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MGM CEO Jim Murren Tells Employees Company Will Match Anti-Hate Donations
MGM Resorts CEO Jim Murren condemned "hate mongers and white supremacists" in a letter to his more than 77,000 worldwide employees last Friday, and encouraged them to donate to anti-hate groups by explaining contributions would be matched. Following last week's deadly terror...
Many in Las Vegas Felt Impact of Jerry Lewis
Comedian Jerry Lewis might not have been the most famous celebrity to call Las Vegas home, but his contribution to the city rivals anyone who ever lived in Southern Nevada. Lewis, who died Sunday at the age of 91, influenced many that...
Casino Owner Icahn Quits Advising Trump Hours before Unseemly Conflict Exposed
Carl Icahn, the billionaire corporate raider and casino owner, resigned as special advisor to President Donald Trump on Friday, just hours before the New Yorker published an article that questioned whether he had used his position to pursue an energy policy that...
Japan’s First Casino Policy Hearing Scarcely Attended in Tokyo
Japan is set to unveil its integrated casino resorts plan later this year, but before the National Diet does, the government is embarking on a countrywide tour to explain its thinking to the public. However, just 100 people attended the first stop....
Impatient Russia Touts Investment in Primorsky Krai Gaming Zone
Russian officials are talking up the Primorsky Krai special gaming zone in the country’s far east, as they seek to attract new global investors, and preferably ones that don’t drag their feet. The government has become frustrated by the slow development of...
Gaming and Sports Magnate Frank Fertitta Buys $70 Million NYC Two-Story Penthouse
Station Casinos and Red Rock Resorts Chairman and CEO Frank Fertitta is New York City's newest premium coop owner. The news came to light after property records revealed that he's the mystery buyer of one of two duplex Manhattan penthouses at the...
Philippine Casino Market Will Not Suffer Cannibalization, Says Analyst
The Philippine casino market is a long way off saturation, according to Morgan Stanley, and the Okada Manila’s entrance to the sector will not give rise to any market cannibalisation. In short, there’s plenty of room for everyone. The sector is benefitting...
Isle of Man Issues World’s First ‘Skin-betting’ License
ESP.bet, operator of specialist esports fantasy league and betting website, eSportsPools, has become the proud owner of the first ever gaming license that covers “skin-betting,” or gambling with virtual goods. The license was awarded last week by the Isle of Man Gambling...
Jack Entertainment Fined $200,000 in Ohio over Lax Security
The Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC) announced this week it had issued a rare fine for non-compliance, to Jack Entertainment, owner of the Jack Cleveland and Jack Cincinnati casinos and the Jack Thistledown racino in the state. The operator has accepted a...
Vegas Knights Owner Tells ESPN Hockey Gambling Will Be Non-Issue for Team, NHL
One issue the NHL had to address before awarding Las Vegas its first major professional sports franchise, was what influence gambling might have on the sport with a team located in Sin City. Owner Bill Foley assured the league then it would...
