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Penn National Wins Casino Auction with $50 Million Blind Bid
Yoe is near enough to the Pennsylvania-Maryland border that it closes out other developers in that part of the state. Penn National Gaming submitted the winning bid of $50.1 million in a blind auction to determine which Pennsylvania casino license operator would...
Bruce Deifik Buys Revel and Renames It Ocean Resort Casino
Bruce Deifik plans to reopen as the Ocean Resorts Casino in the summer of 2018. After months of speculation, the Revel Casino in Atlantic City was sold to Colorado developer Bruce Deifik for $200 million. Florida businessma bought the casino in a bankruptcy auction...
Laredo Football Coach’s Home in Illegal Gambling Raid
Joel Lopez did not appear to be living at the residence, so he might not have known illegal gambling was taking place on-site. Police raided the home of a high school football coach in Laredo, Texas to gather evidence of an illegal gambling operation. Laredo Police...
Lucky Dragon Las Vegas Closes Its Casino Gaming Floor
Lucky Dragon’s boutique casino had been opened only a little over a year. Lucky Dragon Hotel & Casino, a Las Vegas gaming venue which opened in December 2016, announced last week that it has “temporarily” closed its gaming floor. Lucky Dragon’s...
Rhode Island Considering Legalized Online Gambling Sites
Online gambling could be legalized immediately, but land-based sportsbooks would require a US Supreme Court decision. In 2018, Rhode Island might become the fifth U.S. state to legalize online gambling. Rhode Island news sources reported this week that Governor...
Oracle Founder Larry Ellison Buys Cal Neva Casino
Reno-Tahoe casino revenues shrank as much as 6.7% year-on-year in some months during 2017. Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison finally closed the deal to buy the Cal Neva Casino this week. Throughout November and December, it was rumored that Larry Ellison was buying...
Tribal Casinos Fund New Mexico Problem Gambling Study
New Mexico’s gaming tribes currently have a contentious relationship with the state government. Native American gaming tribes formed the Responsible Gaming Association of New Mexico as part of a public awareness campaign. In all, a dozen tribes made contributions...
5 Biggest Stories in 2018 for US Gambling
The grand opening of the MGM Springfield will be a big story regionally in 2018. As we begin 2018, several news stories appear ready to dominate US online gambling: legal sports betting, online gambling proliferation, and eSports are some of them. In the space...
New England Patriots Top Las Vegas’s Super Bowl Odds
The New England Patriots and Houston Texans were top picks to begin the season, but their fortunes quickly diverged. With the NFL playoff bracket set, Las Vegas sportsbooks released their Super Bowl futures odds for all 12 teams in the playoffs. As one would expect,...
Multi-State Lottery Jackpots Grow to a Combined $783 Million
Powerball jackpots dominate the Top 10 all-time prize list, but Mega Millions increased its odds of winning in October 2017. The multi-state lottery associations boast a combined $783 million in jackpot prizes this week, as Mega Millions has a $343 million drawing...
