GAMBLING
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Maryland iGaming Bill Filed, State Voters Would Have Final Say
Posted on: January 7, 2025, 09:07h. Last updated on: January 7, 2025, 09:16h. Legislation to authorize online casino gambling in Maryland was filed this week by the same House lawmaker who last year unsuccessfully fought for internet casinos and table games. Maryland Del. Vanessa Atterbeary (D) is pushing to legalize iGaming for a second consecutive year. State voters would have…
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Missing Nevada Teen Leads To Desert Search, Lots of Concern
Posted on: January 4, 2025, 09:04h. Last updated on: January 4, 2025, 09:04h. Volunteers and police officers continue to search the desert near Las Vegas this weekend for a Henderson, Nev. teenager who left home after a family dispute and could be without food or water. Jennaleah Hin, pictured above. The teen left home and is the subject of a…
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Secret Vegas Hacks to Drastically Cut the Cost of Your Next Visit
Posted on: January 1, 2025, 07:55h. Last updated on: December 31, 2024, 03:32h. Remember when you could visit Las Vegas without refinancing your home? While you can’t turn back the clock to the days of cheap buffets, free parking and comped hotel rooms for gambling $100, there are some money-saving hacks that most tourist don’t know about — and that…
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Single Ticket Wins $1.269B Mega Millions Jackpot
Posted on: December 28, 2024, 11:36h. Last updated on: December 28, 2024, 11:36h. A single ticket matched last night’s Mega Millions drawing to claim the ninth-richest jackpot in the history of the United States. The Circle K convenience store in California’s Cottonwood was where a Mega Millions ticket that won a $1.269 billion jackpot was sold. The winner has one…
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Mega Millions Jackpot Keeps Rolling Through Holidays
Posted on: December 26, 2024, 09:03h. Last updated on: December 26, 2024, 09:03h. Mega Millions didn’t deliver a life-changing gift on Christmas Eve, as no ticket matched all six drawn numbers on Tuesday night. The Mega Millions jackpot for Friday, Dec. 27, is an estimated $1.15 billion. The advertised jackpot is the amount the winner would win should they choose…
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Mandalay Bay Restaurant Workers Vote to Unionize
Posted on: December 23, 2024, 09:08h. Last updated on: December 23, 2024, 09:08h. Employees at Las Vegas’ Citizens Kitchen & Bar recently overwhelmingly chose to affiliate with the Culinary Union. It’s located inside the MGM Resorts’ Mandalay Bay casino. Las Vegas’ Citizens Kitchen & Bar, pictured above. Workers voted to unionize. (Image: The Las Vegas Travel Guide) News of the…
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VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: The Traveling Welcome to Las Vegas Sign
Posted on: December 20, 2024, 08:13h. Last updated on: December 18, 2024, 10:46h. EDITOR’S NOTE: “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes new entries every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on Jan. 22, 2024. We busted the myth that the Las Vegas Strip has official boundaries last month. In that edition, we mentioned that the…
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McGregor Announces Logan Paul Fight Before UFC Return
Posted on: December 17, 2024, 09:11h. Last updated on: December 17, 2024, 09:11h. UFC president Dana White says there will be several “big fights” on the card for 2025 that will surprise people. Image/AP For those hoping for a Conor McGregor return to the UFC Octagon in 2025, especially after comments by UFC president Dana White this past weekend about…
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Jackpot Announces Expansion Into Ontario
Posted on: December 14, 2024, 07:43h. Last updated on: December 14, 2024, 07:47h. Vancouver-based Jackpot Digital Inc. capped off an eventful week with the news the company has locked down a license to operate in the Ontario casino market. Jackpot Digital announces it has received an Ontario license to market electronic table games to casinos in the province. Image/Jackpot Facebook Ontario…
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New Zealand to Ban Greyhound Racing
Posted on: December 10, 2024, 06:42h. Last updated on: December 10, 2024, 06:42h. New Zealand, one of just five countries in which commercial greyhound racing still exists, is set to ban the sport, citing concerns over the welfare of dogs. New Zealand’s government will allow a 20-month transition period as it seeks to rehome some 2,900 racing greyhounds. (Image: Wikimedia…
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