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Meadowlands Sportsbook Takes Heat for Closing Before End of Late Baseball Game
The FanDuel sportsbook at Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, New Jersey was the site of controversy late on Tuesday night, when the venue closed before a handful of bettors could get paid for a baseball game that was running unusually late. The...
Resorts World Catskills Bringing In Less Than Half of Projected Revenue as New York State Battles Neighbors for Business
Resorts World Catskills was expected to be the crowning jewel of New York’s upstate casino expansion plans. But since opening in February, the venue has brought in less than half of its projected gaming revenue. The casino is averaging just under $12...
Derek Stevens Fremont Street Downtown Las Vegas Casino Plans Approved by City Council, Project Sits on Historic Land
Developer Derek Stevens -- who already has the D Las Vegas in his portfolio -- saw the Las Vegas City Council quickly move plans for another downtown casino project through the approval process on Wednesday, meaning that construction can begin on the...
Japanese Diet Passes Casino Authorization Bill Despite Opposition Filibuster
Japan is set to open its doors to casino gambling following the passage of the Integrated Resorts (IR) implementation Bill on Friday in the House of Councillors, the upper house of the Japanese parliament. The passage follows approval from the House of...
Lack of Las Vegas Monorail Funding Leaves Mandalay Bay Stop for Raiders Stadium Opening in Question
The Las Vegas Monorail could be a hero if it can reach the Mandalay Bay - the stop fans would use to reach the Raiders' Las Vegas Stadium when it opens in 2020 - but as of right now, that status is...
Macau Legislators Pass First Draft of Gaming Worker Casino Ban, But Implementation Questions Remain
Macau’s Legislative Assembly passed a first draft of a bill that would ban many gaming workers from entering casinos outside of work hours, but some lawmakers raised questions about how exactly the legislation would be enforced if it came into law. The...
Las Vegas Raiders Stadium to Sell Personal Seat Licenses to Defray Costs
The new Las Vegas Raiders stadium may be going up at lightning speed, but it's not going up cheap. Coming up with the funding for the fast-tracked project requires various strategies, and personal seat licenses (PSLs) are one that the team plans...
Las Vegas Cabbies Continue Strip Boycott at New York-New York Casino, But Will Anyone Care?
Las Vegas cabbies may be about to find out what happens when you hold a boycott and it doesn't quite get the reaction aimed for. As part of a series of rolling boycotts, Vegas Drivers Unite (VDU) announced another one for the...
Wayne Newton’s Casa de Shenandoah Ends Public Tours, Kitschy Las Vegas Attraction Returning to Private Status
Casa de Shenandoah -- the over-the-top 52-acre estate of Las Vegas entertainment icon Wayne Newton and his wife Kathleen -- is shutting down just three years after it opened as a tourist attraction. Newton’s attorney said this week that the decision has...
Wimbledon Doubles Match with Suspicious Betting Patterns Will be Flagged for Match-Fixing
A first-round doubles match at the Wimbledon tennis tournament was flagged for possible signs of match-fixing following suspicious betting activity in a 45-minute period just before the match began. The unusual betting patterns were found by Pinnacle Sports, which led the bookmaker...