Golden Nugget to sue over casino tax aid plan
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – An Atlantic City casino that says its taxes would rise dramatically under a proposed tax assistance bill designed to help save the struggling seaside resort town says it will sue to block the plan “and…
Slots Plot: 4 Russian Men Indicted for Cheating Casinos in St. Louis, East St. Louis
Four Russian men are facing federal charges for plotting to cheat at the slot machines at casinos in St. Louis and across the river. The four men — Murat Bliev, Yevgeniy Nazarov, Igor Lavrenov and Ivan Gudalov — were indicted…
Foxwoods CEO Defers To Tribal Council Regarding Last Call For Alcohol
By MATTHEW STURDEVANT The head of Foxwoods Resort Casino said this week that extending drinking hours at the casinos makes sense given the "24-hour" nature of casinos, but that the ultimate decision on whether to push for those extended hours…
Three take plea deals in federal World Cup betting ring case
Jeff German, Las Vegas Review-Journal Three defendants pleaded guilty to misdemeanors Tuesday in an alleged multimillion-dollar World Cup betting scheme uncovered by the FBI. And more pleas are coming Wednesday. Yan Zhang, 41, Yung Keung Fan, 46, and Herman Chun…
Online gaming ban omitted from government spending bill
Steve Tetreault & Howard Stutz, Las Vegas Review-Journal WASHINGTON — Congress in its final major bill of the year unveiled Tuesday declined to support a call by billionaire casino owner Sheldon Adelson for a ban on legalized Internet gambling. The…
Revel seeks to switch buyers for ex-casino
Wayne Perry, AP ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) – A bankruptcy judge will consider a shuttered New Jersey casino’s request to scrap a deal to sell itself to a Canadian firm, and instead let the runner-up it. Revel Entertainment filed an…
Gambling's value to Florida debated
roup representing the commercial casino industry says gambling is big business in Florida, even though the state ranks in the lower half of 23 states documented. The American Gaming Association says Florida’s pari-mutuel casinos fueled $1.2 billion of economic activity…
New iris scanners tout quick trip through McCarran security
Richard N. Velotta, Las Vegas Review-Journal Full article with images and video http://www.reviewjournal.com/travel/news/new-iris-scanners-tout-quick-trip-through-mccarran-security Developers of a new biometric scanning system that verifies passenger identities at airports are the first to admit that some customers like the idea of having their…
Nevada sex resort tries new business plan for world’s oldest profession
For the full picture gallery click to go to site http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nevada/nevada-sex-resort-tries-new-business-plan-world-s-oldest-profession y HENRY BREAN LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL For about the same price as five days in Jamaica, a week in Cancun or two weeks in Acapulco, you can spend three…
Congress may stand pat on Internet gambling
WASHINGTON – Lawmakers racing to complete action in Congress for this year are set to decide possibly today whether to grant a wish by billionaire casino owner Sheldon Adelson to restore a ban on Internet gambling. Leaders were scheduled to…