Nevada had its first $1 billion-plus month in well over a year in May 2015, due to the influence of the Floyd Mayweather-Manny Pacquiao boxing match. According to the Nevada Gaming Control Board, May 2015 showed a 3.3% increase over May 2014. The bump in gaming revenues came despite the
Famed golfer Phil Mickelson is part of a federal investigation into an illegal sports betting operation, though he is not accused of a crime. According to ESPN's Outside The Lines program, Mickelson made nearly $3 million in payments to an intermediary in "an illegal gambling operation which accepted and placed
On Thursday, Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio defended his support of the anti-online gambling bill, Restore America's Wire Act. Senator Rubio also said his support of RAWA had nothing to do with his run for president or any alleged desire to solicit Sheldon Adelson's political donations. The Washington Post has
Saipan's Best Sunshine International Casino plans to hire 180 experience U.S. casino workers, including dealers, cashiers, and shift managers. Saipan is a commonwealth of the United States, located in the Marianas Island chain. The inhabitants of the island of 48,220 people are considered U.S. citizens and the island is governed
Tomorrow is the first day the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals is set to rule on the longstanding New Jersey sports betting case. The decision should go a long way to setting federal policies on sports gambling for years to come. The case stems from a lawsuit filed in October
CNBC financial gury and show host Jim Cramer recently launched the rumor that MGM Resorts and Wynn Resorts "might merge". The blogosphere lit up with discussions of the subject, while serious analysts laughed off the idea. Given the prominence of the source and the reaction, several attempts to analyze such
Jim Murren, the Chairman and CEO of MGM Resorts International, said he does not expect to build any more casinos in Las Vegas during his time with the Strip's biggest gaming company. With Bellagio, Mandalay Bay, The Mirage, CityCenter, and MGM Grand as a Las Vegas Strip properties for his
Kirk Kerkorian, the Armenian-American billionaire who helped transform Las Vegas into the gambling capital it is today, died this week at the age of 98. Kirk Kerkorian was the man who made MGM Resorts into one of the world's leading international gaming corporations, while creating the concept of the "mega-resort".
The Oregon Lottery is replacing old video lottery machines with new VLMs and the move is causing gambling recovery advocates to protest. The rollout of the state-of-the-art machines promises players the ability to play more games at one time, while betting less money on each of those games. Casual readers
Despite the Golden State Warriors' NBA Finals victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers last night, Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook has already installed the Cavs as the early 9:4 favorites to win the 2016 NBA Championship. The line was set only hours after the Warriors beat the Cavaliers in Game Six of
Two member of the Genovese Crime Family of the American mafia were sentenced to prison terms for operating an illegal sports betting operation. The two men, Dominick J. Barone and Eric Patten, were setentced in a federal court in Newawk, New Jersey on June 16. U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman
While IGT and Bally Technologies were being bought for several billion dollars apiece, the number 3 slot machine manufacturer continues to operate as an independent force in the gaming industry. Jamie Odell of Aristocrat Leisure Ltd. recently gave an interview in which he said his company won't be satisfied simply
