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Las Vegas Casino Union Workers Vote to Strike
The Culinary Workers Union voted 99% to 1% to authorize a June strike. Las Vegas casino workers voted to approve a strike, which could happen on the 1st of June. Collectively-bargained contracts for over 50,000 workers end on the final day of May. The strike by...
Ocean Resort and William Hill USA Partner on Sportsbook
Ocean Resort Casino & Sportsbook plan a June 28 grand opening. Ocean Resort Casino announced it will partner with William Hill USA to operate its sportsbook. Ocean Resort Casino, which plans a June 28 opening, is the successor to the majestic yet ill-fated...
Roger Goodell Outlines Core Principles for Sports Betting
Roger Goodell called for the US Congress to set standards for legal US sports betting. As the National Footall League spring meetings begin this week, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell gave his four core principles for legalized sports betting in the United States....
Epic Games to Spend $100 Million on Fortnite eSports League
Epic Games raised the bar on eSports tournament prizes. Epic Games announced it will devote $100 million to a Fortnite eSports league in 2018. The money will go for prize pools on the Fortnight tournament circuit. Currently, Epic Games is flush with cash, as its...
What Impact Will Sports Betting Apps Have for US Bookmakers?
Each sports betting software provider will develop their own live/in-play betting apps for Android and IOS. Many questions remain unanswered about the US sports betting industry in the wake of the Supreme Court’s repeal of the PASPA federal ban on sportsbooks...
Pennsylvania Online Gambling Sites Face Severe Restrictions
SugarHouse’s New Jersey skin made Golden Nugget #1 in the online casino market, because it offered online slots available in no other US licensed site. As details emerge about the Pennsylvania online gambling policies, it is becoming apparent that casino...
Justify Wins Preakness, Goes for Triple Crown at Belmont Stakes
Justify has a chance for the Triple Crown on June 9 at the Belmont Stakes. Justify won the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico on Saturday, giving him the second leg of the Triple Crown and a chance at racing immortality at the Belmont Stakes. His win in the Preakness...
Palms Las Vegas Undergoing a $620 Million Renovation
Station Casinos bought Palms Las Vegas in May 2016. Palms Las Vegas is undergoing the most expensive renovation project in Las Vegas Strip history. The three-phase renovation will be finished by 2019, though phase one debuts this summer. Since it opened back in...
Study Shows Millennials Favor Legal U.S. Online Gambling
YouGov reported that millennials are three times more likely to play for real money online than their predecessors. Millennials prefer online gambling to live casino experiences. In fact, the millennial demographic is far more likely to support legal online gambling...
Derek Stevens Plans 777-Room Fremont Street Casino-Hotel
The casino will be located at the junction of Fremont Street, Main Street, and Ogden Avenue. Downtown Las Vegas developer and co-owner of The D Las Vegas, Derek Stevens is planning to open a 777-room hotel and casino where the Las Vegas Club Hotel & Casino...
