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MGM Resorts Spending ‘Ungodly Amounts of Money’ Lobbying in Connecticut
MGM Resorts is on track to open its $960 million integrated casino resort in Springfield, Massachusetts, this September. And some 25 miles south in the Connecticut capital of Hartford, the casino operator is spending big money trying to safeguard its nearly $1...
Galaxy Macau Simulated Robbery Hostage Exercise Planned to Prepare Law Enforcement for Better Crisis Response
Authorities will simulate an armed robbery and hostage situation at the Galaxy Macau on Tuesday night, hoping to minimize the chances of a tragedy like the one that hit Las Vegas on Oct. 1, 2017. That mass shooting claimed the lives of...
Ron Paul Says States, Not Congress, Should Determine Gambling Laws
Former US Representative Ron Paul (L, R-Texas) writes in a recent Newsweek editorial that Congress should excuse itself from legislating gambling, and instead reserve such powers to the states. That might not come as much of a surprise to political observers who...
Las Vegas Casino Operators to Benefit From Continued Macau Growth, Analysts Opine
Las Vegas casino operators invested in Macau are poised to significantly benefit from continued gaming revenue growth in China's special administrative region where gambling is permitted. Investment services firm Morgan Stanley said in a note last week that it expects gross gaming...
‘Worst Case Scenario’ Wager Slash on FOBTs Pummels UK Bookmaker Stocks
British sports books are seeing their stocks plummet, as media reports that fixed-odds betting terminal (FOBT) wagers will be cut from maximums of £100 ($140) down to £2 ($2.80) swirl in the UK. The long-awaited decision is having a negative impact on the...
Eagles Fly Into Super Bowl as Biggest Underdog Since 2009, Patriots Favored by Nearly a Touchdown
The Philadelphia Eagles and New England Patriots will meet in Super Bowl LII at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on February 4. One team is there for the fourth time in seven years, and looks to defend its ownership of the Vince...
Rumors: Sir Richard Branson Considering Hard Rock Las Vegas as First Land-Based Casino for Virgin Hotels
The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas is up for sale and, if the rumors are to be believed, British billionaire Sir Richard Branson is mulling the purchase. Sources told the Las Vegas Review Journal this weekend that Branson’s Virgin Hotels...
Federal Group Campaigning Against Tasmanian Poker Machine Removal Plan
While Labor politicians in Tasmania are pinning their electoral hopes on a bold plan to remove pokies (slot machines) from all pubs and clubs in the state by 2023, one of Australia’s major gambling operators is campaigning against the plan. The Federal...
Paddy Power Adjusts Odds for Final 20 Cities Vying to Be Future Home of Amazon HQ2
Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer and fourth most valuable company in history, announced on Thursday that it had pared down its list of civic suitors from 238 to 20 in pursuit of a new home for its corporate headquarters. The big...
Rhode Island Governor’s Budget Proposal Includes Revenue from Sports Betting
Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo faced criticism both from fellow Democrats and Republicans across the aisle after submitting a budget plan that relied on several assumptions, including revenue from legalized sports betting. Raimondo shared her $9.4 billion budget for the 2019 fiscal...
