The 38 states and the District of Columbia where sports betting is legal and operational saw their respective tax benefits increase greatly last year.
Sports bettors place bets at the Westgate SuperBook during the 2018 NCAA March Madness college basketball tournament. States that allow sports gambling received almost $2.5 billion in tax revenue...Stanley Ho’s Hong Kong Mansion Goes on Sale for $383M
The mansion where late Macau gambling tycoon Stanley Ho lived with his first wife, Clementina Leitão, is on the market for HK$3 billion (US$383 million).
Stanley Ho pictured outside the property in the 1980’s. The mansion has reportedly fallen into disrepair since the death of his first wife, Clementina Leitão, 20 years ago. (Image: SCMP)The...
Star Casino Gambler Fled to China After Fake Chips Discovered
A gambler who used “exceptionally high-grade counterfeit chips” in an attempt to defraud Sydney’s Star Casino last month sprinted from the premises and escaped on a flight to China just hours later, Australia’s Daily Telegraph reports.
The Star Casino Sydney, above. Police speculate that the suspect in a chip counterfeiting case may have been...1 Main Capital Bullish on Caesars Entertainment Stock
Shares of Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ: CZR) are down 24.64% year-to-date while the S&P 500 is higher by 7.57%, but some members of the buy-side community are enthusiastic about the casino operator’s prospects.
Flamingo on the Las Vegas Strip. 1 Main Capital is bullish on operator Caesars Entertainment stock. (Image: Vegas Means Business)In a...
Dave & Buster's Plan to Incorporate Betting Draws Pushback
Dave & Buster’s made headlines last week after announcing plans to incorporate peer-to-peer in-app betting for its arcade games. The news resulted in concerns and pushback from state gaming regulators and lawmakers who question whether such wagering violates gambling laws.
A guest at Dave & Buster’s shoots hoops at an arcade in...WrestleMania Returning to Vegas After 32 Years
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) announced on Saturday that professional wrestling’s biggest event will be held in Las Vegas in 2025. WrestleMania XLI will place its chokehold on Allegiant Stadium over two nights, April 19 and 20.
The graphic accompanying Saturday’s announcement. (Image: WWE)It will be the annual event’s first time in Sin C...
As It Demolishes Tropicana Las Vegas, Bally's Seeks to Keep Its Gaming License Active
The Bally’s Corporation, owner of former Tropicana Las Vegas casino resort, will ask the Clark County Board of Commissioners to keep its gaming license active for at least two more years. It will make the request at the board’s public meeting next Tuesday, according to a report in the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
Remnants of the Tropicana’s...Nassau County Working On New Coliseum Lease For Sands
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said earlier this week his office is working on amended lease agreement between the county and Las Vegas Sands that could smooth the gaming efforts to win one of three downstate casino licenses in New York.
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman. He said the county is working on a new lease agreement for...Bally's Not Rushing Trop Call, Chicago On Pace For Q3 26 Debut
On its first-quarter earnings conference call this evening, Bally’s (NYSE: BALY) told analysts it’s not rushing the issue of redeveloping the site of the Tropicana Las Vegas and that it expects its permanent Chicago casino will open in the third quarter of 2026 as planned.
The Tropicana Las Vegas. Bally’s said it’s not rushing to make a...Nevada State Troopers’ Deaths on Highway Lead to Guilty Plea
A defendant — charged in the deaths of two Nevada state troopers on Interstate 15 in Las Vegas last November — entered a guilty plea in court on Tuesday.
Jemarcus Williams, pictured above in a courtroom last year. He pleaded guilty this week to a crash which killed two Nevada state troopers. (Image: Las Vegas Sun)Jemarcus Williams, 46,...
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