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The first and only casino in Chicago opened last month to much fanfare, but the restaurants and bars have surprisingly remained mostly a mystery. Food and drink have long been a lure in gambling culture, culminating in celebrity chef restaurants around the world from Las Vegas to Macao. Bally's Casino Chicago, temporarily housed at the historic…

With very little fanfare Nova Scotia launched their online casino on Thursday. Nova Scotia Gaming Corporation CEO Bob MacKinnon says they did not advertise the launch as they are not really trying to promote the platform, "There are 2000 online gaming companies and none of them except us pay taxes in Nova Scotia or redirect their profits back into…

But the world was a very different place in 2012, when Packer unveiled his grand plans with NSW premier Barry O'Farrell, and talkback radio king Alan Jones, providing the backing chorus. The casino mogul was still educating his fellow Crown investors, various state governments, and Australians at large, about the new phenomenon of Chinese tourists…

There's considerable excitement around Ontario's plan to privatize online gambling, but also a lot of confusion. The launch of the first sites operating under the new system will take place on April 4. However, many Canadians aren't clear on the status of online gambling under Canadian law to begin with. Some may not know what options they have…

On October 23-which will mark what would be Pablo Picasso's 140th birthday-MGM and Sotheby's will host an auction of the works by the late Spanish artist at the infamous Bellagio Hotel, Art Net News reports. The sale is expected to fetch at least $100 million, thanks to its selection of 11 paintings, works on paper, and ceramics made between 1919…

Globally, the gambling industry is thriving and each year, it continuously grows as casino gaming starts to be less taboo and more popular than ever. In Canada alone, the growth of the online casino sector alone has reached over 70 percent in the last two years. This makes Canada one of the leading countries in terms of growth in gambling. This is…