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Court Sides with Gaming Industry in Landmark Australian Pokies Case
Crown Resorts and Aristocrat are breathing a sigh of relief after an Australian judge rejected claims by a former gambling addict that one of Aristocrat’s pokies (slot machines) was designed to deceive players. The Federal Court of Australia found that the popular...
Hollywood Casino Jamul Still Faces Opposition More Than a Year After Opening
Over a year on from its grand opening, the Hollywood Casino Jamul, near San Diego, remains as controversial as ever with the local community. Like those small pockets of Japanese soldiers holding out in the jungles of the Pacific Basin, refusing to...
South Korea Casino Kangwon Land to Reduce Hours After Winter Olympics
South Korea casino resort Kangwon Land hopes to benefit from the Winter Olympics being held in nearby PyeongChang later this month. The international sporting spectacle officially begins next Friday, February 9, with the opening ceremonies. Following the conclusion of the Winter Games...
Kentucky Lawmakers Push for Casinos, Ask Gamblers to Keep Money at Home to Pay State Pensions
Build casinos right at home in Kentucky: that's the consensus of Bluegrass State lawmakers who wants to bring back gambling dollars they see hemorrhaging over to surrounding states. To that end, a group of Kentucky lawmakers are trying to garner support to put...
As 2018 Super Bowl Nears, Oddsmakers Confident Patriots Prevail Over Eagles
The 2018 Super Bowl kicks off this Sunday, February 4, at 6:30 pm ET at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Should Las Vegas oddsmakers and NFL experts have it right, when the game concludes, the New England Patriots will hoist the...
MGM Cotai Could Miss Chinese New Year Tourism Influx, Resort Licensing Delays Continue
There's no guarantee that MGM Cotai will be open for business ahead of the busy February 16 Chinese New Year. That's according to the Macau Government Tourism Office, which told GGRAsia this week that the $3.45 billion property still hasn't been issued...
South Carolina Lottery in Lawsuit Hell After Printing 42,000 Winning Tickets on Christmas Day
The South Carolina Lottery is facing a lose-lose situation over a botched lottery game that allowed everyone who played it to win-win. For players of the Holiday Cash Add-A-Play game, it was like Christmas had come early, except that it actually was...
D Las Vegas Owner Derek Stevens Has Big Ideas for Downtown Area
D Las Vegas owner Derek Stevens believes the downtown area is poised for significant continued growth, and is investing heavily in the Fremont Street block. The casino owner is currently demolishing the Las Vegas Club, Glitter Gulch, and Mermaids in order to...
Caesars Real Estate Trust VICI Raises $1.21 Billion in NYSE IPO, Performs Better Than Expected
VICI, the real-estate investment trust (REIT) created as part of Caesars’ recent bankruptcy reorganization, raised $1.21 billion at an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Thursday, exceeding expectations. The flotation generated sales of 60.5 million shares at $20 each,...
DraftKings Will ‘Go After’ Sports Betting, says CEO
It’s official: a DraftKings' sports betting platform will happen if the US Supreme Court strikes down the federal ban later this year. CEO Jason Robins dropped the highly anticipated bombshell to the Associated Press on Thursday. DraftKings would “certainly be going after...