global stock markets, largely due to increasing investor jitters over a slowing Chinese economy. News that China’s manufacturing sector contracted in December caused major stock indexes...
Gunman Shot Dead at Station Casinos’ Green Valley Ranch
Security guards at the Green Valley Ranch Casino in Henderson, Nevada shot dead an armed man in the casino lobby at around 3:40 pm Tuesday. According to police reports, frightened casino patrons alerted security after...
