On this day twenty-five years ago, Las Vegas set a record for the lowest temperature recorded on June 4th, with a chilly 50° Fahrenheit. This broke the previous record of 54° set in 1951. Surprisingly, since that day in 1999,…
Despite the legalization of sports betting in 38 states and Washington, DC since the 2018 Supreme Court ruling on the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), black market betting remains a significant issue in certain states. According to recent…
The founders of the cryptocurrency casino Stake.com are expanding their investment in PointsBet (OTC: PBTHF). Australian billionaire entrepreneurs Ed Craven and Bijan Tehrani, who co-founded Stake.com, informed the Australia Securities Exchange (ASX) last Friday that they have increased their holdings…
Facing significant backlash from locals due to disruptions caused by last year’s inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix, F1 has committed to more efficient race preparations for its second event. A petition urging Clark County to deny F1 a special use…
A UK carer accused of stealing £75K (US$95K) from an Emmy Award-winning writer-director to fund his lottery ticket addiction has failed to have his guilty plea vacated. Allan John Beacham, 66, pleaded guilty in January to stealing from the late…
The Treasure Chest Casino in Kenner, Louisiana, is transitioning from its long-time riverboat venue to a new land-based facility just inland from Lake Pontchartrain. Boyd Gaming, which has operated the riverboat casino since its inception in 1994, will close the…
Carnival Cruise Line is enhancing its smoke-free gaming offerings across its fleet. A spokesperson for Carnival Cruise Line, a subsidiary of Florida-based Carnival Corporation, announced on social media this week that the cruise line now features 10 ships with smoke-free…
New York Assemblyman Gary Pretlow (D-Mount Vernon) is calling for swift action to capitalize on the economic benefits of casino gaming in the New York City area. The process has been anything but, with current projections suggesting that decisions on…
Lucas Paqueta’s representatives are pressing for a swift resolution to the ongoing investigation into alleged gambling violations to revive his $90 million transfer to Manchester City this summer, as reported by The Times of London. Manchester City had initially agreed…
George Cottrell, a 30-year-old British aristocrat previously convicted of wire fraud in the US, lost $20 million in a high-stakes poker game last week, sources told The Daily Mail. Cottrell was reportedly playing in a private game at the Maestral…
Genting Group is now among the global gaming giants considering entry into the United Arab Emirates (UAE), pending the approval of casino resorts there. During the company’s annual meeting last month, Chairman Lim Kok Thay informed Genting Singapore shareholders that…
The Mirage on the Las Vegas Strip has set an official closing date: July 17. The Seminole Tribe of Florida, which operates the casino resort, announced the closure to make way for the new Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and…