Kanye West offered deal by casino owner to help pay off $53 million in debts Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsNevada February 18, 2016 0Casino owner Derek Stevens wants to use his Las Vegas venue to try and help Kanye West get rid of...
Crown Resorts will go to court to fight new $362 million tax bill from Australian Tax Office Renee Kingsley AustraliaTaxationNevada February 18, 2016 0The Australian Tax Office (ATO) caught billionaire James Packer’s Crown Resorts completely by surprise when it sent across an amended...
Las Vegas authorized to receive special federal security funding to protect $53 billion casino industry Renee Kingsley Economy/FinanceNevada February 16, 2016 0Las Vegas, Nevada officials have been pushing hard to get additional security due to the fact that the state’s multi-billion...
Sparks Nugget to be acquired by Marnell Gaming Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino NewsNorth America Casino NewsGaming Industry NewsCasino project updatesMergers, Acquisitions & PartnershipsNevada February 12, 2016 0Nevada-based gaming operator, Marnell Gaming, LLC, and the Nugget Casino Resort , located in Sparks, Nevada, announced on Wednesday that...
Over seven years casino tax bills shorted by $4.8 million by Washoe County Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsTribal GamingCasino NewsNorth America Casino NewsGaming Industry NewsTaxationNevada February 12, 2016 0Due to a miscalculation of a complicated gaming tax formula that was recently discovered, since 2009 local casinos have been...
California’s proposed fantasy sports bill comes under pressure from leading casino tribes Renee Kingsley Tribal GamingOnline gambling regulationCaliforniaFantasy Sports February 11, 2016 1Most states in America are opposed to the Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) industry operating without a license. Nevada and New York...
Cosmopolitan Las Vegas Welcomes High Bet Limits of $200,000 Alex Lanter Latest Casino and Gambling NewsU.S.A.Economy/FinanceNevada February 8, 2016 0It has been 14 months since Blackstone Group LP bought the Cosmopolitan, a 3,000-room resort casino in Las Vegas. To...
Record number of visitors in Las Vegas in 2015 but gambling loses its luster Alex Lanter Latest Casino and Gambling NewsU.S.A.Economy/FinanceNevada February 8, 2016 2Despite the fact that the number of visitors in Las Vegas increased 2.5 percent last year compared to 2014, the...
Fantasy becomes reality: DraftKings arrives in the UK Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino NewsWorld Casino NewsGaming Industry NewsMobile gamingEuropean Casino NewsOnline Gambling NewsSports bettingFantasy SportsFantasy eSportsUnited Kingdom February 6, 2016 0On Friday, daily fantasy sport enthusiasts joined the estimated 8.5 million season-long fantasy football fans in the United Kingdom as...
MGM Resorts International to work with SP Plus Corp for paid parking charges Sadonna Price Latest Casino and Gambling NewsCasino project updatesMergers, Acquisitions & PartnershipsNevada February 4, 2016 0It was just last month that MGM Resorts International announced they would begin charging for parking, much to the dismay...
Union Gaming; re-election of General Secretary possibly a negative for gaming expansion in Vietnam Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsGaming Law & LegislationCasino NewsWorld Casino NewsGaming Industry NewsCasino project updatesLicensesAsian Casino NewsVietnam January 31, 2016 0The re-election of Vietnam’s General Secretary, Nguyen Phu Trong for a second five-year term by the ruling Communist Party could...
UNLV, possibly Raiders, to get new stadium from Las Vegas Sands Kim M Latest Casino and Gambling NewsLas VegasNorth America Casino NewsGaming Industry NewsNevada January 29, 2016 0Forty-two acres near the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) could be the new home of the Rebel’s football team...
Lucky Dragon Casino project in Las Vegas seeking foreign investments Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsLas VegasNew HotelsCasino project updatesEconomy/FinanceNevada January 28, 2016 1Former Las Vegas Sands president, William Weidner and real estate developer Andrew Fonfa seem to have fallen back on “Plan A” to...
Tohono O’odhams extend Andy Asselin’s CEO contract; Cite Desert Diamond West Valley Casino success Lars Jones Latest Casino and Gambling NewsTribal GamingCasino NewsGaming Industry NewsArizona January 27, 2016 0The Tohono O’odham Gaming Enterprise (TOGE) Board announced today that CEO, Andy Asselin will be retained for another two years. Mr. Asselin...
Republican Tyler Vorpagel pushes for Wisconsin to welcome Daily Fantasy Sports Renee Kingsley Online gambling regulationLicensesTaxationFantasy SportsWisconsin January 26, 2016 0Wisconsin has gambling laws in place that make it illegal for any sort of betting, lottery or gambling related operations...