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Stars Group Buys Into CrownBet to Enter Australian Sports Betting Market
The Stars Group announced on Tuesday that it had purchased a 62 percent stake in CrownBet Holdings, giving it the controlling interest in one of the largest bookmakers in Australia. The purchase cost the Stars Group approximately $117.7 million to complete. The...
Bellagio Lobster Tail Heist Chef in Hot Water After Pinching Pricey Crustaceans
Lobster tails are considered a delicacy, and an expensive one. But what Alex Hernandez, 49, a chef at the chichi Bellagio on the Las Vegas Strip, was thinking when he reportedly made the decision this week to take home 25 of the...
Supreme Court Sides with Michigan Tribe in Decade-old Casino Squabble
The US Supreme Court has dismissed a longstanding legal claim challenging the right of a Michigan tribe to operate a casino on its lands. The Match-e-be-nash-she-wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians of Michigan, or to use their snappier title, the Gun Lake Tribe,...
SJM Holdings Net Profit Plunges 16 Percent in 2017, as Macau Market Share Continues to Decline
SJM Holdings delivered less profit to shareholders in 2017, with the company saying in its year-end financial report that earnings per share fell 15.6 percent. The casino company credits its continuing loss of market share in Macau for the drop. As of...
Las Vegas Shooting Motive Remains a Mystery, as Newly Released Search Warrants Reveal Few New Details
It's been 150 days since the Las Vegas shooting took the lives of 58 victims, and yet there's still no motive as to what drove gunman Stephen Paddock. Newly released FBI search warrant records reveal few details, despite the roughly 500-page disclosure....
Judge Dismisses Casino Owner’s Claim in $3 Million High-Stakes Poker Feud
A Czech casino owner who lost $3 million in a drunken heads-up match to Australian high-stakes poker player Matthew Kirk had his claim thrown out by a Nevada judge on Tuesday. Facing a lawsuit from Kirk, Leon Tsoukernik countersued claiming the Aria...
More Steve Wynn Rape and Paternity Rumors Surface, as New Police Reports Recount Decades-Old Allegations
A Chicago woman has now claimed in a recent police report that Steve Wynn raped her several times in the 1970s, and that she subsequently allegedly gave birth to his daughter in a gas station restroom. That report was made public for...
Poker Player Jake Cody Wins Tournament, Puts It All on Black: Guess What Happens Next?
Poker player Jake Cody won just shy of $60,000 when he took down the partypoker UK Poker Championships “high roller” event on Monday night at England’s Dusk Till Dawn Casino. Nothing too remarkable about that – a prolific tournament player, Cody has...
DraftKings Hires Sportsbook Exec Ahead of US Supreme Court Decision on Christie v. NCAA
DraftKings is preparing its company for life after the US Supreme Court potentially repeals the current federal ban on sports betting. The daily fantasy sports (DFS) provider announced this week that it has hired its first "Head of Sportsbook," with Sean Hurley...
OK’d in Oklahoma: State’s Sports Betting Bill Clears First Hurdle
An Oklahoma sports betting bill that would also expand tribal gaming to include non-house-banked table games cleared an important legislative hurdle on Monday evening. The Oklahoma House of Representatives Appropriations and Budget Committee approved HB 3375 by a healthy 18-8 margin. As...
