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MGM and Las Vegas Metro Police Timelines Finally Align, Crisis Management Firm Called in by Mandalay Bay Parent
MGM Resorts International caused plenty of controversy when it publicly corrected law enforcement's record of the October 1 shooting at its Mandalay Bay property. After Metro Police and Sheriff Joe Lombardo revised the timeline of events surrounding the deadliest shooting in modern...
Puerto Rico Casino Resorts Provide Relief, as President Trump Threatens to Cut Off Aid
Almost 90 percent of Puerto Rico remained without power this week, more than three full weeks since Hurricane Maria, a Category 5 storm and the 10th-most intense Atlantic hurricane on record, struck the US territory. Maria made landfall on Puerto Rico on...
Lawrence Ho’s Melco Resorts Boasts Japanese Relationships in Casino Resort Bid
Melco Resorts and Entertainment, a casino resort developer headquartered in Hong Kong, is trying to convince lawmakers in Japan that it has long been a close friend of the Asian country. Melco officials are campaigning to land one of two expected integrated...
Crown Resorts High Rollers Return One Year on from China Arrests
VIP gamblers are slowly returning to the Crown Melbourne, according to a note by Morgan Stanley that comes a year to the day that a group of Crown employees were arrested in China on suspicion of marketing gambling to Chinese citizens. Seventeen...
Landing International Sells London’s Uber-Elite Les Ambassadeurs Casino for $320.3 Million
Hong Kong-based Landing International has sold Les Ambassadeurs Club, the exclusive high-end casino in London’s affluent Mayfair district, for $320.3 million. Landing announced the sale had been completed on Wednesday. The buyer is believed to be Paul Suen Cho Hung, owner of...
LeBron James Aggravates Ankle Injury, Might Miss NBA Season Opener
NBA superstar LeBron James is in danger of missing Cleveland’s home opener against Boston after aggravating an ankle injury he suffered nearly two weeks ago. He did not practice on Wednesday and will not play in the team’s final preseason game on...
Russian Oligarch Pleads with Vladimir Putin to Save Azov-City Casinos
Maxim Smolentsev, president of the Shambala Casino in Russia’s doomed Azov-City casino zone, has written an open letter to President Vladimir Putin, with excerpts printed Wednesday in Betting Business Russia, begging him to reconsider the decision to “liquidate” the area’s fledgling casino...
Bettor Racing Loses Spat with NIGC and Tribal Casino, Goes into Liquidation
Bettor Racing Inc, the South-Dakota-based advance deposit wagering (AWD) and off-track betting operator, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy (liquidation) after losing its fight with the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC), prompting fears among its customers over the safety of their funds....
Disney Wants Voters, Not Politicians, in Charge of Florida Casino Expansion
Disney, Florida's largest employer, is leading the campaign effort to strip state legislators from having the power to decide whether to expand casino gambling in the Sunshine State. Last month, Disney Worldwide Services, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, made three...
Yankees Stun Indians in Game 5, World Series Odds Move in Dodgers’ Favor
The World Series odds of the Cleveland Indians returning to the Fall Classic for the second straight year were quite strong heading into the American League Division Series (ALDS). They only shortened after the Tribe went up 2-0 on the New York...