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Billionaire Steve Wynn ordered to pay $422,389 in legal fees & costs

June 25, 2015

U.S.A., Las Vegas, California, Asian Casino News, Macau, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Nevada

Casino tycoon and billionaire Steve Wynn is no stranger to lawsuits or controversy as Wynn Resorts and Steve Wynn have had their fair share of battles over the years. What Wynn is not accustomed to is losing an...

Finance minister wants casino approval in Thailand

Renee Kingsley

June 23, 2015

Gaming Law & Legislation, Las Vegas, Casino proposals, Casino News, Illegal Bookmaking, Unlicensed Operation, Asian Casino News, Crime, Thailand

Thailand known as the ‘land of smiles’ is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Asia and one of the reasons why Sommai Phasee, Thailand’s finance minister wants the country’s military government to ap...

Micon to face US charges for unlicensed Nevada poker room

Sam Mitchell

June 22, 2015

Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Online Poker, Bitcoin accepting properties, Unlicensed Operation, Nevada

Bryan Micon fled to Antigua from the U.S. after gaming agents raided his Las Vegas home in February. According to reports in local media he is expected to return to Nevada and face charges as early as this week...

U.S. casinos suspicious transaction reports up 69% over last year

Lars Jones

June 20, 2015

U.S.A., Las Vegas, Casino News, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Money Laundering, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

According to the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) U.S. casinos increased suspicious activity reports to the agency by 69% last year. At a recent conference in Las Vegas, ...

Morgan Stanley says Macau casino decline caused by drop in VIP customers

Renee Kingsley

June 19, 2015

Casino News, Las Vegas, China, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Asian Casino News, Macau, Nevada

Morgan Stanley Research Asia Ltd recently completed a detailed study of the casino industry in Macau and has concluded that the significant decline in revenue is directly linked to the drop in Macau’s VIP clien...

MGM Resorts founder Kirk Kerkorian passes away

Renee Kingsley

June 17, 2015

Casino News, U.S.A., Las Vegas, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Casino moguls, Nevada

Kirk Kerkorian, the founder of MGM resorts and a multi-billionaire who turned 98 on the 6th of June 2015, passed away after a brief illness. Kerkorian never inherited his wealth as he was born to Armenian immig...

Accidental win at 2015 World Series of Poker

Sadonna Price

June 16, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Las Vegas, Poker Tournaments, Nevada

Hundreds of thousands of players have arrived to Las Vegas Nevada to take part in the 2015 World Series of Poker. This year’s series features 68 tournament events and each day, a new tournament begins, with tho...

MGM reconfigures credit agreement for Macau Resort

Sam Mitchell

June 14, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Las Vegas, China, Gaming Industry News, Economy/Finance, Macau

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MGM Resort International announced Friday June 12, 2015 that it has refinanced the credit agreement for the Macau subsidiary. The agreement is being used to complete a $2.9 billion resort currently under constr...

Indictment, warrant issued for gambler owing Vegas casino $500,000

Lars Jones

June 13, 2015

Las Vegas, Casino News, Casino Cheating, Financial Fraud

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A grand jury in Clark County Nevada has indicted a gambler who lost half a million dollars playing table games at the Downtown Grand Las Vegas Hotel & Casino in January last year. Mark Allen Johnston claime...

Could Coyote hockey squad find home on Las Vegas ice?

Lars Jones

June 13, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Las Vegas

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On Wednesday the Glendale City Council voted to end its arena agreement with the Arizona Coyotes hockey team. On April 1, 2016 the MGM – AEG Arena will open on the Las Vegas Strip with enough seating for 17,500...

14th WSOP bracelet win finally earned by Phil Hellmuth

Sadonna Price

June 11, 2015

Las Vegas, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Poker Tournaments, Nevada

Breaking his own world record for most World Series of Poker bracelets earned, Phil Hellmuth is destined to go down in the poker history books. After holding steady at 13 WSOP bracelet wins, the poker pro final...

Nevada judge asked to unseal private eye reports on Sands China

Renee Kingsley

June 11, 2015

Las Vegas, Casino News, Gaming Industry News, Macau, Crime, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

When Las Vegas Sands Chairman and billionaire Sheldon Adelson decided to terminate his Sands China CEO Steve Jacobs in 2010, he had no idea of the repercussions that decision would bring. Jacobs took Adelson an...

New Nevada legislation allows businesses to place sports bets

Sam Mitchell

June 9, 2015

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Sports betting, Nevada

Nevada approved Senate Bill 443 during the first week of June 2015. The new bill allows businesses based in Nevada, with a Nevada bank account to bet on sports. These businesses and their investors can pool mon...

Moldavian poker player accused of cheating at the WSOP $10,000 Heads-Up No-limit Hold ‘em Championship

Renee Kingsley

June 8, 2015

U.S.A., Poker Tournaments, Casino Cheating, Conspiracy, Crime, Nevada

Keith Lehr won the $10,000 Heads-Up No-limit Hold ‘em Championship at the World Series of Poker on the 4th of June but it was fifth place finisher Valeriu Coca of Moldova who caught the attention of the media. ...

National Fantasy Football Convention canceled/rescheduled for 2016

Lars Jones

June 7, 2015

Las Vegas, Latest Casino and Gambling News, Conferences / Trade Shows, Fantasy Sports

The National Fantasy Football Convention (NFFC) scheduled for July 10-12 in Las Vegas has been cancelled. The event, scheduled since March, would have been held at the Sands Expo and Convention Center, where no...

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Billionaire Steve Wynn ordered to pay $422,389 in legal fees & costs

Finance minister wants casino approval in Thailand

Micon to face US charges for unlicensed Nevada poker room

U.S. casinos suspicious transaction reports up 69% over last year

Morgan Stanley says Macau casino decline caused by drop in VIP customers

MGM Resorts founder Kirk Kerkorian passes away

Accidental win at 2015 World Series of Poker

MGM reconfigures credit agreement for Macau Resort

Indictment, warrant issued for gambler owing Vegas casino $500,000

Could Coyote hockey squad find home on Las Vegas ice?

14th WSOP bracelet win finally earned by Phil Hellmuth

Nevada judge asked to unseal private eye reports on Sands China

New Nevada legislation allows businesses to place sports bets

Moldavian poker player accused of cheating at the WSOP $10,000 Heads-Up No-limit Hold ‘em Championship

National Fantasy Football Convention canceled/rescheduled for 2016

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