The Golden State Warriors are strong favorites to win their NBA Finals rematch with the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook has the Warriors a -260 favorite, while the Cavs are a +220 underdog. This is the third straight year the two teams have played in the NBA Finals.
A Tunica outlet mall, Casino Factory Shoppes, is having trouble keeping its doors open after traffic to the mall's casino declined in the past 5 years. Large retail businesses are dropping out of the outlet mall, while smaller businesses are moving into the complex. The story of the closure of
A bill to legalize, license, and regulate daily fantasy sports in New Jersey was passed by a wide margin in the General Assembly on Tuesday. The measure passed in the Democrat-controlled Assembly by a 65-15 vote, and now passes to the State Senate for a vote. Assembly Bill 3532 would
MGM Resorts International is not buying the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem, after all. MGM Resorts and Las Vegas Sands have been in talks for two months on a $1.3 billion deal to sell the most lucrative casino in Pennsylvania. McCall reported that Sands executives have decided Sands Bethlehem's recent fiscal
13-1 long shot Cloud Computing won the Preakness Stakes today in an upset. Cloud Computing ran down Classic Empire on the back stretch, edging out the thoroughbred many thought was Always Dreaming's main competition. Always Dreaming, the Kentucky Derby winner, meanwhile finished in 8th place. Halfway through the race, it
Chris Cornell, the lead singer for Soundgarden and Audioslave, died of an apparent suicide at the MGM Grand Detroit. The 52-year old icon of the grunge rock era was found dead overnight in his room at the casino-hotel. The Wayne County Medical Examiner determined Cornell's death to be suicide by
A Las Vegas police officer used a stun gun on a man 7 times during a struggle at the Venetian Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on Sunday. The police officer also held the man in a neck hold for one minute, before the man lost consciousness. The man, 40-year
A Las Vegas rehab center is using 2 video poker machines to help stroke patients and those with other maladies regain their muscle motor skills. The patients using the video poker machines include those with Parkinson's Disease, amputees, and any other medical issue which affects motor ability. The HealthSouth Rehab
The Nevada Gaming Commission is considering a change in the state's gaming laws which would close a loophole for money launderers. The change being considered involves current transaction reports, usually referred to as CTRs. Anytime a gambling transaction over $10,000 is processed, Nevada casinos are supposed to file a report
Caesars Entertainment and MGM Resorts International each have rolled out programs in the last year to stop giving free drinks to visitors who do not gamble. Now, patrons must play to get a free cocktail. For decades, free drinks at Las Vegas casinos have been the standard. While players view
Nevada Democrats want a public hearing to look into the state's Republican Attorney General's interactions with Las Vegas Sands representatives. Democrats say Adam Laxalt's meetings with a Republican political donor's representatives may amount to corruption, because of the legal advice Laxalt provided. Nevada Attorney General Adam Laxalt met with representatives
Resorts Casino plans to test the legality of daily fantasy sports in New Jersey. Resorts Casino signed a deal with Sports AD, a business-to-business (B2B) daily fantasy sports supplier. The Atlantic City casino will partner with the DFS supplier to launch FastPick, a daily fantasy sports product that will be
