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Nonprofit Center Wants Wynn Boston Harbor to be Renamed
The crisis center believes Boston should have not a landmarked named for a man with multiple serious charges against his name. The Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) has called for the $2.4 billion Wynn Boston Harbor to be renamed. The nonprofit organization,...
John Pappas Resigns as Poker Players Alliance President
John Pappas served as president of the PPA for over 10 years. John Pappas is stepping down as the president of the Poker Players Alliance at the end of February, after more than a decade as the organization’s leader. Rich Muny, who has served as the PPA’s...
Connecticut Senators Critical of Competitive Bidding Bill
Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun, once arch-rivals, will partner on the East Windsor casino. Connecticut State Sen. Cathy Osten (D-Sprague) and State Sen. Tim Larson (D-East Hartford) are critical of a bill which would establish competitive bidding for a third casino in...
Rhode Island Rep. Charlene Lima Supports Online Lottery Sales
Charlene Lima’s bill takes New Hampshire’s online lottery laws as its template. Rhode Island State Rep. Charlene Lima introduced a bill to legalize online lottery ticket sales. Lima’s bill would legalize online sales for weekly lottery drawings,...
Las Vegas Review-Journal Buried 1998 Wynn Resorts Allegations
Review-Journal management at the time told Carri Geer Thevenot to destroy her copy of the story, but she kept it for 20 years. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that waitresses at the Mirage Las Vegas casino filed lawsuits documenting sexual harassment. The...
Kentucky Lawmaker Jerry Miller Introduces Casino Legalization Bill
5 of the 6 states bordering Kentucky have brick-and-mortar casinos. Kentucky State Rep. Jerry Miller (R-Louisville) has introduced a constitutional amendment which would legalize brick-and-mortar casinos. The proposed amendment is one of several solutions to the...
Man Charged with Illegally Selling Ammo to Stephen Paddock
Douglas Haig is charged with conspiracy to manufacture and sell armor-piercing ammunition. Douglas Haig, an Arizona resident who sold ammunition to Las Vegas mass murderer Stephen Paddock, was arrested by the FBI on Friday for violations of federal gun laws. Haig...
Tropical Breeze Sued by Passenger after Deadly Boat Fire
Deborah Jero’s lawsuit alleges the Tropical Breeze company has had 29 prior incidents, including crashes, injuries, and investigations. A woman who was aboard the Tropical Breeze casino shuttle boat in Port Richey when it caught fire last month has decided...
Washington Loot Box Bill Introduced to State Senate
Star Wars Battlefront II removed paid loot boxes. The game has had disappointing sales. Gaming regulators in the United Kingdom, Belgium, New Zealand, and Australia have discussed whether loot boxes are gambling over the past year. Some parents’ groups and...
John Bonacic Introduces New York Online Poker Bill S.3898
John Bonacic introduced online poker bills in 2016, 2017, and 2018. For the third time in thirteen months, the New York State Legislature is discussing an online poker bill. State Senator John Bonacic introduced his latest online poker bill to the Senate Racing,...
