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Las Vegas Sportsbooks Rooting for Jacksonville Jaguars to Win Super Bowl
Las Vegas sportsbooks are pulling for the Jacksonville Jaguars to win Super Bowl LII. Despite the team having the longest preseason odds of winning the NFL's biggest game, there were so few preseason bets that the team is still the best-case scenario...
Resorts World Catskills to Open Feb. 8, Three Weeks Ahead of Schedule
Resorts World Catskills announced Wednesday that their facilities would open to the public on Feb. 8, finally setting a launch date for the largest of New York’s upstate casinos. The $1 billion resort will open nearly a month ahead of schedule. The...
Melco Shows Off Biometric Technology for Casino Security in Japan Ahead of Licensure Pitch
Melco Resorts Japan demonstrated a new security system at their offices this week as part of their push to earn a license when the Japanese market opens to integrated casino resorts. Known as MelGuard, the new technology uses biometric indicators to track...
PGA Tour Members Tee-Off on ‘Laughable’ Sports Integrity Program
As the PGA Tour gets back into full swing with complete fields, players are being forced to watch an anti-gambling video prior to teeing off in their first tournament in 2018. Some of their reviews on the video have been less than...
Union Gaming: Goa Casinos Could Generate $1 Billion in Annual Gross Revenue
Goa casinos are poised for substantial growth should the Indian state government permit the riverboats to come ashore as expected. In a note issued last week by Union Gaming Securities, a Las Vegas-headquartered investment advisory firm that keeps tabs on gaming markets...
Trout Reels in Largest MLB Salary, Angels Improve World Series Odds
Mike Trout is finding out it’s nice to be the biggest fish in the pond. The Los Angeles Angels outfielder is now the highest paid player in Major League Baseball and will earn $34 million next season. His team also improved their...
Wynn Macau VIP Dealer and Uncle in Custody, Implicated in $6.1 Million Chip Heist
Two days after a major theft of more than $6 million in casino chips by a dealer at the Wynn Macau, authorities reportedly have their man in custody. And along with him, an uncle who appears to have tried to benefit from...
New Report Provides Spin for Both Sides of Tasmanian Pokies Debate
A new government report found that Tasmanian citizens are gambling less than they used to, and that they are slowly moving away from pokies and towards online betting. The release of the Social and Economic Impact Study (SEIS) prompted immediate reactions from...
Caesars Entertainment Recruits Lobbyist Tom Daschle and Trade Negotiation Experts to Help Land Japan Casino License
Caesars Entertainment executives understand how business is done in Japan, and to that end, the US-based gaming operator has formed a committee with one lobbyist and two foreign trade specialists to help the company win a casino license there. The committee consists...
Early Super Bowl Bets Popping Up, Sports Books Sticking with Patriots
Though there are two games this weekend to decide who will go to Super Bowl LII on Feb. 2 in Minneapolis, MN some online sports books have already posted odds for potential matchups. Much like the rest of the year they are...