Zac Brown stunned Las Vegas observers by announcing that his Zac Brown Band will be the next to ascend to a vaunted residency at the Sphere. Not Harry Styles, as previously rumored. Not the Eagles. Not Beyonce.
Zac Brown and his country band may perform the next full Sphere residency after U2’s and Dead & Company’s. (Image: Rolling...Poker Player Doug Polk’s Plan for Largest Texas Cardroom Up in Smoke
The City of Farmers Branch, a Dallas suburb, has passed on the chance to host Texas’ largest poker room. On Tuesday, the city council voted 4-1 against an ordinance that would have legalized cardrooms, paving the way for the proposed venue.
Poker’s Doug Polk, above, wanted to bring a 47,000-square-foot cardroom to the City of Farmers Branch, Texas, ...Resorts World Las Vegas Alleged Murderer Pleads Not Guilty
A former professional wrestler and two-time Congressional candidate entered a not-guilty plea on Wednesday in connection with a Resorts World Las Vegas homicide case.
Daniel Rodimer, at right, when he worked as a wrestler. He’s now facing a murder charge in Las Vegas. (Image: WWE)Daniel Rodimer, 45, who now resides in Texas, announced the...
Cost to Get to EDC Music Festival in Vegas May be Even Higher than Some Attendees
If you found it hard to pay the $649 that Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC) organizers are charging for general admission passes to this year’s electronic music festival, yet took the plunge anyway, we’ve got some bad news about getting to and from the Las Vegas Motor Speedway on May 17, 18, and 19.
DJs performing at EDC 2024 include Martin Garrix,...Wynn Expects $900M UAE Spend, Interested in Thailand Casino
Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN) expects to contribute approximately $900 million to the Wynn Al Marjan Island integrated resort in Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Wynn and Encore on the Las Vegas Strip. The operator said it will spend $900 million in the United Arab Emirates and that it’s interested in a Thailand casino. (Image: Luxury...Negatively Affected Vegas Businesses Float Petition to Stop F1 Race
A new Change.org petition calls on the Clark County Commission to deny a special use permit to F1, which is scheduled to stage its second Las Vegas Grand Prix on the Las Vegas Strip from Nov. 21-23.
Las Vegas small business owners who claim $30M in revenue losses are attempting to stop the goliath F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix, which claimed an economic...2023 Sports Betting State Tax Revenue Jumps 35 Percent to $2.5B
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...
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