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Singapore Casinos Join Coronavirus Closure Cadre, Shuttering Through May 4
Marina Bay Sands (MBS) and Resorts World Sentosa – Singapore's two integrated resorts – will close starting April 7 through May 4, as the city-state bolsters its efforts to ward off the...
Video Gambling, Sweepstakes Machines Generate Controversy in Illinois
The Chicago suburb of Rolling Meadows, Illinois is considering limiting the number of video gambling locations to about a dozen, as the nearby Windy City could legalize the machines, according to news...
Caesars Execs Receive $535K in Stock Awards, Compensation Greatly Reduced by Pandemic
Caesars Entertainment paid out on annual stock awards to several executives this week. But the value of the compensation was much lower due to the economic downfall inflamed by the COVID-19 pandemic....
Vietnam’s Casinos Closed Due to Coronavirus, Residents Restricted
Vietnamese gambling properties have shuttered for 15 days starting today because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report from Vietnam News Agency, a state news service. Among the venues closed is...
Former MGM Resorts CEO Jim Murren Gives Nevada Coronavirus Task Force Update
Jim Murren, the former CEO of MGM Resorts who expedited his planned resignation from the casino company earlier this month to head the Nevada COVID-19 task force, provided an update on Monday...
Fifteen Dead in Clark County From Coronavirus, Caesars Laid Off Workers Prior to State Shutdown
The Clark County death count from COVID-19 now stands at 15, the Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) saying another resident died Sunday from the coronavirus. Similar to states across the nation, the...
President Trump Extends Social Distancing To April 30, Casinos Likely Shut Down Until Then
President Donald Trump said in his daily COVID-19 press briefing Sunday that the social distancing guidelines the federal government recommends will be extended until at least the end of April. More details,...
New York’s Aqueduct Racetrack May House 1,000 Patients as Temporary Hospital
Aqueduct Racetrack was recommended today as another emergency hospital in New York City to temporarily house sick residents. That proposal came given the sharply increasing numbers of coronavirus patients who are overwhelming...
Senate Unanimously Passes $2 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill, Includes Aid for Gaming Companies and Workers
The US Senate late on Wednesday night unanimously passed the third phase of the country’s COVID-19 relief package. They approved a more than $2 trillion stimulus proposal designed to help businesses and...
Yokohama Earmarks $3.6 Million in Latest Budget for Integrated Resort Effort
Yokohama's fiscal 2020 budget contains a $3.6 million appropriation for the city's integrated resort ambitions. Japan's second-largest city behind Tokyo is competing with several other large metropolitan areas, including the capitol city...