Southwest Airlines is against Sheldon Adelson's proposed NFL stadium in Las Vegas. The air carrier is concerned that the stadium would be too near to McCarran International Airport, so the resulting traffic could cause problems for those flying on Southwest Airlines. Steve Sisolak, the Clark County Commission's chairman, receive a
Hillary Clinton is going to the site of the Trump Taj Mahal workers strike to give a speech about Donald Trump's management of his former casino empire. A strike by the Local 54 Unite-HERE workers will be the backdrop of a speech in which the Democratic Party's presumptive nominee is
An alleged roulette cheat was arrested at the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem early on Monday morning. The player is accused of trying to cover up $2,000 in bets, which caused the casino to call the Pennsylvania State Police. The man appears to have been a one-man scam operation, which is
The owners of an online casino associated with virtual items in the Counter Strike: Global Offensive online game are coming under fire for sponsored advertisements they did without revealing a connection to their business. If allegations are true, the two YouTubers are likely to face sanctions by the Federal Trade
Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson announced on June 30 that his office had busted an illegal gambling ring worth almost a billion dollars. The Brooklyn DA unsealed a 57-count indictment involving 4 alleged illegal gambling operators. Four men are accused of running a sports betting ring involving $927 million in
Atlantic City's casino workers union has reached a deal with 3 of the 5 casinos with which they had been involved in negotiations. If a deal had not been reached by July 4, the Local 54 of the Unite-HERE would have gone on strike. That would have involved 6,500 of
The Revel Building's owner, Glenn Straub, is contending with the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement about a casino license. Meanwhile, industry analysts have suggested that a new Revel Casino would be bad for Atlantic City's gaming industry. Revel Casino was one of a wave of four Atlantic City casinos
A committee in the California State Assembly voted to approve an online poker bill last week. The Assembly Appropriations Committee approved AB 2863, which is a modification of earlier iPoker bills which failed to gain traction. Previous bills had a controversial "bad actor" clause, which banned companies which continued to
Ernesto Gonzales, the 58-year old man who was convicted of murder in a 2011 casino shootout, appeared in a Reno court on Thursday for preliminary hearings in his retrial. Gonzales had his murder conviction overturned by the Nevada Supreme Court in December 2015. Ernesto Gonzales was convicted of murder and
The Brexit vote is history. 72% of all voters in the United Kingdom were asked to answer this question in a referndum on Thursday: "Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?" The British exit or "Brexit" vote split the UK elites
New York Assemblyman Gary Pretlow made a statement this week which is bound to offend many American poker players. Gary Pretlow failed in his attempt to pass an online poker bill in the New York State Assembly. At the same time, Pretlow had been able to get enough votes for
One of the most remarkable Game 7s in NBA Finals history is barely over and the Las Vegas sportsbooks have released their odds on who will win the 2017 NBA Title. The Golden State Warriors, who lost Game 7 at home by a mere 4 points, are the favorites to
