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China Travel Ban Costs South Korea $4.6 Billion in Tourism Revenues, Impacting New Casinos
China's travel ban that prohibited its citizens from leisurely visiting South Korea for much of 2017 cost the country $4.56 billion in unrealized tourism revenues. That's according to a report from the Bank of Korea, which estimates the sharp decline in tourism...
Betting Lines Shift as Green Bay Quarterback Aaron Rodgers Cleared to Play Sunday
Aaron Rodgers gave Green Bay Packers fans good news Tuesday night when he said he had been medically cleared to play football again after breaking his collarbone on Oct. 15 against Minnesota. The quarterback posted on his Instagram account a selfie from...
Deal for Sinatra’s Cal Neva Resort Back On, Oracle Founder Larry Ellison to Pay $35.8 Million
The famed Cal Neva Resort and Casino, which straddles the California and Nevada border on Lake Tahoe's north shore, is about to get another owner who needs little introduction. Oracle founder Larry Ellison, whose fortune is estimated to be worth more than...
UKGC Report: Young Children Gambling on ‘Skin Betting’
While the video game community is caught up in fierce debate over whether or not loot boxes constitute gambling, the UK Gambling Commission has released a report that suggests many children are being introduced to a less ambiguous form of betting through...
Arizona Tohono O’odham Nation Breaks Ground on $400 Million Casino After Eight-Year Delay
The Arizona casino for the Tohono O’odham Nation is finally underway. It took eight years and buckets full of cash for lawyers to fend off opponents, but its Desert Diamond West Valley casino is going up at last. Located in the Phoenix suburb of...
Suspicious Transaction Reports Up at Macau Casinos
Reports of suspicious transactions at Macau casinos were up more than 37 percent year-over-year for the first half of 2017, a rise that mirrors the increase in revenues coming into the territory’s gaming industry. In total, more than 1,000 cases of suspicious...
Rumored Revel Atlantic City Owners Apply for Casino License, Pay 100K Nonrefundable Application Fee
If the alleged new owners of Revel Atlantic City are indeed simply creating news for their real estate firm and balking at buying the shuttered $2.4 billion casino resort, as current owner Glenn Straub claims, they certainly have some rather deep pockets....
Political Bettors Get It Wrong, as Democrat Doug Jones Upsets Republican Roy Moore in Alabama Special Election
Prediction bettors and gamblers placing financial wagers at overseas sportsbooks like Paddy Power are counting their losses this morning, after Democrat Doug Jones pulled off an upset against Republican Roy Moore in the special Alabama election to fill Attorney General Jeff Sessions'...
Early Betting on College Football Playoffs Favor Alabama Over Clemson
Despite barely getting in the College Football Playoffs, bettors placing wagers on who will win the national championship are putting their money on Alabama to defeat Clemson in the Sugar Bowl on Jan. 1. The Crimson Tide was the final team selected...
Del Lago Casino Wants Credit for Local Unemployment Dip, Resort’s Hotel Receives Tax Breaks
The del Lago Resort and Casino in Upstate New York says it's to credit for the local dip in the unemployment rate. The New York Department of Labor recently revealed that the statewide unemployment rate was 4.8 percent in October, but in...
