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Pennsylvania Spending Freeze and VGT Hearings Both Imminent
Gov. Tom Wolf says he will have to cut funding to school districts and services throughout the state. Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf said he will initiate a spending freeze on certain state debts on September 15, due to an inability of the state’s politicians...
Caesars and MGM Urge Congress to Pass Immigration Reform
Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts cited their DACA employees in urging Congress to act. Citing their own DACA workers, Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts urged the U.S. Congress to pass immigration reform, after Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced an...
Sheldon Adelson Warns Japan’s Casino Rules Will Limit Investments
Adelson met with Osaka Mayor Hirofumi Yoshimura and Ichiro Matsui, Governor of Osaka Prefecture. Sheldon Adelson, the 84-year old founder and CEO of Las Vegas Sands, warned on Friday that proposed policies by Japanese lawmakers would lead to lower investments in...
Howard-UNLV Has Biggest Underdog to Win NCAA Football Game
Caylin Newton, Howard’s starting quarterback, is Cam Newton’s brother. The Howard University Bison pulled off the biggest point spread upset in the history of college football on Saturday, with Howard defeating the UNLV Rebels 43-40. UNLV was considered...
Nevada Casino Operators Affected by Hurricane Harvey
Boyd Gaming is one of the three Nevada casino firms impacted the most by Hurricane Harvey. Three Nevada casino companies are concerned about Hurricane Harvey damaging their business. All three Las Vegas operators have casinos within two hours driving distance from...
Witkoff Group Buys Fontainebleau Resort from Carl Icahn
Steve Witkoff was part of a Las Vegas development group in 2007-2008, but Fontainebleau is his new project. The New York City real estate firm, the Witkoff Group, recently bought the Fontainebleau Resort Las Vegas for an estimated $600 million. The 63-story Las...
Lisa Scott Withdraws from Maine Casino Referendum Campaign
Shawn Scott helped Oxford Casino get started, but it’s now owned by Churchill Downs, which opposes a new Maine casino. Lisa Scott, a Miami real estate developer, withdrew from a Maine casino campaign amidst scrutiny of her funding. Asked by the Maine Ethics...
Kevin Costner Closes Midnight Star, His South Dakota Casino
Midnight Star flourished until bigger, flashier casinos came to South Dakota. Kevin Costner is closing the Midnight Star, a casino he opened in South Dakota 26 years ago. Costner told the Rapid City Journal he was closing the casino with a “heavy heart”,...
Pennsylvania and West Virginia Free Play Promotions Decline
Bethlehem Sands offers Mega Monday, a promotion which allows 5 winners of $250 in free play cash every hour. Casinos in Pennsylvania and West Virginia do not offer as much free-play slot machine credit as they did a few years ago. Expenses associated with such...
Las Vegas Sands Faces Macau Lawsuit by Marshall Hao
LVS’s sub-license with Galaxy Entertainment led to the Venetian Macau, the top casino in the world’s top gaming destination. Macau’s Court of Second Instance ruled this week that Las Vegas Sands Corp must defend itself in trial against allegations...
