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Macau Coffers Have Collected Over $8.5 Billion in Gaming Taxes in 2017
The Macau government is benefiting from the return of VIP play to the region's casino resorts in 2017. Through September, the city's coffers have taken in MOP 68.64 billion ($8.54 billion) in gaming tax revenue, an increase of 17.5 percent compared to...
Federal Sports Betting Ban Marks 25th Anniversary, Gaming Industry Says Law’s Days Are Numbered
Twenty-five years ago today sports betting became outlawed in all but four states, the exceptions provided due to those jurisdictions having some form of sports gambling at the time. But while former US Senator Dennis DeConcini (D-Arizona) might be celebrating the anniversary...
Casino Magnate Sheldon Adelson No. 14 on Forbes List of Wealthiest Americans with $35.4B
Las Vegas resident Sheldon Adelson has built a casino empire with his Las Vegas Sands Corporation and he continues to be one of the wealthiest people in the US. The 84-year-old was ranked at No. 14 on the Forbes 400, a catalog...
Queen Elizabeth Knows How to Pick Horse Racing Winners, and She Has £6.7M to Prove It
Who knew the 91-year-old Queen of England, Elizabeth II, was so into gambling? According to a recent data dive by the horse race betting website MyRacing.com, the British monarch has amassed quite the stable of winning thoroughbreds over the decades. Her lucrative...
Police Say Rugby Players Passed Inside Info to Gamblers
Police say that players in Australia’s National Rugby League (NRL) provided insider information to gamblers, though their match-fixing investigation did not lead them to believe that any of the four games they investigated were actually fixed. New South Wales police looked into...
Ohio State-Penn State Showdown Creates Odd Odds for College Football Betting
Penn State tailback Sequon Barkley will be attempting to sprint to the front of the Heisman Trophy balloting and keep his team in the running for the National Championship when they go on the road to face Ohio State on Saturday. The...
James Packer Says Crown Resorts Slot Tampering Allegations a ‘Lie’
Billionaire Crown Resorts founder James Packer says the allegations being levied against his company under parliamentary privilege by Australian federal lawmaker Andrew Wilkie are a "lie." Last week, Wilkie, an anti-slot machine activist, said three whistleblowers who previously worked at Crown Resorts'...
Tropicana Las Vegas Says Cancellations Increased 35 Percent Following Shooting
Penn National Gaming, parent company to Tropicana Las Vegas, says cancellation rates at the Strip resort surged 35 percent year over year following the October 1 deadly shooting that left 58 victims dead and hundreds injured. The closest casino to the Route...
Pennsylvania Casinos Oppose Gambling Expansion Package on Governor Wolf’s Desk
It might not come as a surprise that Pennsylvania casinos aren't too thrilled to learn that the state General Assembly passed a wide-reaching gaming expansion measure that will authorize up to 10 satellite gambling venues, place slot machines in truck stops, and...
Caesars Executives Divulge Big Plans Post-Bankruptcy
After a nearly three-year long battle to emerge from bankruptcy, executives at Caesars Entertainment Corporation spent 90 minutes with institutional investors in New York City on Tuesday detailing the future. President and CEO Mark Frissora addressed the group for the first time...