5 accused of laundering money through casino slots
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) – Five Kansas residents are accused of trafficking in marijuana and laundering the profits through slot machines at a Kansas City, Kansas, casino. U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom says a federal indictment handed down on Wednesday alleges…
Revel Postpones Bankruptcy Auction One Week to Analyze Bids
Michael Bathon, (Bloomberg) — Revel AC Inc., whose Atlantic City, New Jersey, casino has been in bankruptcy twice since it opened in 2012, postponed its auction set for today one week to Aug. 14 so it can analyze multiple purchase…
South Korea casino operator joins fray for Chinese high-rollers
* First-ever Korean casino resort to open in Q1 2017 * Shares up more than sevenfold since start of 2011 * Proximity to rich northeastern China a plus-exec By Joyce Lee SEOUL, Aug 6 (Reuters) – South Korea’s biggest casino…
Tarentum woman accused of leaving child in car at casino garage
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette A Tarentum woman is set to be arraigned this morning on charges she left her 9-year-old son alone in a vehicle while she went into Rivers Casino Tuesday night. According to a criminal complaint, Valerie E. Snyder, 30,…
Strip properties power MGM earnings
Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal MGM Resorts International’s single casino in Macau has carried in the company in recent quarterly reporting periods. But not for the three-month reporting period that ended June 30. Backed by healthy gains from 10 Strip…
Las Vegas: Malaysian man pleads not guilty in World Cup betting case
Jeff German, Las Vegas Review-Journal · Malaysian businessman Wei Seng “Paul” Phua, the man authorities consider the ringleader of a multimillion-dollar World Cup betting scheme, pleaded not guilty in federal court Tuesday to illegal gambling charges. His son, Darren Wai…
Maryland casinos generate $76 million in revenue in July
By Annys Shin August 5 Maryland casinos generated $76 million in revenue in July, an increase of 9.7 percent compared to the same period a year earlier, the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Agency said Tuesday. Maryland Live! in Hanover,…
How well do you know the casino signs of Las Vegas? Here’s a test
Please go to this link for the interactive page http://lasvegassun.com/news/2014/aug/05/casino-signs-las-vegas-strip-neon-test/?_ga=1.239932739.1590069652.1395848930 Post your results. 11/11 Replies: Posted by: Mr Finesse on August 6, 2014, 7:18 pm 10/11 Missed the last one. Posted by: brothelman on August 6, 2014, 8:36 pm 11/11…
Atlantic City: Donald Trump sues to get his name off casinos
This July 24, 2014, photo shows several lights burned out in the illuminated facade of the Trump Plaza Hotel Casino in Atlantic City, Tuesday Aug. 5, 2014. By Wayne Parry, Associated Press Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014 | 8:10 p.m. ATLANTIC…
Australian billionaire buys New Frontier site
The land where the New Frontier hotel-casino once stood is seen on left adjacent to Las Vegas Boulevard, north of Spring Mountain Road in Las Vegas on Thursday, July 31, 2014. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal…