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The case started in April 2013, when the US Department of Justice indicted 34 people including Luke King, former CEO of Legends Sports. King has now been found guilty on the charges of illegal gambling. The US ...
Sands China saw all of it's properties post lower revenues in the first quarter of 2015 for a total profit drop of 54.2%. The company's biggest revenue pump, The Venetian Macao posted earnings of just $784,585 ...
By noon today, the Riviera Hotel and Casino will close its doors after operating for 60 years on the Las Vegas Strip. The casino and hotel will close today after being sold in February to the Las Vegas Conventi...
For over a decade, Alabama politicians have refused to create a compact with the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. The tribe has several casinos in the state yet pays no tax revenue as there is no Tribal/State gamb...
Correction: An earlier version of this story stated that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe met with the American Gaming Association. Only members of the Diet met with the AGA. Following is the official press release fr...
Union Gaming Group LLC has relocated to a skyscraper, which stands tall over the ferry port servicing the Hong Kong to Macau route. The office in Hong Kong will house the portfolio of businesses the company dea...
Beijing's anti-corruption crackdown on Macau's casino industry over the past 12 months has resulted in huge losses for casinos as high rollers have preferred to take their business to neighboring countries like...
Craps and roulette are coming to Deadwood, South Dakota casinos this summer, so in anticipation of the new gaming options, operators are beginning to train employees in the rules and regulations of the table ga...
A study entitled Risky Business, researched by the Swinburne University of Australia, has found that record numbers of Vietnamese women are being jailed due to crime activity based on gambling debts. The women ...
Asher Conniff spent a lot of time in the past playing poker and honing his skills. Yet he found it hard to win big events and pull in huge piles of cash. His career earnings at the start of Jan 2015 was around ...
The Confederated Tribe of Coos, Siuslaw Indians, and Lower Umpqua have built a class II gaming facility in Coos Bay, Oregon. Construction on the 15,000 square foot facility is done. Inside are 250 new games and...
Six months ago a raid on Chukchansi Gold Resort and Casino in California led to its closure and charges against 15 individuals including tribal police. Plea bargain offers were announced on April 30, 2015, wi...
Thomas Rust, a Utah man, was convicted on money laundering, drug, and tax charges. This former high roller of West Wendover, Nevada casinos laundered $384,569 in drug money using slot machines. The verdict was ...
38 year-old Floyd Mayweather Jr. used nearly 20 years of experience in the ring to eventually best his 36 year-old left-handed opponent with a unanimous decision by the judges in his hometown of Las Vegas yeste...
LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 2, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- It was ideal weather for the 141st running of the $2 million Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands as a record 170,513 fans, the highest attendance in Derb...