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Sands China Welcomes Back VIPs with Updates to Venetian, Plaza Casinos in Macau
Sands China revealed in its half-year financial report plans to renovate VIP areas inside the Venetian Macau and the Plaza Macau. Slated for completion in 2018, the intent of the makeovers is to "create a new benchmark" for VIP gaming in the...
Resorts World Manila Suffers Hefty Q2 Loss in Wake of Deadly June Rampage
Resorts World Manila operator Travellers International revealed on Monday the financial damage inflicted by the deadly actions of lone gunman Jesse Javier Carlos on June 2. Travellers reported Q2 net losses of PHP311.2 million (US$6.1 million) for the three months leading up...
Justin Thomas Wins First Major at PGA Championship, Sportsbooks Win, Too
Justin Thomas was one off the lead heading to the back nine yesterday during the final round of the 99th PGA Championship at Quail Hollow, and while his close pal Jordan Spieth was all smiles watching his friend compete for the Wanamaker...
Sam Nazarian’s SBE Entertainment Merger with Hakkasan Group Not a Dead Deal, SLS Sale Could Be Cause of Holdup
Privately held by Iranian-American businessman Sam Nazarian, SBE Entertainment had announced in March that it was partnering with Hakkasan Group, a luxury hospitality company best known in Las Vegas for its nightclub inside the MGM Grand. The merger was expected to be...
Ethics Commission to Seize Maine Casino Backer’s Financial Records
Maine’s ethics commission has voted to subpoena the personal financial records of Lisa Scott, the backer of a contentious casino project that politicians have accused of attempting to deceive the state’s voters. In the forthcoming November ballot, state residents will be asked...
Macau Peninsula Playing Second Fiddle to Cotai Strip, Says Analyst
Macau’s downtown peninsula, the traditional gaming hub of the semi-autonomous enclave, is likely to go the way of downtown Vegas, becoming a secondary market eclipsed by the larger, grander properties of the Cotai Strip. So says says Andrew Klebanow, a senior partner of...
Seven Years In, Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas Ready for $100 Million Overhaul
As executives at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas get ready to spend more than $100 million in renovations to 2,895 of the property's 3,027 rooms, they must be taking stock of how different the economic climate is in 2017. When the $3.9...
Dallas Cowboys Star Ezekiel Elliott Suspended Six Games, Team’s Super Bowl Odds Lengthen
Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott will miss the first six games of the regular season after the NFL handed down a substantial suspension on unproven allegations that he violated the league's personal conduct policy. Without its superstar back, the Cowboys, always...
Crown Resorts Employees Set to Be Freed From Chinese Prison
The last of Crown Resorts' employees who were arrested by Chinese police more than 10 months ago are expected to leave the Shanghai jail where they were serving their sentences this weekend, bringing a close to an ill-fated trip to recruit high...
Paris 2024 Olympics Considering eSports as Official Event
The 2024 Olympics in Paris will consider including eSports, or competitive video gaming, as an official medal sport at the Summer Games. France's bid committee co-president Tony Estanguet told the Associated Press that a conversation will be held to discuss the merits...