Dan Bilzerian, the “King of Instagram” who assumed his reign by posting thousands of pictures of his frolics with scantily clad women, high powered firearms, and luxury jets and cars, says he’s finally entering a monogamous relationship with a woman 16 years his junior. Bilzerian, 36, a self-proclaimed poker professional who cashed at the 2009…Read More
TEN Atlantic City owner Glenn Straub claims he’s unaware of a $220 million offer to acquire his shuttered Boardwalk resort, despite media reports that a bid has indeed been made. The Press of Atlantic City says an unnamed private equity firm in New York City is trying to purchase the former $2.4 billion Revel Casino,…Read More
Language from the Restoration of America’s Wire Act, aka RAWA, is reportedly being considered by US Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Pennsylvania) for inclusion into an upcoming federal appropriations bill. RAWA is the Sheldon Adelson-backed measure that would reverse a 2011 opinion issued by the Department of Justice (DOJ) and make all online gambling illegal under federal…Read More
Las Vegas Sands and MGM Resorts are best positioned to be dealt coveted integrated resort (IR) casino licenses in Japan, which will be handed out at the very earliest sometime in 2018, as bids haven’t been accepted yet. That’s according to Morningstar, a prominent investment research firm, which believes the two gaming operators’ worldwide track…Read More
The SLS, which sits on the northern end of the Las Vegas Strip where once stood the legendary Sahara, may be going back in time, at least as far as branding is concerned. The beleaguered casino property, which has already tried a multimillion renovation and bizarre modern art greeting arriving guests from its circular outdoor…Read More
Billionaire Kazuo Okada is feeling the heat from investigations into his personal alleged improprieties, but Philippine gaming regulator says that shouldn’t affect the image of companies and casinos bearing his name. Japanese casino magnate Kazuo Okada might be in hot water, but his property, Okada Manila Casino is fine, according to the head of the…Read More
Future casinos in Japan will keep more of their overall gaming win than resorts in Macau. That’s according to reports that claim the country’s legislative body is likely going to implement a tax framework that mimics rates found in Singapore’s legalized gambling market. GGRAsia, an online media source that covers Asian gaming markets, says the…Read More
The Okada family is gambling royalty in Japan, and they appear to have descended into a dynastic power struggle over control of their vast business empire. Reuters reported Monday that patriarch Kazuo Okada, 74, is suing his son, daughter, and wife to wrestle back control of Okada Holdings, the corporate parent of Universal Entertainment, a…Read More
This summer’s NBA offseason has general managers and franchises scrambling to find a way to somehow compete against superteams Golden State and Cleveland next fall, and that’s forcing Nevada oddsmakers into continually updating their futures. The flurry of activity has already seen multiple superstars switch teams in hopes of providing better competition against the Warriors…Read More
Australian billionaire casino mogul James Packer probably hasn’t had his best week ever. First, 19 employees of his company, Crown Resorts, were sent to prison in China for committing “gambling crimes” on behalf of the company, a fact that has severely embarrassed Crown and could trigger licensing reviews back home in Australia. Next, it emerges…Read More
Israeli Billionaire Teddy Sagi sold $430 million worth of shares in the online gaming software giant Playtech on Tuesday, giving up his majority stake in the company he founded in 1999. The sell-off caused Playtech’s shares to tumble nearly 3.4 percent in morning trading on Wednesday, after reaching an all-time high of £1,016 ($1,315) on…Read More
Malta is allegedly dragging its feet in responding to letters from Italian authorities who are seeking judicial assistance. Italy is probing a former gambling website that was previously licensed by the small island country. Italian prosecutor Nicola Gratteri revealed recently that Malta hasn’t replied to “letters of request,” essentially a formal ask from a foreign…Read More
A report by Reuters this week exposed shell online retail companies that act as a front for processing illegal online gambling payments. The news agency’s reporters uncovered a network of sites purporting to sell household goods, but which instead engage in a practice known “transaction laundering,” in which shell businesses process payments on behalf…Read More
DraftKings and FanDuel are hemorrhaging money, according to a 106-page merger document circulated by FanDuel to its investors back in January, and leaked to AXIOS this week. AXIOS reports that DraftKings has lost well into eight figures every year since its inception, expect for the year when it lost nine. In 2015, the year the…Read More
Katrina Bookman hit a slots jackpot last fall at Resorts World in Queens, New York, with her screen displaying that she had won $42.9 million. Or at least she thought. When the New York resident went to cash out her lucky ticket, casino personnel informed her the win was erroneous, and that the slot machine…Read More
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