Casino
September 8, 2021
Viktor Orban Extends Casino Contracts to 2056 Ahead of Elections
The Government of Viktor Orban, Hungary’s Prime Minister, has extended the betting licenses of its gambling allies until 2056. This move comes in less than a year of the next parliamentary elections. The extended licenses were announced on the Hungarian gambling control body’s site. Orban Extends Casino Licenses by 35 Years This 35-year extension seemed like a […]
Casino
September 8, 2021
Station Casinos under Fire from the Culinary Union over Planned Casino
Station Casinos and the Culinary Union are still locked in a fierce battle over attempts to have workers unionize in Las Vegas. The union is now approaching from a different angle, threatening the casino operator’s plans to build its Durango Station casino near the Las Vegas Strip. The casino has been approved by local officials, […]
Casino
September 7, 2021
Caesars Entertainment Completes Caesars South Indiana Sale to EBCI
Caesars Entertainment, one of the biggest companies in the US gambling industry, has sold its land-based casino in Southern Indiana (Caesars South Indiana) to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI). According to the deal, which was initially agreed to in January 2021, the tribal operator needed to pay $250 million in order to take […]
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September 6, 2021
1933 Letter by Alan Turing Reveals Interest in Gambling
World War II hero and mathematician Alan Turing had a short-lived interest in gambling, a previously unknown letter written by him in 1933 revealed. Winning Roulette System or Beginner’s Luck The letter, seven hand-written pages sent to Alfred Beuttell, the inventor of strip lightning, is up for auction at Bonhams, London, and is expected to […]
Casino
September 6, 2021
Records Reveal Lobbying Ties of NY Gov’s Husband
Records reveal that William Hochul Jr., the husband of New York’s governor Kathleen Hochul, has been continuously working as a general counsel and senior vice president for Delaware North – a casino and hospitality company that lobbied with state officials. According to the records, most of this occurred at the time Hochul was still a lieutenant governor in the state. […]
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September 6, 2021
Trainwrecks Says His Relation with Gambling May Be Coming to End
Popular Twitch streamer Tyler “Trainwrecks” Niknam is on the horns of a dilemma as he debates whether he should continue streaming gambling content. Gambling Is Not Something Trainwrecks Feels Fully Comfortable About After Twitch announced that it would suspend all channels featuring illegal gambling links and referral codes, many streams have become contrarian of any previous ties they may […]
Casino
September 6, 2021
Blackstone Attaches Massive Price Tag to Sale of the Cosmopolitan
The Cosmopolitan was meant to be the latest and greatest casino in Las Vegas when it first opened in 2010, but has constantly run into trouble. Even before it was completed, the property was out of control and ran over budget during construction. Investment firm Blackstone, Inc. bought it in 2014 during a fire sale, […]
Casino
September 3, 2021
Durango Station Casino Resort Green-Lighted to Break Ground
A long-stalled plan to build a casino resort on vacant land southwest of the Las Vegas Strip received approval this week after the Spring Valley Town Advisory Board voted in favor of the Station Casinos’ project. Scaled-Down Project Approved Durango Station, the name of the new Station Casinos casino resort, will be built on a […]
Casino
September 3, 2021
Gauselmann Officially Acquires the Westdeutsche Spielbanken Casinos
German gaming and gambling company Gauselmann Group has finished acquiring the four Nordrhein-Westfalen casinos operated by Westdeutsche Spielbanken. Gauselmann completed this acquisition by buying NRW.Bank’s shares of WestSpiel in a $168.3 million deal. Gauselmann Acquiring Four New Casinos This acquisition was largely thanks to the Nordrhein-Westfalen’s Ministry of the Interior and Warth & Klein Grant Thornton AG launching a tender process for the privatization […]
Casino
September 3, 2021
Wynn LA Dealers Unanimously Agree on UAW Deal
Wynn Las Vegas table game dealers will be joining the United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America labor union through a unanimously agreed-on three-year deal. The UAW Deal Will Improve the Work Conditions for Dealers According to the dealers’ spokesperson, Kanie Kastroll, over 96% of them have voted in favor of joining the […]