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Alabama Favorite Against Georgia to Win College Football National Championship
Alabama went from barely getting in to the College Football Playoffs to the favorite to win it all after defeating Clemson, 28-6, in the Sugar Bowl on New Year’s Day. The fourth seeded team was installed as a 4 ½-point favorite to...
MGM, William Hill Ban Las Vegas Sports Gambler After Interview Reveals Secret to Rigging Games
Self-proclaimed professional sports gambler Robert "Big Rob" Gorodetsky thought he was simply getting a bit of media attention when he sat down with USA Today Sports to discuss the future of sports betting. But what he got was a ban by at...
Anti-Gambling Advocate Wins $25,000 in Illinois Sweepstakes
When anti-gambling activist Kathy Gilroy won $25,000 by playing a sweepstakes at a gambling café in Illinois, she saw it as a fortunate windfall, if one that was a bit ironic. But some in Illinois instead saw a case of hypocrisy from...
Atlantic City Casinos Enter 2018 with Operator Confidence in Full Throttle
It's a new year, and Atlantic City casino operators are hoping for an even better one in 2018. Fresh off the town's second consecutive annual gaming win, invested companies are hopeful that the trend will continue up and down the Boardwalk and...
Patriots Favored to Repeat as Super Bowl Champions as NFL Playoffs Begin Saturday
Not surprisingly the defending Super Bowl Champion New England Patriots are favored to repeat as the playoffs are set to begin on Saturday with four games. The Patriots, who are 2-1 to hoist the Vince Lombardi Trophy for the third time in...
New Chinese Cash Rules Unlikely to Slow Macau’s Growth
A new limit on the amount of money that can be withdrawn annually from mainland Chinese bank accounts while outside of the country could be seen as a threat to Macau’s casino industry, but experts largely say the impact on the territory...
Pennsylvania Towns’ Satellite Casino Opt-Out Deadline Passes, More Than 900 Just Say ‘No’
Pennsylvania towns have now made their voices heard when it comes to embracing mini-casinos, or not, in their various burghs. One minute before midnight Eastern time on December 31 marked the deadline for local officials to notify the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board...
Outlook for Las Vegas Tourism 2018 Remains Positive, Despite Volume Number Drop for Sixth Consecutive Month in November
Las Vegas tourism continues to struggle, as November marked the sixth consecutive month of visitor volume losses in America's gambling capital. Nearly four percent fewer travelers came to Sin City during the Thanksgiving holiday month, which represents a loss of about 125,000...
Casino and Gaming Industry Most Memorable Moments of 2017: What Made Us Cheer, What Made Us Jeer
As we push into the New Year, let's take a final look back at the one just past. 2017 saw some unwelcome changes in the iconic Vegas tourism marketing model, and of course, one of the greatest tragedies of our time, right...
Pennsylvania Joins the US Online Gaming Fray in 2017, as We Look Back on the Highs and Lows of the Internet Push
On October 30, 2017, Pennsylvania became the fourth US state to legalize online gambling and the first since 2013, when New Jersey, Nevada, and Delaware took that unprecedented leap. Pennsylvania's push to make internet gambling legal had been in the cards for...
