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Pennsylvania Regulators Approve Live! Casino Philadelphia
Maryland Live! Casino is another property of the Cordish Companies. The Pennsyvlania Gaming Control Board redlighted the Live! Hotel and Casino Philadelphia, after delays caused by a lawsuit. The suit was filed by SugarHouse Casino and Market East Associates, who...
New York Regulators Want to Ban Fantasy Sports “Prop Bets”
Boom Fantasy’s real-time fantasy sports are different than the contests on DraftKings or FanDuel. The New York State Gaming Commission wants to ban daily fantasy sports contests which resemble “proposition betting”. To do so, the legislature would...
Atlantic City Casinos Betting on Profits from eSports
Caesars Atlantic City held its first eSports event in March 2017. Atlantic City casinos are turning to eSports to lure younger players, hoping millennials will spend their disposable income at the resorts. To do so, they are hosting competitive video game tournaments. It’s...
Georgia GOP Committee Opposes New Casino Gambling Bill
Jim Murren and Sheldon Adelson have scouted Atlanta for the best place to build a casino. The Georgia Republican Party’s state committee voted unanimously to oppose any new casino or horse racing bills this year. The Georgia GOP (GAGOP) met over the weekend...
Free Market Institute of Kentucky Calls for Expanded Gambling
Riverboat gambling on the other side of the Ohio River is accessible, as USA Today pointed out. Gary Stratton and John C. Schweingrouber of the Free Market Institute of Kentucky called for a statewide referendum on expanded gambling recently. The two pointed out...
Atlantic City Settles Casino Tax Appeals with Carl Icahn
Mayor Don Guardian lauded casino execs like Carl Icahn for “finally” putting Atlantic City over profits. Atlantic City’s financial overseer settled the city’s remaining tax appeals with Carl Icahn and several other AC casino operators. The...
Abilify Cases Involving Gambling Addiction Begin in Florida
The cases are now so prevelant, law firms advertise for clients in the ongoing Abilify lawsuits. A Northern Florida judge begins hearing cases in the next few weeks involving Abilify, a prescription drug alleged to have caused gambling addiction in certain patients....
Vince Mazzeo Wants to End “Quick Draw” Keno Drawings
Aine Filler of Lumberton fills out a Quick Draw ticket. Assemblyman Vince Mazzao says a keno-style game offered by the New Jersey Lottery is illegal. Tickets for the keno-style drawing, which happens every 5 minutes, are sold primarily in bars, restaurants, and...
New York Cops Make Fentanyl Bust at Seneca Allegeny Casino
Fentanyl and carfentanil made 2016 the peak year of drug-related deaths in America. The Seneca Allegany Casino was the site of drug-related arrests over the weekened, as three men with 200 bags of fentanyl and marijuana were arrested in hotel rooms on the premises. The...
Wynn Resorts Loses $10 Million from Baccarat High Rollers
Wynn Palace opened in August 2016. Wynn Resorts founder and CEO Steve Wynn explained on Tuesday that new Wynn Palace casino lost more than $10 million to high rollers in April. The losses were through a junket operator which maintains a private high roller room...
