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Apollo, CVC Among PE Firms with Reported Interest in Entain Brands
The American depositary receipts (ADRs) of Entain (OTC: GMVHF) surged 9% Monday amid reports that private equity firms could be eying runs at some of the gaming company’s brands. An article in...
Impending Tropicana Demolition Stokes Fear of Frontier Redux
In May 2007, billionaire Phil Ruffin sold the historic Frontier casino resort on the Las Vegas Strip to an Israeli-owned real-estate investment group for a then-record $1.2 billion. "We've been successful with...
Aussie Football Team Suffers Vegas Hangover
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 football team from their romantic partners,...
VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: The ‘World’s Largest Golden Nugget’ is Real
“The Hand of Faith is the biggest gold nugget in existence, the second-biggest ever discovered, and the biggest ever found with a metal detector,” reads the copy on the Golden Nugget Las...
Celebrities and Athletes Banned from Online Sports Betting Ads in Ontario, Other Jurisdictions Look to Follow
Ontario has made online sports gambling ads featuring celebrities and athletes off-limits. The province has barred the use of all active or retired athletes and celebrities in internet sports betting marketing and...
Star CEO Robbie Cooke Resigns Amid Casino Company’s Latest Suitability Probe
Star Entertainment Group Chief Executive Officer Robbie Cooke is departing the Australian casino company. Cooke's resignation comes less than two years after being appointed to the organization's top managerial position. Star is...
USC Football Player Turned Drug, Gambling Crime Lord Released Early
Owen Hanson, the former USC football player who swapped college athletics for notoriety as an online gambling and drug-trafficking kingpin, was released early from a federal prison this week. Hanson was sentenced...
French Hotelier Accor Group Building $300M Casino Resort in the Philippines
French hotelier Accor International Group recently broke ground on its $300 million casino resort in Subic Bay, a popular weekend getaway destination for Metro Manila residents. Accor began construction of the resort...
VEGAS MUSIC ROUNDUP: Bon Jovi’s Sphere of Failure, Daryl and Elvis’ House
Jon Bon Jovi recently confirmed that his band, Bon Jovi, was offered a residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas and, shockingly, turned the offer down. The 62-year-old singer made the revelation...
Tabcorp CEO Resigns Amid ‘Inappropriate and Offensive Language’
Off-the-cuff remarks allegedly made by Tabcorp CEO Adam Rytenskild that a co-worker found inappropriate have cost the longtime gaming executive his job. Tabcorp, the Australian racing and betting giant, announced Thursday that...