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Mount Airy to Build Satellite Casino in Western Pennsylvania’s Lawrence County
The parent company to the Mount Airy Casino Resort in the Pocono Mountains submitted a winning bid for the third of 10 satellite casino locations today, with the offer of $21,188,888.88 topping the other sealed submissions. Mount Airy #1 LLC selected a...
Canadian Woman Suing Ex-Boyfriend Over $6.1 Million Lottery Win
A woman in Ontario has filed a statement of claim against her former boyfriend over a lottery jackpot that she says she should have half of. Denise Robertson filed the claim in a Windsor, Ontario court against her ex-boyfriend Maurice Thibeault on...
Poker Players Alliance Director John Pappas Leaving Lobbying Organization, Shepherded Online Poker Through Black Friday to Legalization
Poker Players Alliance (PPA) Executive Director John Pappas is leaving his post after almost a decade as the advocacy group’s top lobbyist. He will be succeeded by current vice president, Rich Muny. Pappas led the PPA, which lobbies for the interests of...
2018 Winter Olympics Ready to Kick Off in PyeongChang
The opening ceremonies won’t take place until Friday night, but the Winter Olympics have already begun in PyeongChang, South Korea. A handful of events started play on Thursday, with the bulk of the competition scheduled to get underway this weekend. The Olympics...
Nevada Judge Orders Las Vegas Shooting Records to Be Released
Police records of the Las Vegas shooting must be released within 30 days after a Nevada judge ordered their disclosure on Wednesday. The March 9 deadline requires Metro Police to disclose public 911 calls, officer body camera and dash-cam footage, surveillance video,...
Sports Betting Bills Move Forward in West Virginia, Iowa
West Virginia’s sports betting bill, HB 4396, sailed through the typically gambling-averse lower house on Wednesday by an 18-6 vote, as the state progressed its mission to become the first in the mid-Atlantic to offer regulated sports books. The Mountain State has...
DraftKings to Live-Stream EuroLeague Basketball, Dreaming of the Big Leagues
DraftKings will shortly begin offering live-streaming of EuroLeague basketball games for customers playing contests with buy-ins of $3 and upwards. The company’s co-founder and chief revenue officer Matt Kalish told the SportsTechie Podcast his week this was the first phase of a...
Connecticut Casino Union Unsurprisingly Endorses MGM Bridgeport Proposal
Connecticut's Unite Here casino union is speaking out in support of MGM Bridgeport, a proposed $675 million waterfront resort that would employ more than 2,000 people. That should come as little surprise, as the state's powerful labor coalition is based in nearby...
Closed Indefinitely: Duterte Shuts Philippine Casino Market to New Developers, Orders Freeze on Licensing
The Philippine casino market may be booming but enough is enough, according to the country’s controversial president Rodrigo Duterte. At the International Casino Exhibition in London on Wednesday, Casino regulator PAGCOR announced that Duterte had brought the hammer down on new entrants...
Lucky Dragon Casino Foreclosure Auction Postponed, Possible Backstage Deals Push Date Back
The Las Vegas Lucky Dragon Casino auction was abruptly postponed on Tuesday, even after a crowd of about 30 people showed up. That gathering had been hoping for a shot at taking ownership of the now-shuttered off-Strip property. The auction was to...
