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Women At Casino While Little Girl Beaten to Death, Suspects Arrested
Two mothers were at a gaming property when two boys violently attacked a three-year-old in an East Baton Rouge, Louisiana residence last week. The toddler later died from her injuries. The incident took place on February 12 while eight children, ranging in...
Las Vegas Lunar New Year Parade Celebrates Year of the Dragon
The annual Las Vegas Spring Festival, also known as the Lunar New Year Parade, will take place Saturday at Fremont East Entertainment District in downtown Las Vegas. It starts at 11 a.m. and lasts for about an hour. Between noon and 3...
New Hampshire’s Filotimo Casino to Expand, Get New Name
A bowling alley in Dover, NH, will soon close and be taken over by a nearby casino. The casino, now called Filotimo Casino, will be renamed Revo Casino and Social House following the expansion, according to Foster’s Daily Democrat, a New Hampshire...
Australia Casino Workers Fired as Illicit Gaming Investigation Continues
Three dealers employed by Crown Perth casino lost their licenses and jobs at the legal casino. That's after an Australian inquiry into a separate illegal gaming den, news organizations reported this week. One person was arrested and the government’s Gaming and Wagering...
Super Bowl ‘Partial Streaker’ Reportedly Spent $42K for Two Tickets
The young men who ran shirtless on the field during Super Bowl LVIII paid a hefty price for their Allegiant Stadium seats. One of the two daredevils claimed that he forked over $42,853.98 for a pair of tickets to Sunday’s Las Vegas...
Super Bowl Victory Parade Turns Deadly in Kansas City: Video
At least one person died and some 21 others were injured Wednesday in a mass shooting following a Kansas City, Mo. celebratory parade for the Chiefs, who won Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday. Eight of the injured suffered what the Kansas City...
Las Vegas Rideshare Drivers Plan to Strike on Valentine’s Day
It may be hard to get Uber or Lyft rides at Harry Reid International Airport on Wednesday. That’s because assorted Las Vegas rideshare drivers are threatening to strike for at least two hours on Valentine’s Day. The likely work stoppage hours are...
Harry Reid Airport Screened Passengers Hits Record Post Super Bowl
Transportation Security Administration (TSA) agents at Las Vegas’ Harry Reid International Airport screened almost 104K passengers just hours after Super Bowl LVIII. On Monday, 103,978 travelers were screened by the TSA staff at the complex. That’s a one-day record for the airport,...
Casino Crime Roundup: Rivers Casino Evacuated After Bomb Threat
A 19-year-old woman was apprehended Tuesday morning after she allegedly phoned in a bomb threat to a New York State gaming property. Both Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady and the Landing Hotel were evacuated at about 2:08 a.m. while authorities searched for...
Ex-Raiders Player Henry Ruggs Still in Prison Camp During Super Bowl
While Henry Ruggs III’s former Las Vegas Raiders teammates watched Super Bowl LVIII this past Sunday, he continues his sentence at a Nevada prison camp with dorms rather than jail cells. Ruggs, 25, is incarcerated at Stewart Conservation Camp, which is described...