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Aussie Soccer Team Suffers Vegas Hangover
Posted on: March 29, 2024, 05:02h. Last updated on: March 29, 2024, 05:23h. Fallout from an end-of-season recreational trip to Las Vegas late last year has resulted in the separation of more than one member of Australia’s Brisbane Lions soccer team from their romantic partners, reports Britain’s Daily Mail. Every member of the Brisbane Lions is smiling in this photo…
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Bally’s Credit Rating Downgraded Further Into Junk Status
Posted on: March 26, 2024, 04:36h. Last updated on: March 26, 2024, 05:04h. Bally’s (NYSE: BALY) credit rating was downgraded further into junk territory and the outlook on that grade was lowered to “negative” from “stable” by Moody’s Investors Service on Monday. Bally’s temporary Chicago casino at Medinah Temple. The operator’s credit rating was lowered by Moody’s. (Image: Axios Chicago)…
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Improper Roulette Play Leads to Charges
Posted on: March 20, 2024, 05:08h. Last updated on: March 20, 2024, 05:08h. Four arrests have taken place after two nefarious roulette plots recently came to light in different locations. A roulette wheel, pictured above. Two roulette plots led to arrests. (Image: Investors Digest) A cheating scheme occurred at a roulette table at Rivers Casino Pittsburgh and unrelated tampering occurred…
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Diamond Inn Auction Fails to Find Buyer for Las Vegas Strip Motel
Posted on: March 17, 2024, 03:27h. Last updated on: March 17, 2024, 03:27h. An auction for the former Diamond Inn Motel on the Las Vegas Strip’s southern end failed to find a buyer willing to pony up the $12.5 million minimum asking price. An aerial view of the shuttered Diamond Inn in Las Vegas. A recent auction for the motel…
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Iran Breaks Up Vast Online Gambling Network, Points Finger at UK
Posted on: March 11, 2024, 04:57h. Last updated on: March 11, 2024, 05:11h. Iran’s Intelligence Ministry said Saturday it had “identified and destroyed” the largest organized online gambling and betting network that targeted citizens of the Islamic Republic. Iran claims that the Nitro Bet network operated with the tacit approval of the British government. (Image: Reuters) The ministry accused the…
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Would You Pay $400 for a Roundtrip Train Ride from Rancho Cucamonga to Vegas?
Posted on: March 8, 2024, 04:06h. Last updated on: March 8, 2024, 04:06h. Commuting back and forth from Southern California by high-speed rail won’t only take longer than flying, it was revealed this week, but it will also cost more. An undated rendering depicts the Brightline West high-speed rail train from Las Vegas to Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Image: Brightline West)…
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Casino Revenue Cools Across County, Declines Felt Nationwide
Posted on: February 19, 2024, 03:48h. Last updated on: February 19, 2024, 03:48h. While Nevada and Las Vegas maintained the strong 2023 casino revenue momentum into 2024, regional gaming properties across the country saw gross gaming revenue (GGR) decline to begin the new year. A rather empty casino floor is seen at Resorts World Catskills in Upstate New York. January…
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Atlantic City Casino Revenue Starts 2024 Slow
Posted on: February 16, 2024, 04:02h. Last updated on: February 16, 2024, 04:02h. Atlantic City casinos got off to a cold start in 2024, as January brick-and-mortar gross gaming revenue (GGR) dipped more than 3%. The Atlantic City Boardwalk is seen in late December 2023. Atlantic City casino revenue disappointed in January 2024, as the new year began with gross…
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Queens Casino Backers Pledge $1B In Community Perks
Posted on: February 13, 2024, 03:41h. Last updated on: February 13, 2024, 04:01h. New York Mets owner Steve Cohen is promising to deliver $1 billion in community benefits if New York regulators approve his plan to bring a casino hotel to Queens. Citi Field in Queens, home of the New York Mets. Queens casino backers are pledging $1 billion in…
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Anti-Abortion Activist Climbs Sphere in Las Vegas
Posted on: February 7, 2024, 02:15h. Last updated on: February 7, 2024, 02:50h. A pro-life activist climbed to the top of the Sphere in Las Vegas on Wednesday morning. Maison Des Champs, a 23-year-old free-climber and anti-abortion activist who calls himself the “Pro-Life Spiderman,” free-climbed to the top of the 367-foot-tall concert venue where he walked around and livestreamed an…
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