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Super Bowl Odds Shorten on Eagles, as Large Bets Placed Against Patriots
The Super Bowl odds opened with the Philadelphia Eagles the biggest underdog in nearly a decade. That might be for good reason, as the team enters the big game with its backup quarterback, and is facing the defending champion New England Patriots...
Flavor Flav Attacked at South Point Casino in Las Vegas
Rapper and reality television star Flavor Flav was on the receiving end of an attack at the South Point Casino and Hotel. The attack took place late Tuesday evening, and did not result in any serious injuries for Flav. According to a...
NBA Looks to Score off Nationwide Sports Betting, Demands One Percent Cut of Every Bet
The NBA told the New York Senate Committee on Racing, Gaming, and Wagering yesterday that if the state legalizes sports betting, the league would demand a one percent cut on each bet placed on its games. Appearing in the Albany capital, NBA...
Hard Times for City of Niagara Falls as Seneca Tribe Cuts Off Flow of Casino Payments
The City of Niagara Falls in New York is preparing a worst-case-scenario budget, working under the assumption that the revenue-share payments it usually receives as host community of the Seneca Nation’s Niagara Casino will not be forthcoming in 2018. The Senecas have...
Next Pennsylvania Satellite Casino Goes to Westmoreland County Near Pittsburgh
The second Pennsylvania satellite casino auction was held today in Harrisburg, with the state's Gaming Control Board (PGCB) taking four sealed bids. The winning offer came from Stadium Casino, LLC, which bid $40,100,005. A joint venture between Baltimore-based Cordish Companies and Greenwood...
Maine Casino Backers Sue State Ethics Commission Over $500,000 Fine
The backers of a failed Maine casino proposal which was accused by the State Governor of “high jacking democracy” are suing the state’s Commission on Government Ethics and Election Practices in the hope of reversing the record fine it imposed on them...
Tiger Woods Returns to PGA Tour, Sportsbooks Offer Array of Odds
Tiger Woods is back on the PGA Tour this week at the very event he played his last official tournament, the Farmers Insurance Open at San Diego's Torrey Pines Golf Course. While Tiger has lost plenty of fans over the last decade,...
Verizon Plots Entry into Future US Online Sports Betting Market
Telecoms giant Verizon is gambling on the US Supreme Court legalizing sports betting, according to sources who confided in Bloomberg this week. The anonymous insiders claimed Verizon has been meeting with consultants to discuss the feasibility of entering the online sports betting...
Trump Tax Reform Could Be Gaming Stock Jackpot, Investment Firm Analysts Say
Gaming operator and slot manufacturer stocks stand to benefit from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the tax reform plan passed by Congress in December and then signed into law by President Donald Trump. Investment bank Citi opines that it's not only US-based...
Minnesota Casino Mystic Lake Sued After Punting on Super Bowl Nightclub
Minnesota casino Mystic Lake is being sued by Nomadic Entertainment for abruptly canceling its temporary 65,000-square-foot, 9,000-person capacity nightclub constructed for next week's Super Bowl festivities. Last September, Mystic Lake, owned by the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, announced it was partnering with...
