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Sands Macau rallies with transition from VIP Junkets to mass-market focus

July 26, 2015

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Once Sands China Ltd. reported that they beat second-quarter profit estimates, their stocks surged 7.9% on the Hong Kong exchange. Sands Chairman Sheldon Adelson further claims that the mass-market is currently...

Antigua’s trade dispute with the U.S. may be coming to an end

D. Graham

July 26, 2015

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Charles Fernandez, Antigua’s Minister of International Trade and Foreign Affairs believes that the United States may be ready to settle their 12-year WTO (World Trade Organization) dispute. He states, “We’re go...

Catawba seeking to brand North Carolina casino project at a national level

D. Graham

July 26, 2015

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Despite opposition by Governor Pat McCrory and other North Carolina officials, The Catawba Indian Nation is moving forward with the planning for development of their Kings Mountain casino project, and seeking o...

Tinian Dynasty Hotel & Casino settle record fine with $3.04 million forteiture

D. Graham

July 25, 2015

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Northern Mariana Island's Tinian Dynasty Hotel & Casino, levied with a record $75 million fine in June, has settled their FinCEN violations with a non-prosecutorial forfeiture agreement of $3.04 million. ...

MERS panic in S. Korea reduces June tourism 41 percent

D. Graham

July 24, 2015

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According to recently released data for June, foreign visitor numbers to S. Korea have plummeted 41% compared to a year ago – a dramatic change from numbers reported during the first five months of the year and...

Italian Police raid illegal gambling operations, seize $2.2 billion in assets

D. Graham

July 24, 2015

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Italy’s Minister of the Interior Angelino Alfano (pictured) has announced that in a pre-dawn raid police have confiscated $2.2 (U.S.) billion in assets and issued 41 arrest warrants for persons involved with il...

Appeals court upholds ban on Idaho tribe’s poker contests

D. Graham

July 23, 2015

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The 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals three-judge panel has unanimously ruled that Texas Hold’em is not legal in Idaho, and affirmed that the tribe enjoyed no special tribal sovereign immunity under the federal...

Recently discovered Sands Macau report notes suspicions of US intelligence activities

D. Graham

July 23, 2015

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In a recently released report by an investigative team at The Guardian, and originally commissioned by Sands China in 2010 as part if its internal corporate data collection, a private investigator stated that c...

Caesar’s Bankruptcy hearings move forward as stocks plummet

D. Graham

July 22, 2015

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Caesar’s Entertainment Corporation’s (CEC) stocks took a dramatic 41% fall despite attempts by Marc Rowan of Apollo Global Management LLC to dump billions of dollars of investment debt through bankruptcy of its...

Alabama Judge sets hearing for VictoryLand reopening

D. Graham

July 22, 2015

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An August 4th date has been set to consider owner Milton McGregor’s bid to reopen VictoryLand, while the state’s AG office is working to try and block the action, as well as appeal a previous ruling that determ...

North Dakota 4 Bears casino is getting a makeover

D. Graham

July 18, 2015

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4 Bears Casino and Lodge General Manager Patrick Packineau and The Three Affiliated Tribes, The Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara (MHA) Nation of North Dakota have announced the investment of $47 million to refurbis...

Former Cincinnati Horseshoe casino employees indicted for rigging games

D. Graham

July 18, 2015

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The Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC) has announced that in two separate cases, a total of 6 people including 3 former employees have been indicted on felony charges for cheating the Horseshoe Casino Cincin...

Macau 2Q financial reports show casino profits continuing to fall

D. Graham

July 18, 2015

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GGRAsia reports that Macau’s second quarter VIP baccarat gaming revenue has fallen 42.2 percent, almost $4 billion U.S., compared to last year’s earnings. Casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) overall for the first...

Russian port city Vladivostok established as a free port

D. Graham

July 17, 2015

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President Vladimir Putin has recently signed legislation designating Russia’s eastern city Vladivostok as a free port, a move intended to revive the country’s eastern economy. In addition to providing local tax...

MGM expands entertainment options with new flexible-use, 5000-seat venue

D. Graham

July 17, 2015

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MGM Resorts International, along with entertainment and sports business partner AEG have announced plans to build a $100 million, 5000-seat theater outside the Monte Carlo along MGM’s unconventional 8-acre outs...

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Sands Macau rallies with transition from VIP Junkets to mass-market focus

Antigua’s trade dispute with the U.S. may be coming to an end

Catawba seeking to brand North Carolina casino project at a national level

Tinian Dynasty Hotel & Casino settle record fine with $3.04 million forteiture

MERS panic in S. Korea reduces June tourism 41 percent

Italian Police raid illegal gambling operations, seize $2.2 billion in assets

Appeals court upholds ban on Idaho tribe’s poker contests

Recently discovered Sands Macau report notes suspicions of US intelligence activities

Caesar’s Bankruptcy hearings move forward as stocks plummet

Alabama Judge sets hearing for VictoryLand reopening

North Dakota 4 Bears casino is getting a makeover

Former Cincinnati Horseshoe casino employees indicted for rigging games

Macau 2Q financial reports show casino profits continuing to fall

Russian port city Vladivostok established as a free port

MGM expands entertainment options with new flexible-use, 5000-seat venue

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