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Security Guards Shot at Off-the-Strip Las Vegas Casino
The alleged gunman fled to a nearby residential area, then tried to take his own life. Two security guards died from gunshot wounds on Saturday at Arizona Charlie’s Decatur, an off-the-strip casino in Las Vegas. The shooting happened before 7am on Saturday,...
Foxwoods Casino Installs Stadium Blackjack in Rainmaker Casino
Bethlehem Sands in Pennsylvania began the trend, but several Vegas casinos and the Connecticut tribal casinos now have stadium blackjack. Foxwoods is the latest casino to install electronic table games, often called “Stadium Blackjack”. Foxwoods calls...
MGM Resorts and Unikrn eSports Plan Weekly LEVEL UP Events
LEVEL UP eSports tournaments take place each Friday and Saturday from 4pm to 10pm. MGM Resorts and Unikrn eSports announced a partnership to bring live competitive gaming and electronic sports events to the Las Vegas Strip. The two gaming companies will host eSports...
South Carolina Lottery Prints Mistaken Winning Tickets
Each $1 ticket paid out $500 for a win — or would have, if they weren’t declared invalid. South Carolina residents who bought the $1 Holiday Cash Add-A-Play ticket thought they had hit a big Christmas jackpot, but lottery officials say their ticket...
DC Comics Registers Gambling Trademarks for Characters
DC Comics has slot machine licenses with Playtech, Ash Gaming, and NextGen Gaming. NextGen’s slots were owned by Cryptologic and Amaya, previously. DC Comics registered new trademarks in the gambling and entertainment categories this week for several of the...
What Ever Happened to the Revenue Jet Owners’ Legal Case?
Gery Shalon on the day he was arrested by Israeli police in July 2015. As 2017 comes to a close, readers might be wondering whatever happened to the cyber-attack case of the former owners of Revenue Jet. Coming into 2017, the former casino group operators faced...
AGA Discusses Effect of 2017 Tax Cuts on Gamblers and Casinos
The AGA said the full impact of the 2017 tax cuts will not be known until 2018 plays out. On Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump signed into law tax cuts for corporations and individuals which affects the American gambling industry, as it does most other sectors...
Casino Control Commission Gives HR Atlantic City Approval
Boardwalk 1000 will own the business, while HR Atlantic City will operate the casino. Hard Rock Internatoional received approval from the New Jersey Casino Control Commission to proceed with its purchase of the former Trump Taj Mahal in Atlantic City. Once opened...
Dallas Police Officer Arrested for Ties to Illegal Gambling
The legality of Dallas poker clubs is an ongoing debate among business owners and law enforcement officials. A Dallas police officer has been arrested on bribery and corruption charges after a sting operation revealed he was involved with an illegal gambling operation,...
Boyd Gaming Buys Valley Forge Casino for $280 Million
Boyd Gaming’s purchases this week brings their total number of casinos to 29. Boyd Gaming announced it would buy the Valley Forge Casino Resort in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania this week. The sale of the Valley Forge Casino is expected to cost the Las Vegas...
