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In Las Vegas on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018, Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS) announced that it had completed the previously announced acquisition of NYX Gaming Group Limited (TSXV: NYX).
The completed s...
Just one year, one month and a day after celebrating its official grand opening on Dec 3, 2016, the Asian-themed Lucky Dragon Hotel and Casino temporarily closed all gaming and restaurant operations at 7am on T...
After the October approval by the WNBA and NBA Board of Governors for the relocation of the of the San Antonio Stars to Las Vegas, the franchise’s new owner and operator MGM Resorts International has renamed th...
A stipulation for settlement agreement with Golden Route Operations LLC, the largest slot route operator in Nevada, was unanimously approved recently by the state’s Gaming Commission which fined the company $75...
In Las Vegas on Wednesday, NYX Gaming Group Limited’s (TSXV: NYX) shareholders overwhelmingly approved Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS) acquisition of the company for $631 million by way of a court-s...
The plan from Scientific Games Corporation to buy online casino games innovator NYX Gaming Group Limited outright received another major boost yesterday after private investments firm Pollard Equities Limited g...
Next year signals the 49th edition of the World Series of Poker, a poker series that is held in the highest regard and anticipated by pros and amateurs alike, year after year. As 2017 comes to a close, the WSOP...
In California, a group of Chinese nationals have filed a lawsuit against Stockbridge Capital Group over allegations that the firm reneged on a promise to reward them with permanent resident cards in return for ...
Only days after getting the support of British bookmaker William Hill and the proposed purchase of online casino games innovator NYX Gaming Group Limited by Las Vegas-based Scientific Games Corporation has rece...
Scientific Games Corporation’s proposed attempt to buy online casino games innovator NYX Gaming Group Limited received a massive boost on Wednesday after British bookmaking giant William Hill had dropped its pr...
Since last month, the Poker Room at the Bellagio Casino Resort on the Las Vegas Strip has played host to Season XVI of the World Poker Tour Five Diamond World Poker Classic. The series continued this last weeke...
Starting on December 5th, the Bellagio Resort & Casino of Las Vegas will play host to the WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic Main Event. The casino began hosting the World Poker Tour in late November, off...
American casino giant Caesars Entertainment Corporation has announced the signing of an agreement that will see it sell its Harrah’s Las Vegas venue to local real estate firm VICI Properties Incorporated for $1...
The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Nevada is easily recognizable due to many factors including the beautiful Chandelier bar. The crystallized centerpiece of the bar is a focal point and the first feature that visit...
The World Series of Poker Circuit continues to provide poker players with quality tournament gaming options with stops located around the United States. The latest stop by the WSOPC was the Planet Hollywood Cas...