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Sands Bethlehem Could Be Sold to Poarch Band of Alabama
The Poarch Band of Creek Indians owns three tribal casinos in Alabama and are planning a 4th casino in Mississippi. The Sands Bethlehem Resort & Casino received a 5-year extension to its Pennsylvania gaming license, an event which could signal the sell of the...
Culinary Workers Union Reaches Agreement with Caesars, MGM
The Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, site of the ongoing 2018 WSOP, is one of the Caesars properties which would have been affected. The Culinary Workers Union Local 226, a 50,000-member strong Las Vegas casino union, reached a tentative 5-year deal with MGM Resorts...
WSOP Colossus $565 Buy-in No-Limit Hold’em Event Begins
The Colossus event has flights on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday which anyone can enter for $565 a flight. The World Series of Poker Colossus Event began on Saturday at the Rio Convention Center in Paradise, Nevada, a suburb of Las Vegas. The Colossus Event is the...
Delaware Launches Las Vegas-Style Sports Betting on Tuesday
Dover Downs Sportsbook begins taking single-game sports bets at 1:30pm on Tuesday, June 5. Delaware plans to be the first state outside Nevada to offer Las Vegas-style sports betting. On Tuesday, all three of Delaware’s racetrack-casinos will start offering...
Warriors Huge Favorites over Cavaliers in 2018 NBA Finals Game 1
Lebron James and Kevin Durant were the last two NBA Finals MVPs . The Golden State Warriors are favored by 12.5 points in Game 1 of the 2018 NBA Finals against Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. It is the largest point spread in an NBA Finals game since...
Monmouth Park Sues NCAA & Pro Leagues for $150mil in Damages
Monmouth Park and William Hill were sued in 2014 by the NCAA days before they opened up a sportsbook at the Oceanport racetrack. Monmouth Park filed a lawsuit against the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and four major US pro sports leagues, claiming...
Game Show Network Sued for Its Free-Play Casino Games
Elise Bell’s lawyer argues GSN’s free to play gaming site’s tokens are a thing of value. Game Show Network is the latest free-play online gaming site to be hit with a lawsuit. The plaintiff claims GSN gaming site is really an illegal gambling...
Four US States Oppose Federal Sports Betting Regulations
Former NJ State Senator Ray Lesniak called the NBA’s proposed integrity fee a kind of “tribute”. State regulators from Nevada, Massachusetts, Michigan, and Louisiana released a statement last week saying the sports betting regulations should not...
MGM Springfield Asks Gaming Commission for 4am Last Call
A recent law would allow casinos to serve alcohol to active bettors on the gambling floor until 4am local time. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission is considering whether to allow MGM Springfield’s request to serve alcohol past the mandated “last call“....
Robert Rita Introduces Illinois Online Gambling Bill
Robert Rita’s bill would legalize sports betting, online poker, online casinos, and daily fantasy sports sites. Illinois State Rep. Robert Rita introduced an online gambling bill (Senate Bill 7) to the House Gaming Subcommittee. The bill would legalize sports...
