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Vegas Sports Books Rooting For New Jersey in Supreme Court Case
Las Vegas sports books were largely cheering the news on Tuesday that the Supreme Court had agreed to hear New Jersey’s plea to legalize sports betting. In fact, they’re probably already crunching the odds of the Garden State winning the whole case....
Teddy Sagi Slashes Stake in Playtech, Ceding Control While Cashing Out
Israeli Billionaire Teddy Sagi sold $430 million worth of shares in the online gaming software giant Playtech on Tuesday, giving up his majority stake in the company he founded in 1999. The sell-off caused Playtech’s shares to tumble nearly 3.4 percent in...
LaVar Ball Antics Don’t Change Oddsmakers View of Lakers Chances
The circus that is LaVar Ball has made it to the Big Top, but not everyone is buying a ticket to the show. After proclaiming on draft day that his son, Lonzo, who was picked second by the Los Angeles Lakers, would...
Macau Expects Three-Year High for June, Gaming Revenues Up 33 Percent
The Macau Gaming and Inspection Coordination Bureau will release official statistics on June's revenue performance for the industry on Saturday, and market experts are preparing for very good news. Richard Huang, a research analyst at Japanese financial services company, anticipates total gross...
Already High on Millennials, Las Vegas Hopes Recreational Pot Attracts Younger Tourists
This weekend, the first recreational marijuana dispensaries will open throughout Nevada, and Las Vegas is betting that younger tourists will travel to Sin City to test out its "budding" market. Millennials strongly favor the legalization of marijuana, with 7 out of 10...
Ladbrokes Faces Probe After Gambling Addicts’ Details Found in Garbage Bag
British bookmaker Ladbrokes was left red-faced this week after documents containing names, addresses and photographs of self-excluded gambling addicts were found dumped in a garbage bag outside a betting shop. The highly sensitive information was found by a passerby outside a Ladbrokes...
Wynn Las Vegas Wants to Teach How to Run a Sportsbook, Be a Sommelier, and More
Wynn Las Vegas, like most casinos on the Strip, has long offered classes on how to play popular table games like craps and blackjack. But the resort is taking things a giant step further with the introduction of its Master Class series...
Connecticut Casino Expansion Bill Signed by Governor Dannel Malloy, Allows Tribes to Offer Gaming on Non-Sovereign Land
The legal path for a Connecticut casino in East Windsor is now paved, after Governor Dannel Malloy (D) signed Public Act 17-89, a bill that authorizes the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes to jointly construct a satellite gambling facility. The controversial move...
Contractor Lawsuit Signals More Trouble for Beleaguered Las Vegas Alon Project
The fate of a prime parcel of real estate on the Las Vegas Strip that’s been little more than a vacant lot for nearly 10 years just got murkier. The Alon casino project, slated for 34.6 acres of empty space across from...
Sports Bettor Goes After Deadspin with $10 Million Defamation Suit
Vegas-based professional sports-better and handicapper RJ Bell, who runs the tipster website Pregame.com, has launched a $10 million defamation case against sports site Deadspin. Proving his knack for backing a winner, Bell has hired lawyer Charles Harder, who represented Hulk Hogan in...
