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Las Vegas Sports Books Take Two Separate Million-Dollar Bets on Mayweather Beating McGregor
Two unidentified gamblers made separate million-dollar bets on Floyd Mayweather to defeat Conor McGregor in Saturday night’s fight at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The big outlays were enough to move betting lines while also showing all the big money going in...
Feds Say They’re Owed $75.5 Million for Rent on Land Beneath Billy Walters’ Bali Hai Golf Club
Convicted insider trader Billy Walters leases the land his Bali Hai Golf Club sits on from Clark County, but the federal government believes he's been getting too sweet of a deal. In a letter to Clark County from the US Department of...
Nevada Gaming Says Casinos Can’t Be Buds With Marijuana, Approves Caesars Restructuring
The Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) extinguished any rumors this week that the state regulator might ease its position on legalized recreational marijuana. Commission members told the casino industry to steer clear of any relationships linked to the cultivation of marijuana, and shouldn't...
Atlantic City Advocate Jim Whelan Dead at 68, County Has 35 Days to Name Successor
Atlantic City lost one of its most powerful and influential voices this week with the unexpected passing of State Senator Jim Whelan (D), who died after suffering a heart attack at his Chelsea Heights home on Tuesday. Atlantic County Democrats now have...
DFS Legalized in New Jersey and Delaware, DraftKings to Offer Billion-Dollar Prize
New Jersey has become the 16th state in the US to enact legislation to regulate daily fantasy sports. Gov. Chris Christie signed the state’s DFS bill into law on Thursday, just in time for the September 7 start of the football season....
Typhoon Hato Death Toll Rises in Macau, Casinos Remain Without Power
With the discovery of two bodies floating in a flooded parking lot, the death toll from Typhoon Hato in and around Macau rose to eight on Thursday. Macau’s worst storm in 53 years battered the China casino hub for several hours Wednesday...
McGregor Accuses Mayweather of Having Gambling Problem
In a war of words that will probably be more entertaining than the fight itself, Conor McGregor delivered a verbal haymaker when he accused Floyd Mayweather of having a gambling problem. The Irishman made the charge on Wednesday during the last press...
Massachusetts Woman Makes Lottery History as Sole Winner of $759 Million Powerball
A single winner bought a ticket at a gas station in Massachusetts to claim a Powerball prize that made for the biggest individual lottery win of all time. Mavis Wanczyk, 53, came forward on Thursday to reveal that she held the winning ticket,...
JACK Cincinnati Casino Accused of Removing Poker Player Who Pooped Himself
The JACK Cincinnati Casino reportedly removed a customer from its property early Wednesday morning after it was alleged that the poker player had soiled his pants. The patron, however, disputes such claims, and is speaking out in hopes that gamblers aren't treated...
Fremont Street Places Security Barriers to Protect Pedestrians in Busy Downtown Hub
The next time visitors flock to Freemont Street they'll be greeted by a new "experience" by way of yellow k-rail barriers protecting the bustling downtown Las Vegas hub. K-rail barriers, also called Jersey walls, are modular concrete blockades commonly seen in construction...
