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Warriors, Bucks Favored as NBA Playoffs Reach Conference Finals Stage
And then there were four left in the NBA Playoffs. The NBA Conference Finals begin on Tuesday with Golden State hosting Portland for the Western Conference title. It’s the fifth consecutive trip...
Missouri Senator Proposes Banning Loot Boxes, ‘Pay-to-Win’ Features from Video Games
Senator Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) says he is planning to introduce a bill that would ban “manipulative” features in video games marketed at children, including loot boxes and other “pay-to-win” features. Loot boxes...
Macau Gaming Industry Feeling Pressure From Casino Markets Throughout Asia
The Macau gaming industry – the richest casino hub on the planet – could be feeling the pinch of expanded and new gambling markets in Asian countries. Gross gaming revenue (GGR) in...
FanDuel Sports-Betting Growth Helps Paddy Power Betfair Forget Headwinds at Home
For Paddy Power Betfair, the liberalization of the US sports betting markets came at just the right moment. While the UK gambling sector is beginning to feel the pinch of tightened regulations...
Train Service Likely To Resume Between Thailand and Cambodia’s Gambling Destination of Poipet
Poipet Cambodia -- which now has some 22 casinos -- may be easier to travel to for foreign visitors with plans to provide rail service from Thailand, helping to boost gambling revenue...
James Packer’s New $200 Million ‘Giga-Yacht’ Ready for Maiden Voyage — And It’s Bigger than Steve Wynn’s
They say money can’t buy happiness, and billionaire casino mogul James Packer’s recent descent into the doldrums would seem to attest to that. The tycoon resigned from the Crown Resorts board last...
Hard Rock, Genting Pursuing Crown Resorts Takeover Following Wynn Fallout
Hard Rock International and Genting Group are both exploring a takeover of Crown Resorts, the Australian casino giant that is actively pursuing offers. Following Wynn Resorts' abrupt termination of discussions with the...
PointsBet U.S. Announces New Sports Betting Policy to Attract Sharps, Seeks to Expand
PointsBet U.S. announced on Wednesday it would enforce a new policy aimed at attracting professional and other high dollar bettors to make their sports betting wagers in an American market. Effective immediately,...
Wynn Resorts Separates From Security Chief James Stern Over Steve Wynn Spying Admission
Wynn Resorts has parted ways with its VP of corporate security, James Stern, following his testimony in front of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) that he spied on former employees on behalf...
High Roller Won’t Pay $41.5 Million Baccarat Loss Because ‘Dealer Made Mistakes’
A Singaporean baccarat whale who was flown into Star Gold Coast Casino on its private jet in the hope that he would drop millions at its high-stakes tables initially didn’t disappoint. According...