Snooker Match-Fixing Scandal Leads to Lifetime Bans, Suspensions
Years of training and dedication have only led to failure for two veteran Chinese snooker players. Liang Wenbo and Li Hang have been given lifetime bans by the World Professional…
Encore Boston Harbor Expansion Far From Done Deal as Critics Sound Off
Encore Boston Harbor is seeking to expand its footprint in Everett, Mass., with a 13-acre, $1.7 billion development. But before the project is greenlit, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) and…
Casino Workers Against Indoor Smoking Highlight Parallel with Canadian Wildfires
Much of the US Midwest and East Coast continue to experience an unhealthy haze and orange-colored smog because of widespread wildfires in Canada. Things got so bad in New Jersey…
MGM Stock Chart Signals Possible Near-Term Upside
Shares of MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) are lower by 5% over the past month, but higher by the same amount over the past week. Technical analysis of the casino…
Kenny Alexander Led Group Takes Stake in 888 Holdings
FS Gaming Investments, an investment group led by former GVC CEO Kenny Alexander, revealed Tuesday it has taken a 6.57% stake in William Hill parent 888 Holdings. Former GVC CEO…
‘America’s Got Talent’ Winner Fights for Life at Las Vegas Hospital
Michael Grimm — who won Season 5 of “America’s Got Talent” and now makes a living playing the Vegas casino lounge circuit — is fighting for his life against a…
UK Lottery Winner Denies Bizarre Bomb Plot in London’s Legal Heartland
A wealthy British businessman whose wife won the lottery has denied involvement in a bizarre plot to plant fake bombs in London’s legal heartland. Jonathan Nuttall, right, and his lottery-winning…
Four Suspects Arrested After Deadly Shooting of Guard at California Illegal Casino, Police Reveal
Four men were arrested Wednesday in connection with the fatal wounding of a security guard last week at a Los Angeles illegal casino. They had attempted to rob the gaming…
Tensions Flare Among DC Sports Betting Contractors — Report
An executive responsible for Washington DC’s troubled sports betting rollout was paid handsomely while the program fell short of its revenue targets, leading to behind-the-scenes tensions among program participants, according…
North Carolina Sports Betting Bill Passes General Assembly
After years of unsuccessful legislative efforts, the odds of online sports betting being legalized in North Carolina are good after the General Assembly signed off on a gaming expansion measure…