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how slot machine operators are taking over UK high streets

In the corner of a dimly lit room, the face of a middle-aged woman is bathed in the greenish-yellow glare of a giant slot machine. Next to her, an increasingly agitated man jabs furiously at the "spin" button, as the jackpot eludes him yet again. It is early afternoon on a weekday and they are among half a dozen punters robotically feeding banknote…
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Shapiro Wants to Tax Skill Games. He Must First Navigate Pa.’s Wealthy, Warring Gambling Interests.

HARRISBURG, Pa. - As part of his budget pitch this year, Gov. Josh Shapiro says he wants to regulate and tax skill games to raise tens of millions of dollars in revenue. (Photo: Pennsylvania skill game machines at a business near Harrisburg. Photo credit: Sarah Anne Hughes / Spotlight PA) Article by Stephen Caruso of Spotlight PA and Katie Meyer of…
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Shapiro Wants to Tax Skill Games. He Must First Navigate Pa.’s Wealthy, Warring Gambling Interests.
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Allen R. Glick: Casino mogul with La Jolla, Las Vegas, and mob ties

There's a lot more going on in La Jolla than beautiful beaches, historic homes, and hotels. Of course, there's a big military connection and a Bronze Star from Vietnam for one former resident, Allen R. Glick, a businessman who got tangled up with mobsters. Glick died at the age of 79, in August 2021, after a long fight with cancer, at his La Jolla…
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Allen R. Glick: Casino mogul with La Jolla, Las Vegas, and mob ties
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Las Vegas projects to watch in 2024

With two casino-resort openings and a Major League Baseball team announcing plans to relocate to Las Vegas in 2023, the new year has some big shoes to fill. But there are many significant projects in the early stages that could move forward in 2024. And, of course, we all want to know if projects such as the Atari Hotel will really happen. Here are…
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Las Vegas projects to watch in 2024
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Las Vegas may have had it’s best year ever in 2023

It's hard to argue against the position that Las Vegas had its most successful year in its history in 2023. And what do you do after one successful run? Come back for more. That's what local gaming and tourism analysts figure will happen in 2024 after wrapping up a year filled with record gaming revenue and union contract signings, airport…
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Las Vegas may have had it’s best year ever in 2023
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Hilton Hotels Returns To Las Vegas In A Big Way

Did Hilton return to Las Vegas, or did it never go away? The company's first glory days in the desert were in the 1970's, when Elvis Presley sold out the Las Vegas Hilton more than 600 times. Hilton was the first publicly traded hospitality company to come to Las Vegas, a pioneer (along with Howard Hughes) in replacing often Mob-affiliated casinos…
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Hilton Hotels Returns To Las Vegas In A Big Way
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Fontainebleau Adds High-End Casino Option To North End Of Las Vegas Strip

After years of stops and starts, refinancing, ownership changes, and a bevy of other delays, the Fontainebleau resort casino has finally opened in Las Vegas. The $3.7 billion property welcomed a bevy of celebrities and VIPs last week as part of a ribbon cutting and party to officially welcome the new casino to the Las Vegas Strip. Fontainebleau…
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Fontainebleau Adds High-End Casino Option To North End Of Las Vegas Strip
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Las Vegas Grand Prix ‘went exceptionally well,’ says LVCVA leader

Coming off what Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority executives are calling the most successful special event ever staged in Southern Nevada - the Formula One Las Vegas Grand Prix - organizers are now turning their attention to Super Bowl 58 in February. "What they (the Formula One team) were able to accomplish in 16 months with obviously…
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Las Vegas Grand Prix ‘went exceptionally well,’ says LVCVA leader
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Shopping Mall On Las Vegas Strip Looking To Add Casino

The Las Vegas Strip continues to see more casinos on the horizon. The Fountainbleu property is opening in December after almost two decades of on-and-off again construction. Last year, Texas businessman and owner of the Houston Rockets and Golden Nugget casinos Tilman Fertitta also announced plans for a new casino at Las Vegas Boulevard and Harmon…
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Shopping Mall On Las Vegas Strip Looking To Add Casino
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Plans for new Strip casino at Fashion Show Mall remain unclear

Howard Hughes Corp.'s reputation in Las Vegas for developing master-planned community Summerlin bolsters its chances of getting a casino developed on the Strip, a UNLV history professor said. "They have a successful business track record," Michael Green, a history professor at UNLV, said in an interview. "The oddity is that they have no real…
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Plans for new Strip casino at Fashion Show Mall remain unclear
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Howard Hughes Holdings eyes new Las Vegas Strip casino

The plans represent the first venture by HHH into the casino market. Its current portfolio primarily comprises retail, office and residential properties across a number of US states. As part of the project, HHH has formed Seaport Entertainment. The new division will oversee its entertainment-related assets in New York and Las Vegas. These include…
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Las Vegas Strip's Fashion Show Mall will add a casino

At only 4.2 square miles, the Las Vegas Strip has very little open room for development. That's even more true when you look at the south and central strips where Caesars and MGM have clustered their resort casino properties. The north Strip has some remaining open land, but it remains a question as to whether that area can become the draw that the…
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Las Vegas Strip's Fashion Show Mall will add a casino
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New casino proposed for Fashion Show mall on Las Vegas Strip

A new entertainment division of Howard Hughes Holdings could develop a new casino on the Las Vegas Strip - one that would rise above Fashion Show mall. The spinoff division for the Houston-based company, Seaport Entertainment, will take over entertainment operations of the company, which includes an 80 percent interest in the air rights above…
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New casino proposed for Fashion Show mall on Las Vegas Strip
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Howard Hughes Spinning Off Seaport, Vegas Assets, Tapping Casino Vet As CEO

Houston-based Howard Hughes Corp. is spinning off its assets in New York and Las Vegas into a new company, and it has tapped a Vegas veteran to lead the new business. The Las Vegas Strip Howard Hughes named Anton Nikodemus the CEO of Seaport Entertainment, the newly formed subsidiary that includes the firm's South Street Seaport holdings in Lower…
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Richmond Previews ‘Grand’ New Casino Resort On The Ballot This Year

On August 31, Richmonders got their first look at new plans for the proposed resort, casino and entertainment complex that will be on the ballot this fall. "Urban One has been successful because we have always been clear about what we do and who we serve, and I count it a blessing that the city of Richmond has been among the communities we have…
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Richmond Previews ‘Grand’ New Casino Resort On The Ballot This Year
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Richmond Previews Black-Owned Casino Proposal On Ballot

On August 31, Richmonders got their first look at new plans for the proposed resort, casino and entertainment complex that will be on the ballot this fall. "Urban One has been successful because we have always been clear about what we do and who we serve, and I count it a blessing that the city of Richmond has been among the communities we have…
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Richmond Previews Black-Owned Casino Proposal On Ballot
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North Carolina man wins half of $785,068 Cash 5 jackpot

Guilford County man wins half of $785068 Cash 5 jackpot WITH THE CHALLENGES IT STILL FACES. WELCOME TO YOUR FRIDAY EVE. IT'S THURSDAY, APRIL 27TH. AND LOOK WHO'S BACK IN ACTION. THANK YOU, EVERYONE. GREAT TO BE BACK. I'M HAPPY TO BE HERE, AS ALWAYS. I MISSED YOU. I DID. BUT YOU'RE AWAY FOR A GOOD REASON. A VERY GOOD REASON. I'M BACK AS A MRS. SO…
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Sidney Berry hits the jackpot

This spring has ushered in an abundance of blessings for many Rattlers, including one in particular. Sidney Berry had the esteemed pleasure of being selected as 1 of 18 recipients of the first group of Disney Storytellers Scholars in addition to being one of two Rattlers to win an EA Madden scholarship. The Disney scholarship will provide her with…
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Sidney Berry hits the jackpot
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Proponents of casinos beyond existing six racetracks won Legislature round

LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) - Proponents of allowing casinos at more than the six existing horse-racing tracks in Nebraska scored a victory of sorts last week. They helped block advancement of a bill to delay until 2029 a required market study on the impact of casino gambling, including whether it would have a detrimental or positive…
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Proponents of casinos beyond existing six racetracks won Legislature round
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Proponents of expanding casinos beyond existing six racetracks won a round in the Legislature

LINCOLN - Proponents of allowing casinos at more than the six existing horse-racing tracks in Nebraska scored a victory of sorts last week. They helped block advancement of a bill to delay until 2029 a required market study on the impact of casino gambling, including whether it would have a detrimental or positive financial impact on existing…
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Las Vegas History: a Timeline of a Railroad Town to Gambling Mecca

Before Las Vegas was known for slot machines and neon lights, it was a small desert town without much going for it. As recently as 1940, Las Vegas only had 8000 residents. But after World War II, the city expanded rapidly. Organized crime took advantage of the fact Nevada was the only state in America where casino gambling was legal. They made the…
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Las Vegas History: a Timeline of a Railroad Town to Gambling Mecca
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Visit Stadium Swim Circa Hotel in Las Vegas

It emerges like a pixelated oasis in the Nevada desert, one that could easily be a mirage. A towering 143-foot screen, showing any game your heart desires, and at its feet six-count'em, six!-heated rectangular pools. They're spaced in pairs, gently tiered upward, all the better to allow year-round swimsuit-clad revelers unobstructed views of the…
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Visit Stadium Swim Circa Hotel in Las Vegas
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Mega Millions jackpot: Delaware players have won big. What about $1B?

For the second time this year and the fourth time in about four years, the Mega Millions jackpot has surpassed $1 billion, with the pot estimated at $1.1 billion for Tuesday night's drawing. The odds of matching all six numbers - the regular five numbers plus the Mega Ball - are pretty terrible. In fact, you're more likely to get struck by…
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Mega Millions jackpot: Delaware players have won big. What about $1B?
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Which Astrological Signs Of The Zodiac Are Lucky At Gambling?

Players choose different strategies in the casino to win. Some people look for slots with the highest return coefficients, others only play at certain times. There is a separate group of players who trust forecasts. Horoscope, astrology, and luck are interrelated areas. Astrological forecasts can predict people their lucky days. At the same time,…
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Which Astrological Signs Of The Zodiac Are Lucky At Gambling?
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Tilman Fertitta takes Las Vegas

In a city long known for bigger-than-life figures such as mobster Bugsy Siegel, reclusive tycoon Howard Hughes and casino mogul Steve Wynn, Tilman Fertitta is the newest big player on the Las Vegas Strip. The billionaire Texas businessman and owner of Fertitta Entertainment, which owns more than 600 restaurants, hotels, casinos and other…
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Tilman Fertitta takes Las Vegas
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Downtown Vegas adds splashy resort to revitalized mix

LAS VEGAS (CN) - Downtown Las Vegas sees 24 million visitors annually. One might think the area could rest on its laurels and be fat and happy. But that thinking wouldn't take into account Derek Stevens, whose vision and drive has resulted in the first, built-from-the-ground-up casino development downtown in 30 years. Circa Resort & Casino, the…
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Downtown Vegas adds splashy resort to revitalized mix
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Five Famous Las Vegas Casinos

When Las Vegas casinos are mentioned, many people immediately think back to the glamor days of the 1950s, 60s and 70s. No doubt this is because of the multitude of films, TV shows and books about the people and places of that time. These days Las Vegas online casinos, like vegasbetting.com,offer exemplary service and betting opportunities to…
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Five Famous Las Vegas Casinos
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Movers: Apple, Energy Complex, Casino Stocks, Taboola

China unrests are likely to disrupt Apple Inc's supply chains. Taboola.com surged after Yahoo acquired a minority stake. Energy complex stocks traded volatile after crude oil plunged as much as 4% before recovering. Apple Inc declined 2.2% to $144.94 on the worries that the growing unrest in China and at its main contractor Foxconn may create a…
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A video history of Las Vegas implosions

LAS VEGAS (KLAS)- During the 1990s and well into the 2000s, Las Vegas gained a worldwide reputation for imploding older hotels and casinos to make way for newer and bigger resorts. In true Las Vegas tradition, the building implosions were an event - an epic show with each one appearing to out-implode the previous. Between 1993 to 2016, 13 major…
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How Las Vegas Became a Gambling Mecca

Las Vegas was a small railroad town when Nevada formally established it in 1905. Five years after its founding, the U.S. census recorded only 800 residents. Yet by the 1950s, it was known as a gambling tourist haven, where visitors could see a show with celebrities like Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr. in between trips to the baccarat…
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Responsible Gambling Council Plays on Online Gambling Advertising Tropes in Prevention PSA

Ontarians have experienced an onslaught of online sports betting and casino advertising since its regulation in April. With this significant uptick in exposure to online gambling, Responsible Gambling Council has partnered with thinktv and Canada's broadcasters to launch a PSA that educates Ontarians on the importance of minimizing risk if gambling…
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Video history of Las Vegas implosion

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - During the 1990s and well into the 2000s, Las Vegas gained a worldwide reputation for imploding older hotels and casinos with style to make way for newer and bigger resorts. In true Las Vegas tradition, the building implosions were an event - an epic show with each one appearing to out-implode the previous. Between 1993 to 2016,…
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History of Las Vegas implosions

LAS VEGAS (KLAS)- During the 1990s and well into the 2000s, Las Vegas gained a worldwide reputation for imploding older hotels and casinos to make way for newer and bigger resorts. In true Las Vegas tradition, the building implosions were an event - an epic show with each one appearing to out-implode the previous. Between 1993 to 2016, 13 major…
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My 8 Favorite Experiences On Fremont Street In Las Vegas

After Nevada legalized gambling in 1931, the first casinos in Las Vegas proliferated along Fremont Street in the city's downtown region. Then came the end of World War II, and new mega-hotels with glitzy casinos and top-flight entertainment cropped up along Las Vegas Boulevard a few miles away. The Strip, as that corridor is commonly known, soon…
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My 8 Favorite Experiences On Fremont Street In Las Vegas
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New leader takes helm at Atlantic City casino trade group

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - The trade group for Atlantic City's nine casinos named a veteran casino executive as its new president on Thursday. Mark Giannantonio has more than 35 years experience in the casino industry, and has been president and CEO of Resorts casino since 2012. Before that, he was president and CEO of the Tropicana in Atlantic…
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New leader takes helm at Atlantic City casino trade group
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Short Interest in Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS) Decreases By 20.9%

Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS - Get Rating) saw a large decrease in short interest in the month of July. As of July 31st, there was short interest totalling 17560000 shares, a decrease of 20.9% from the July 15th total of 22190000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 7110000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.5 days.…
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Short Interest in Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE:LVS) Decreases By 20.9%
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Bongo's Bingo to bring huge disco bingo party to Aberdeen again

A SUMMER disco bingo celebration will bring a great time to Aberdeen. Bongo's Bingo, returning to the P&J Live for the second time this year, will build on its sell-out success by mashing up traditional bingo, dance-offs and rave intervals. Louise Stewart, head of entertainment, exhibitions and marketing at P&J Live said: "We are really pleased to…
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Bongo's Bingo to bring huge disco bingo party to Aberdeen again
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Analysts Expect Gambling.com Group Limited (NASDAQ:GAMB) to Post $0.02 Earnings Per Share

Equities research analysts predict that Gambling.com Group Limited (NASDAQ:GAMB - Get Rating) will announce earnings per share of $0.02 for the current quarter, according to Zacks Investment Research. Three analysts have issued estimates for Gambling.com Group's earnings. The highest EPS estimate is $0.03 and the lowest is $0.00. Gambling.com Group…
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Analysts Expect Gambling.com Group Limited (NASDAQ:GAMB) to Post $0.02 Earnings Per Share
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UFC Vegas 55 odds: Latest betting lines and gambling guide

UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada, hosts a clash of Bantamweight contenders this Saturday (May 21, 2022) when Holly Holm and Ketlen Vieira get five rounds to settle their differences in UFC Vegas 55's main event. ESPN+ viewers will also get to see potential bangers pitting Michel Pereira and Chidi Njokuani against Santiago Ponzinibbio and Dusko…
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UFC Vegas 55 odds: Latest betting lines and gambling guide
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Frank Sinatra lost teeth in a Las Vegas casino fistfight over massive money fall out

Frank Sinatra was renowned for being a big shot in America throughout the 1950s and 1960s - and with good reason. The iconic singer would attract thousands of fans to wherever he was playing and sold more than 150 million albums across his career. So then, Old Blue Eyes expected to be treated with a certain degree of respect. And most of the time,…
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Frank Sinatra lost teeth in a Las Vegas casino fistfight over massive money fall out
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Montreal wins draft lottery

The Montreal Canadiens are not only hosting the NHL draft in July, they'll have a chance to be the headliners after winning the draft lottery on Tuesday night. The Canadiens followed a turbulent season in which they finished last in the overall standings by retaining the right to the No. 1 pick. The New Jersey Devils shook up the draft order by…
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Montreal wins draft lottery
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The Economics of Crypto Gambling Regulations

There are a variety of techniques to crypto betting and gambling, depending on where you are. However, Japan has taken the most definitive position on this, and we are familiar with the country's past with cryptocurrencies. The House of Representatives of Japan has established a new set of laws on crypto assets as it relates to custodians and…
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The Economics of Crypto Gambling Regulations
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Bruins Daily: Bruins Can Still Move Up; Vegas Misses Playoffs

The Boston Bruins can still grab the third slot in the Atlantic Division if the Tampa Bay Lightning lose outright. The Vegas Golden Knights are officially eliminated from playoff contention. That and more in the latest BHN Bruins Daily: Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins can finish no worse than the first wild card in the Eastern Conference. If…
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Bruins Daily: Bruins Can Still Move Up; Vegas Misses Playoffs
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The Sin City saints who tried to clean up Las Vegas

Driving from Utah to Las Vegas is a singular experience. The dusty scrubland gives way to a gaudy metropolis - a cityscape of misdeeds rising from a desert wasteland. But it's here on I-15 that I get the first glimpse of Sin City's most clean-cut performer. Reflected in my glasses is a single proper noun: " DONNY." After ending a resoundingly…
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The Sin City saints who tried to clean up Las Vegas
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HISTORIC LAS VEGAS NATIONAL OFFERS MORE THAN A MEMORABLE ROUND OF GOLF

LAS VEGAS, NV - The next time you are looking for an enjoyable and memorable golf experience in Las Vegas, consider the golf course that carries the town's name - Las Vegas National. And while you are at it, build in some time to take in the history of not only this 60-year-old track, but also of Vegas golf in general, as the Las Vegas Golf Hall of…
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HISTORIC LAS VEGAS NATIONAL OFFERS MORE THAN A MEMORABLE ROUND OF GOLF
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Celebs who advertise gambling to be out of a job by October

The Committee for Advertising Practice (CAP) has introduced new rules surrounding gambling advertising, banning the use of celebrities, sports stars and social media influencers who may appeal to under-18s. These new rules will need to be followed by October of this year. The power of celebrity has been used to peddle new casino sites for a long…
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Betsul and Vibra Gaming create new instant lottery game concept in Brazil

Betsul and Vibra Gaming announced Wednesday they have jointly launched their lottery product, "Scratch-a-lot", thus strengthening their partnership. In partnership with GLI, an internationally recognized game certification laboratory, Vibra Gaming achieved certification of this new product with GLI 14 standard -instant lottery/finite scratch…
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Betsul and Vibra Gaming create new instant lottery game concept in Brazil
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Frank Sinatra Lost Teeth in a Casino Brawl After a Hit by a ‘High-Ranking Mobster’

Frank Sinatra was a prominent figure in Las Vegas history, so much so that casinos would give him free chips when he visited. When management changed, and his perks ended, Sinatra was not happy. According to one of his friends, the star threw a fit when he could not have the casino privileges afforded to him as they were before. The management was…
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Frank Sinatra Lost Teeth in a Casino Brawl After a Hit by a ‘High-Ranking Mobster’
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It's official: Casino proposal axed by Richmond voters

Richmond voters have rejected the plan for a casino development on the city's Southside. The referendum on Urban One's $565 million casino and resort complex failed in Tuesday's elections, with 51.4 percent of the electorate voting against it. Mayor Levar Stoney, who had thrown his support behind the casino, issued a statement Wednesday morning…
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It's official: Casino proposal axed by Richmond voters
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A Short History of Las Vegas

Few cities capture the imagination like Las Vegas. If a city was a celebrity, it would be a mix of Marilyn Monroe, Lady Gaga, and Gary Busey: beautiful, larger than life, and slightly insane. Las Vegas is a black hole of earthly delights, abandon, and pleasure; a gravitational singularity of sin. After all: what happens in Vegas, stays in…
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A Short History of Las Vegas
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A trip to Las Vegas is enjoyable even without gambling

LAS VEGAS - There has always been a fascination about the western part of our magnificent country - even with its troubled constituency - that brings about an emotional stimulation that excites and mesmerizes. Flying over the Grand Canyon into "Sin City" has an enrapturing effect on your emotions - to see from above this expanse of rugged…
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A trip to Las Vegas is enjoyable even without gambling
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Loran Smith: Las Vegas Musing

There has always been a fascination about the western part of our magnificent country-even with its troubled constituency-that brings about an emotional stimulation that excites and mesmerizes. Flying over the Grand Canyon into "Sin City," has an enrapturing effect on your emotions-to see from above this expanse of rugged landscape, which the…
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Oakland A's could erase Las Vegas history at Tropicana site

The Oakland A's have their preferred site when it comes to a ballpark in Las Vegas. They have reportedly placed an offer on the site of the Tropicana Hotel and Casino, although the dollar amount of the bid remains unknown. It is the clearest sign that the A's are making a strong push to relocate despite their professed desire to remain in…
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Oakland A's could erase Las Vegas history at Tropicana site
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Stalled southwest Las Vegas office project sees new life

A pair of Las Vegas developers have resumed construction of an office project that they tabled after the pandemic hit. Crews are digging trenches, building rebar cages and doing other work for Narrative, located just south of the 215 Beltway between Durango and Buffalo drives in the southwest valley, G2 Capital Development founder Frank Marretti…
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Stalled southwest Las Vegas office project sees new life
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UPDATED: Mayor Stoney releases statement on ' failure of the casino gaming referendum'

Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney issued a statement Wednesday morning "on the failure of the casino gaming referendum." "From the beginning, we said the people would decide. They have spoken, and we must respect their decision," Stoney wrote. "While I believe this was a $565 million opportunity lost to create well-paying jobs, expand opportunity, keep…
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UPDATED: Mayor Stoney releases statement on ' failure of the casino gaming referendum'
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Richmond Voters Reject ONE Casino In Virginia Referendum

ONE was apparently too many for Richmond voters when it came to a casino in Virginia. Voters appear to have rejected the construction of a $565 million casino with retail sports betting available in the state's third-largest city, with "No" votes receiving 51.44% of the vote and "Yes" votes receiving 48.56% as of 10:39 p.m. EDT on Tuesday night.…
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Richmond Voters Reject ONE Casino In Virginia Referendum
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Winning Lotto numbers revealed as Saturday jackpot now HUGE rollover of £11.1million

TONIGHT's National Lottery jackpot draw saw no winners scoop the top prize - meaning Saturday's jackpot is now a whopping £11.1million. Wednesday's winning numbers were 08, 20, 22, 39, 47 and 48 with a bonus ball of 16. And the Thunderball results were 06, 07, 15, 22 and 38, while the Thunderball itself was 01. But as no one claimed the Lotto…
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Winning Lotto numbers revealed as Saturday jackpot now HUGE rollover of £11.1million
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Illinois Gaming Board selects two finalists for Chicago Southland casino

llinois officials have narrowed the number of proposals for a new casino in Chicago's south suburbs to just two. One of the bids would see the creation of a venue near the border of Homewood and East Hazel Crest, proposed by Alabama-based Wind Creek Hospitality; while the second one would locate it in Matteson, pitched by Hinsdale businessman Rob…
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Gambling software firm Banach Technology sold in $43m deal

Dublin-headquartered gambling software company Technology has been acquired in a $43 million (€36 million) deal by an Irish subsidiary of Australian online bookmaker. Banach is a sportsbook solutions provider that has developed a proprietary risk-management platform and quantitative-driven trading models for operators. It was founded by, , and, who…
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Gambling software firm Banach Technology sold in $43m deal
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Indiana The Talk Of Southland Cook County Casino License Applicants

About the only thing missing from presentations Wednesday by the four applicants for a casino license in Southland Cook County was the declaration of the childhood phrase, "One, two, three, four, I declare a border war!" The promise to keep gaming tax revenue dollars in Illinois and out of Indiana while building communities was a prevailing theme…
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Indiana The Talk Of Southland Cook County Casino License Applicants
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Casino referendum campaigns ramp up ahead of Election Day next month

Richmond voters are barrelling toward a decision about whether the One Casino will rise. Urban media magnate Alfred Liggins says his plans for a $565 million casino resort with a 250-room luxury hotel off I-95 can transform a part of south Richmond that residents and city leaders say has been neglected for far too long. Critics, however, say that…
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Casino referendum campaigns ramp up ahead of Election Day next month
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How Richmond will benefit from the proposed ONE Casino + Resort

Alfred Liggins is betting on Richmond voters to join him in bringing a major new private sector economic development project to the city. ONE Casino+ Resort, Liggins' 565 million-dollar proposal in South Richmond, will ultimately include a 250-room 4-Star luxury hotel and a 100000-square-foot gaming floor. The resort will also have a 3000-capacity…
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How Richmond will benefit from the proposed ONE Casino + Resort
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PETER SHILTON: I couldn't save myself from gambling away my millions

Even now I can see my dad running like hell towards us at the fairground with a huge grin on his face. He'd had a last, big bet on a horse race on the final day of our holiday in Mablethorpe. 'I've won!' he shouted. Ironically - given I was only about nine years old - I was in the arcade at the time. Though I could tell my mum didn't always…
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PETER SHILTON: I couldn't save myself from gambling away my millions
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How did the 1964 Democratic National Convention change Atlantic City?

ATLANTIC CITY - Nov. 2 marks the 40th anniversary of the vote that brought casinos to Atlantic City, a milestone that comes as a vote next month could bring more casinos to New Jersey. But the seeds for casino gaming here were planted more than a decade before, in 1964, when the city hosted the Democratic National Convention at Boardwalk…
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How did the 1964 Democratic National Convention change Atlantic City?
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Pittsburgh-born mob front man and 1970s casino boss dies at 79

MYSTERY WIRE - One of the most important figures in the history of organized crime died quietly in Southern California a few days ago. Allen Glick was once considered to be the boy wonder of the Nevada casino industry, but in reality, was a front man for the mob. Allen R. Glick's initials - A.R.G - inspired the name of his company, Argent…
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Pittsburgh-born mob front man and 1970s casino boss dies at 79
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Allen Glick, mob front man and 1970’s casino boss, has died

MYSTERY WIRE - One of the most important figures in the history of organized crime died quietly in Southern California a few days ago. Allen Glick was once considered to be the boy wonder of the Nevada casino industry, but in reality, was a front man for the mob. Allen R. Glick's initials - A.R.G - inspired the name of his company, Argent…
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Allen Glick, mob front man and 1970’s casino boss, has died
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Letter: Las Vegas is fertile ground for Halsey country music

The Jim Halsey Co. pioneered name Country music artists as main attractions in Las Vegas and Reno where casinos prevailed. First, Hank Thompson and his Brazos Valley Boys, Wanda Jackson and then Roy Clark played weeks out of each year. Long term deals were made at the famous Golden Nugget Casino and Saloon in downtown Las Vegas. The famous Las…
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Letter: Las Vegas is fertile ground for Halsey country music
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7 Things To Know About Urban One's New Casino In Richmond, Virginia

Black-owned media conglomerate Urban One is expanding yet again. This time it's not another media outlet but a casino based in Richmond, Virginia. The One Casino Resort is still in the planning stages but will take Urban One into a different business sector. Newly divorced, single mother Cathy Hughes founded Urban One (formerly Radio One) in 1980…
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7 Things To Know About Urban One's New Casino In Richmond, Virginia
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What’s Your Favorite Las Vegas Movie?

Las Vegas is the home of gambling in the USA, and the heart of the casino world in the U.S. The format for American sports-betting lines was invented by Nevada bookmakers, and Las Vegas is host to the annual World Series of Poker, a series of poker tournaments culminating in the $10000 buy-in WSOP main event, where a world poker champion is…
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What’s Your Favorite Las Vegas Movie?
San Antonio Express-News

Las Vegas Sands went all in on legalizing casinos in Texas. Here's why the multimillion-dollar effort did not make it far this session.

In its effort to bring casinos to Texas, Las Vegas Sands - the gaming empire started by the late Republican megadonor Sheldon Adelson - hired an army of lobbyists and spent millions more on TV ads, all after an election season in which Adelson's largesse was key in helping the state's Republicans remain in power. But the gargantuan undertaking…
Law
Las Vegas Sands went all in on legalizing casinos in Texas. Here's why the multimillion-dollar effort did not make it far this session.
Pahrump Valley Times

A’s Las Vegas ballpark sites list grows, 3rd trip planned

The list of possible sites for a major league ballpark in the Las Vegas Valley ballooned to more than 20 during a two-day stop in Southern Nevada for the Oakland Athletics ownership group. A's owner John Fisher and team president Dave Kaval toured sites around the valley in their second visit to Southern Nevada. But instead of narrowing the list of…
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A’s Las Vegas ballpark sites list grows, 3rd trip planned
The Nevada Independent

Resorts World unveiling ‘seems like an old-school Las Vegas resort opening’

The comparisons between the opening of Resorts World Las Vegas and the launch of The Mirage almost 32 years ago can't be ignored. Like its predecessor, the $4.3 billion Resorts World ends a decade-long lull of new Las Vegas Strip hotel-casino development. When it opened in 1989, The Mirage was the Strip's first all-new casino resort in 15…
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Resorts World unveiling ‘seems like an old-school Las Vegas resort opening’
Downbeach

Pandemic worse than Great Recession; recovery depends on casino industry

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP - As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the greater Atlantic City metropolitan area had the third largest employment decline in the nation in 2020, at almost 16%. The leisure and hospitality sector saw an almost 35% decline in employment. But early signs of post-pandemic recovery should mean good news for the Atlantic City and…
Covid
Pandemic worse than Great Recession; recovery depends on casino industry
The CT Mirror

Connecticut House votes 122-21 to legalize online gambling

Connecticut reached a tipping point in its long, complicated relationship with gambling Thursday as the House voted 122-21 for a bill that would make casino games, sports betting and lottery sales available to any adult with an internet connection. After years of false starts, the measure is the first comprehensive update of gambling laws since the…
Law
Connecticut House votes 122-21 to legalize online gambling
Chicago Tribune

Column: Newly opened Hard Rock casino already attracting curious guests, serious gamblers from across the country

Venessa Hosea-Jones had one thought in mind as she entered the new Hard Rock Northern Indiana Casino. "My hometown is Gary, and I'm back on vacation at this new casino," she told me. "I don't gamble much, but I had to come back home and see this new casino. I just wanted to look around." We stood in line together while entering the $300 million…
Sports
Column: Newly opened Hard Rock casino already attracting curious guests, serious gamblers from across the country
KTNV Las Vegas

Take a look inside the newest resort to open in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - It's official. Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas' newest hotel-casino, has opened its doors to guests. "It's more about our employees and our team members and Las Vegas," said Richard "Boz" Bosworth, president and CEO of JC Hospitality. Bosworth points out the grand opening puts 1600 people back to work in Las Vegas and the surrounding…
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Take a look inside the newest resort to open in Las Vegas
KPVI

Aristocrat Gaming™ Named an Official Partner of the Las Vegas Aviators®

LAS VEGAS, April 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Aristocrat Gaming™ and the Las Vegas Aviators have hit a home run with a new partnership announced today. The partnership makes Aristocrat an official partner of the Aviators and Las Vegas Ballpark, further deepening Aristocrat's commitment to its host community of Las Vegas. As a proud partner, Aristocrat…
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Downtown’s Circa reveals stunning views of Las Vegas at Legacy Club

The ode to the city's casino greats sits on the 60th floor of the resort with killer views of the Strip The outdoor patio with fire pits and a view at Legacy Club | Circa [Official Site] Downtown's new Circa continues to reveal its new outlets with Legacy Club, the swanky lounge at the top of its 458-foot tower opening on December 28. The lounge…
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Downtown’s Circa reveals stunning views of Las Vegas at Legacy Club
Casino Reports

Play'n GO Unveils Thrilling Agent Destiny Comic Book Slot

Play'n GO prepares for a busy year ahead, as it recently unveiled its latest slot title that would entertain individuals around the globe. Agent Destiny is here to stay and make your days even more exciting while you gamble online, especially if you're among the millions of fans of James Bond and mysteries. It brings the spirit of the 50s and 60s…
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Play'n GO Unveils Thrilling Agent Destiny Comic Book Slot