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Arizona Senate Bill 1158 Would Legalize Tribal Sports Betting
The Salt-River Pima Maricopa Indian Nation owns the Talking Stick Resort, the Scottsdale casino which gives its name to the TSR Arena, home to the Phoenix Suns. Last month, the Arizona Senate introduced SB 1158, a bill which would legalize tribal sports betting...
Grand Jury Probing Ryan Zinke’s Block of Connecticut Casino
The grand jury is probing whether Zinke lied to federal investigators about his meetings with MGM Resorts lobbyists. A federal grand jury is probing whether former U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke’s lied to federal investigators in a case involving a Connecticut...
Steve Wynn Reaches Deal with Massachusetts Gaming Commission
Steve Wynn sued in November to keep his personal information out of the MGC report. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission and former casino executive Steve Wynn are close to reaching a deal which would allow the commission to release a report on Encore Boston Harbor....
Washington Class-Action Lawsuit Filed against Big Fish Games
Big Fish Games lost a similar lawsuit in the spring of 2018, which likely encouraged the recent filing. Christopher Dore recently filed a new class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court in Western Washington against Big Fish Games, a Seattle-based free-to-play...
Carl Icahn Wants Caesars Entertainment to Sell Itself
Carl Icahn bought roughly 10% of Caesars Entertainment in early January. Activist investor Carl Icahn, who owns a 10% stake in Caesars Entertainment, wants the company to sell itself to other casino companies. After the Wall Street Journal issued a report on Icahn’s...
MGM Resorts Using an “Osaka First” Strategy for Japanese Casino
Osaka is a natural place for a casino resort, because the city has a reputation for good food, landmarks, and entertainment. MGM Resorts International is focusing its attention on securing an Osaka casino license. MGM Resorts CEO Jim Murren spoke of his company’s...
US Commercial Casinos Generate a $42.7 Billion GGR in 2018
US commercial casinos had $42.7 billion in gross gaming revenues, while tribal casinos are estimated to have topped $34 billion in GGR. U.S. commercial casinos generated $42.7 billion in 2018, which was a 4% increase year-on-year over 2017. The 2018 numbers represent...
Edge-Sorting Expert Kelly Sun Biopic Planned: The Baccarat Queen
Kelly Sun’s life story, complete with a revenge motive against casinos, reads like a Hollywood film. Kelly Sun, the Baccarat Queen who gained notoreity for her role in Phil Ivey’s edge-sorting scheme at Borgata in Atlantic City, signed a deal for a...
South Dakota Senate Passes 2 Ballot Initiatives for Gambling
Deadwood casinos and tribal casinos would win the right to host sports betting, but the Yankton Sioux Casino would have a new rival in the Port Yankton Project. The South Dakota State Senate passed two resolutions this week which would expand gambling in the state,...
New Hampshire Lottery Sues Bill Barr over DOJ’s Wire Act
The New Hampshire Lottery funds education in the Granite State. The State of New Hampshire is suing the U.S. Department of Justice over the Wire Act. The New Hampshire Lottery Commission (NHLC) sued to stop the Justice Department from enforcing a ban on interstate...
