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Las Vegas Could be Game for Atari-Themed Casino Resort
Posted on: January 17, 2024, 03:28h. Last updated on: January 17, 2024, 03:29h. Las Vegas may be getting an Atari-themed resort. It’s an idea that’s been paddled around since 2020, and the game is apparently not over yet. A spokeperson for the videogame pioneer told the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Wednesday that the company is “in talks with land partners…
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Bally’s Name Officially Adorns Former Trump Golf Course in Bronx
Posted on: January 14, 2024, 05:00h. Last updated on: January 14, 2024, 02:04h. The golf course in the Bronx, NY that formerly bore the Trump name is officially “Bally Links,” named for the regional casino operator. Bally’s Links in the Bronx, NY. The golf course officially dropped the Trump name Thursday. (Image: NY1) The change occurred Thursday and with that,…
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MGM Pays $54 Million For 1.62 Acres Of Strip Land
Posted on: January 11, 2024, 03:20h. Last updated on: January 11, 2024, 03:20h. MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) quietly purchased 1.62 acres of land on the Las Vegas Strip last May. A Google Earth image of Las Vegas Strip land recently acquired by MGM. The operator paid $54 million for the 1.62 acres. (Image: Las Vegas Review-Journal) The property is…
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Genting Singapore Could Bid For Thailand Casino Permit
Posted on: January 8, 2024, 03:22h. Last updated on: January 8, 2024, 03:40h. Genting Singapore could emerge as a contender for a Thailand casino license should the government there approve integrated resorts. The Grand Palace in Bangkok. Genting Singapore could bid for a Thai casino license. (Image: Getty Images) In a recent report to clients, Maybank analyst Samuel Yin Shao…
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iGaming Bad for New Jersey Economy, Study Claims
Posted on: January 5, 2024, 02:34h. Last updated on: January 5, 2024, 02:57h. Online gambling has had a net negative impact on New Jersey’s economy, a new study claims. New Jersey’s gambling industry hit peak 2016 highs in 2022 with the help of the online gambling sector. But a new report suggests this may be a mirage. (Image: NJ.com) The…
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Stake.com to Sponsor Sauber F1 Team
Posted on: January 2, 2024, 03:02h. Last updated on: January 2, 2024, 03:02h. Cryptocurency casino operator Stake.com announced it procured the naming rights for Swiss Formula One (F1) team Sauber. Canadian rapper Drake in an ad for Stake.com. The cryptocurrency casino operator is sponsoring the Sauber F1 team for 2024 and 2025. (Image: Stake.com) For the previous five seasons, the…
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Christmas Delivers Macau Casinos Presents With Strong Visitation
Posted on: December 30, 2023, 02:11h. Last updated on: December 29, 2023, 06:12h. Christmas isn’t exactly a major holiday in China, but Macau, one of two Special Administrative Regions (SARs) belonging to the People’s Republic, was nonetheless busy on Dec. 25 and its surrounding days. Travelers in Macau pose for photographs with the city’s Christmas tree on Dec. 23, 2023.…
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Tommy Smothers: Las Vegas Loses Another Icon to 2023
Posted on: December 27, 2023, 03:18h. Last updated on: December 27, 2023, 03:32h. Tommy Smothers, the elder half of legendary comedy duo the Smothers Brothers, died Tuesday at his home in Santa Rosa, Calif. following a battle with lung cancer. He was 86. Television and Las Vegas icon Tommy Smothers, shown in 2010, died the day after Christmas at age…
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Poker Champ Claims He Was Kidnapped by Gang in Extortion Plot
Posted on: December 24, 2023, 11:50h. Last updated on: December 24, 2023, 11:50h. The FBI is reportedly investigating claims made by the family of mid-stakes poker champ George Janssen that he was kidnapped and held captive for more than a month. George Janssen wins the Mid-States Poker Tour $1,600 Main Event at the Venetian in Las Vegas on Sept. 10,…
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7 Craziest Failed Las Vegas Projects
Posted on: December 21, 2023, 03:17h. Last updated on: December 21, 2023, 03:26h. The Las Vegas skyline is already insane. It features a half-scale Eiffel Tower, a roller coaster that screams past the Statue of Liberty’s head, and an Egyptian sphinx 46 feet taller than the real one. The Strip just debuted an globular concert venue wrapped in the world’s…
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