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$1.6 Billion Crown Sydney December Opening Banned, License Hangs in Balance
Crown Resorts has been told by the New South Wales gaming regulator (ILGA) to put the opening of its $A2.2 billion ($1.6 billion) new Crown Sydney on ice. That's pending the verdict...
Crown Resorts Ending VIP Junket Relationships, Will Only Work with Fully Licensed Operators
Crown Resorts is doubling down on its commitment to parting ways with controversial VIP junket groups at its three integrated resort casino properties in Australia. Crown disclosed today to investors that it's...
Crown Resorts Believed Chinese Operations Were Legit Prior to ‘Gambling Crimes’ Arrests
The Crown Resorts board did not believe it was breaking Chinese law when 16 of its staff members were imprisoned in China in 2016. This was despite warnings a year earlier that...
Title Bout Controversy Causes Promoter Bob Arum to Say His Fights May Leave Las Vegas
Boxing promoter Bob Arum may have had his fill of Las Vegas. On Saturday night, the founder and CEO of Top Rank Boxing sounded off when the Nevada State Athletic Commission, after...
Crown Resorts Could Receive Billions of Dollars if Found Unsuitable in Sydney
If Crown Resorts is deemed unsuitable to hold a casino license in New South Wales (NSW), the Australian state might be on the hook for billions of dollars in compensation made payable...
Basketball Great May Soon Hit the SHAQPOT with Planned Sports Betting Application
Basketball star Shaquille O’Neal is considering a foray into sports betting, according to documents filed last month with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). ABG-SHAQ LLC filed a request to trademark...
Sands Center, Venetian Buyers List Draws A Crowd, Including Fertitta, Galaxy Entertainment
It's been less than a month since Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) said it's in early discussions to potentially unload its Nevada assets for as much as $6 billion, and speculation is intensifying...
Gambler Who Kidnapped Son of Debtor Over $4 Million Loan Says He Had ‘No Other Option’
A kidnapper who snatched a 12-year-old boy off the street in a bid to recoup an AU$5.5 million ($4 million USD) gambling debt from the boy’s father apologized to his victim as...
Betfred Pays Out on Biden Before AP Calls Presidential Race, Other Markets Wait
Democrats weren’t the only ones cheering Saturday when the Associated Press called the 2020 US Presidential election for Democratic candidate Joe Biden. Some who had money on the former vice president got...
New Jersey Man Who Played Blackjack Shortly After Killing Parents Sentenced to 41 Years
A 51-year-old man who was arrested last year at a Pennsylvania casino the day after he killed his parents in New Jersey with a knife and baseball bats, as well as trying...