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Coronavirus Scare Sees Las Vegas Sands Get Chilly Analyst Review, Another Sees Buying Opportunity
Speculation that the coronavirus outbreak could make its way to Macau and prevent gamblers from visiting the peninsula is weighing on operators' stocks this week. Down 5.33 percent over the past few days, Las Vegas...
Brash Bettor Gorodetsky Facing Fraud Charges, Feds Claim he Duped Investor out of $10 Million
Robert Gorodetsky, a sports handicapper who rose to notoriety and now infamy for his brash betting style, is facing two criminal charges related to allegations that he bilked an investor out of nearly $10 million....
MGM Grand Detroit Provides Octane as Motor City Casinos Notch Record $1.454 Billion Revenue in 2019
Lead by the MGM Grand Detroit, the three gaming properties in Michigan's largest city posted a record $1.454 billion in revenue last year. That's an increase of $10 million from the $1.444 billion generated in...
Vici Properties Scores Moody’s Credit Upgrade, Earns Stable Outlook
The Vici Properties (NYSE:VICI) credit rating has been boosted by Moody's Investors Service to Ba3 from B1 with a stable outlook, moving the real estate company closer to investment-grade territory. Moody's decision to elevate Vici...
NFL Draft Vegas Style: Players Will Take Boats to Bellagio Fountain Red Carpet Stage
In a fashion befitting of Sin City's reputation for glitz and grandeur, the 2020 NFL Draft isn't just being held near the Bellagio on the Strip. It's taking place on the MGM Resorts International property's...
Hokkaido Integrated Resort Dream not yet Dead as Prefecture Mulls Allocation for Future Bid
The final nail in the coffin of Hokkaido prefecture's designs on hosting an integrated resort hasn't yet been hammered. Lawmakers there are expected to set aside funds for a bid down the road in its...
SBTech Playing Legal Hardball on Releasing Oregon Sports Betting Contract Details, Sues State, Oregonian Newspaper
SBTech, the provider of sports betting data and services to lotteries and gaming providers around the world, doesn't want some terms of its contract with the Oregon Lottery revealed. It is suing the state and...
Maduro Approves Petro-Only Caracas Casino as Dictator Looks to Support Scuffling Cryptocurrency
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro gave the go-ahead for the Humboldt Hotel in Caracas to open a casino, but there's a catch: all bets at the venue must be placed in petros, the country's oil-linked cryptocurrency....
Grand Lisboa Macau Name Used by Illegal Chinese Online Gambling Ring Busted in Vietnam
A sprawling, illicit online gambling enterprise operated by Chinese nationals in Vietnam used the “Grand Lisboa Macau” name to pilfer cash from unsuspecting bettors, according to authorities that recently disrupted the ring. Vietnamese law enforcement...
GVC, William Hill, Others Could See Ratings Lowered Amid UK Barring Credit Card Use for Online Gambling
GVC Holdings Plc, William Hill Plc, and other British gaming companies could be vulnerable to lower corporate debt ratings following the UK Gambling Commission's (UKGC) plan to prohibit the use of credit cards at all...
