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Las Vegas Strip Casinos to Honor the Late Jerry Tarkanian This Week
Tark the Shark Won 706 Games and 1 National Title in Major College Basketball The lights on the Las Vegas Strip are going to dim this week to honor a deceased former coach at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The honor has been bestowed on only a few major figures...
46 Atlantic City Residents Arrested for Casino Cash Advance Scam
The Scam Artists Hit Borgata, Revel Casino, Caesars, Bally’s, Showboat, and Trump Taj Mahal Forty-Six people have been arrested in an alleged conspiracy to cheat a local bank through a cash advance scam. Those people are said to have used six local casinos...
Revel Casino Appears Headed Towards a Third Auction Process, Decision Next Tuesday
Revel Casino’s Owners Hope to Find a Third Buyer Revel Casino appears to be headed towards a third round of bidding after a bankruptcy judge declined to extend the purchase deadline for Florida developer Glenn Straub. Despite US Bankruptcy Judge Gloria Burns’...
5th Largest Powerball Lottery Nets Three Winners in Texas, North Carolina, and Puerto Rico
Winning Tickets Were Sold in Texas, North Carolina, and Ponce, Puerto Rico The 5th-largest Powerball lottery jackpot went to 3 different winners, with one winner apiece in Texas, North Carolina, and Puerto Rico. The The drawing for Wednesday, February 11th was...
Online Gambling Bills in Mississippi and Washington Are Defeated for the Remainder of 2015
Bobby Moak Has Introduced Online Gambling Legislation 3 of the Last 4 Years The online gambling bills proposed late last month in Mississippi and Washington will not pass in 2015. Both bills failed to be heard by the state lawmakers in each state. This is the third...
Rep. Jason Chaffetz Speaks to Utah State Legislator about a Federal Online Gambling Ban
Chaffetz Discussed Online Gambling, Public Lands, Inheritance Law, and the Federal Gas Tax Representative Jason Chaffetz addressed the Utah legislature on Friday, discussing hot-button topics like online gambling, federal taxes, and federal control over public...
To Pay Debts, Atlantic City Sells $12 Million in Bank Notes to Bank of America
The Bank of America Corporate Center Is Located in Charlotte, North Carolina In its latest move to pay down municipal debts, Atlantic City sold $12 million of notes to Bank of America Corporation this week. The sell-off is part of an economic plan to repay $12.8...
Chris Christie Criticized for 2012 Israel Trip Paid by Sheldon Adelson
Chris Christie Joked That His Cowboys Fan Support Would Help Him in the 2016 Texas Primary Political activists have asked state officials to investigate Gov. Chris Christie for “gifts of foreign travel and lavish lodgings and entertainment” he received...
Senator John McCain Endorsed a Federal Law Regulating Sports Betting in the USA
John McCain Says the U.S. Congress Should Have an Open Debate on Sports Betting Senator John McCain became the latest national politician to endorse legalized sports betting in the United States. McCain, the Arizona Republican who ran as the GOP’s nominee...
Jason Chaffetz Reintroduces Restoration of the Wire Act to the House of Representatives
Sheldon Adelson Has Made More Money from Gambling Than Anyone In History Representative Jason Chaffetz and seven other members of the U.S. House of Representatives reintroduced a measure to counter a 2011 opinion by the Justice Dapartment that limited the scope...
