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Mega Millions Jackpot Climbs to $1.1B, Chicken CEO Spends $200K on Tickets
The Mega Millions jackpot continues to grow to nearly unprecedented highs. The interstate lottery game announced today that its earlier estimated jackpot for tomorrow night's July 29 draw of $1.025 billion was a bit underdone. Lottery officials now say that the jackpot...
Macau Casino Bidding Period to Commence July 29, Says Newly Formed Committee
Macau casino operators will be able to submit applications to receive fresh concessions beginning tomorrow, July 29. That's according to the enclave's newly formed Committee for Public Tendering of Concessions for the Operation of Casino Games of Fortune. The regulatory body was...
Las Vegas Airport Sets Monthly Passenger Record, Spirit Agrees to JetBlue Merger
Harry Reid International, the primary Las Vegas airport that served nearly 40 million passengers last year, has set a new monthly passengers record. Las Vegas airport officials say its terminals facilitated more than 4.68 million travelers last month. That eclipses its previous...
Golden Nugget Lone Atlantic City Casino Without Union Contract, But Deal Expected
Golden Nugget Atlantic City is the lone gaming resort in the New Jersey beach town that still has not reached new labor terms with the local casino union. Unite Here Local 54 reached new collective bargaining agreements with MGM Resorts and Caesars...
Caesars Entertainment Fined $50K in Atlantic City for Regulatory Shortcomings
Caesars Entertainment has been slapped with a $50,000 fine by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) for numerous and repeated regulatory infractions. The DGE regulates the nine casinos in Atlantic City. It says the penalty stems from Caesars failing to...
Okada Manila Anarchy Escalates, as Kazuo Okada Son Attacks Father
The governance of Okada Manila in the Philippines' Entertainment City remains in chaos, as competing entities each lay claim as the rightful owner-operator. The tensions further mounted this week after Tomohiro Okada, one of Japanese billionaire Kazuo Okada's adult children, penned a...
Pope County Judge Asks Arkansas Elections Board to Reject Casino Referendum
Pope County Judge Ben Cross is calling on the Arkansas State Board of Election Commissioners to reject a casino ballot referendum effort. The measure is being pushed by a Native American tribe in Oklahoma. The Choctaw Nation owns and operates tribal casinos...
Mega Millions Jackpot Tops $1B, ‘Someone is Going to Win’
The Mega Millions jackpot hasn't been won since April 15. As the jackpot continues to roll over and grow -- now upwards of $1 billion -- someone will eventually win. Could it be you? Almost certainly not. Despite the dismal one in...
Bellagio Conservatory Debuts Exclusive Dining Experience ‘The Garden Table’
The Bellagio Conservatory & Botanical Gardens is now available for dining. Bellagio operator MGM Resorts announced today "The Garden Table," an exclusive eating opportunity inside the Conservatory. Billed as a never-been-done-before dining concept, the Strip casino icon says tables can be booked...
Massachusetts Casino Execs Tell State Lawmakers Sports Betting Critical
Massachusetts casino executives have told Beacon Hill lawmakers that legalizing sports betting is critically important. Enacting that would allow their three properties to better compete with casinos in neighboring states where wagering on sports is permitted. Officials from Encore Boston Harbor, MGM...
