Gambling
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Maine Tribes Win Right to Defend ‘Race-Based’ Online Gaming Law in Court
Posted on: April 6, 2026, 07:08h. Last updated on: April 6, 2026, 07:08h. Federal judge lets Wabanaki Nations defend Maine’s tribal gaming law Churchill Downs challenges tribal iGaming monopoly as unconstitutional and race-based Maine’s unique limits on tribal sovereignty complicate legal outlook A federal judge has granted Maine’s Wabanaki Nations their motion to intervene in a legal case in which…
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Commerce, Bell Gardens Consider Tax Hike to Offset California Blackjack Ban
Posted on: March 30, 2026, 07:49h. Last updated on: March 30, 2026, 07:53h. California cardroom rules threaten major revenue for local city budgets Commerce and Bell Gardens rely heavily on casino tax income Officials propose sales tax hike to offset potential financial losses Two California cities are asking voters to approve a sales tax hike after declaring a “fiscal emergency”…
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Planet Hollywood Announces First Casino Resort in Georgia
Posted on: March 24, 2026, 12:09h. Last updated on: March 23, 2026, 03:11h. Planet Hollywood’s next bet is in Georgia The company is licensing its brand for a casino resort in Tbilisi Currently, there is only one Planet Hollywood casino Planet Hollywood Resorts International is moving forward with an integrated resort casino in Tbilisi, Georgia, that will include a 50,000-square-foot…
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Macau Casinos Deliver $11.8 Billion in Taxes in 2025
Posted on: March 17, 2026, 12:51h. Last updated on: March 16, 2026, 04:04h. Macau casino revenue led to $11.8 billion in gaming taxes for the government About 83 cents of every tax dollar received by the Macau SAR Government came from gaming Macau is the world’s biggest gaming market in terms of annual revenue Macau’s gaming revenue share totaled MOP94.9…
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Bally’s Marquette Announces Opening Date
Posted on: March 10, 2026, 12:52h. Last updated on: March 9, 2026, 02:53h. Bally’s Marquette will open its new land-based casino on March 13 Bally’s Marquette is a $26.2 million brick-and-mortar gaming facility The casino replaces the longtime Casino Queen Marquette riverboat Bally’s Marquette will open the doors to its new brick-and-mortar casino later this week. A rendering of the…
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Home Depot Employee Stole $4M in Gift Cards to Lead ‘Extravagant Gambling Lifestyle’
Posted on: March 2, 2026, 06:19h. Last updated on: March 2, 2026, 06:21h. Former Home Depot employee stole 8,325 company gift cards $4 million scheme funded gambling Secret Service investigation led to federal prison sentence A former employee of The Home Depot has been sentenced to more than three years in federal prison for stealing and activating more than $4…
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Second Police Gambling Scandal in a Day as Virginia Cop Gets 3 Years
Posted on: February 23, 2026, 07:19h. Last updated on: February 23, 2026, 07:19h. Virginia officer stole $831K to fund gambling habit Fake inheritance story used to secure 33 loans Court orders $747K restitution, three-year prison term A now-ex Virginia police officer who told friends and colleagues he was waiting on a large inheritance was, in fact, funneling most of their…
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UFC CEO Dana White Says the White House Fight Card is “Done”
Posted on: February 16, 2026, 08:18h. Last updated on: February 16, 2026, 08:27h. UFC CEO Dana White says he is in Washington this week to discuss the White House UFC event in June with U.S. President Donald Trump Internet speculation revolving around Gaethje-Topuria lightweight title unification bout White House card will feature half the fights normally seen at UFC “numbered” cards…
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Why You Can’t Watch WrestleMania from a Vegas Bar or Sports Book — Report
Posted on: February 9, 2026, 10:58h. Last updated on: February 9, 2026, 11:11h. WWE has reportedly blocked Vegas bars and casino sports books from airing WrestleMania 42 Ticket sales for the April event at Allegiant Stadium are reportedly 18% lower than last year High event ticket prices are to blame, so WWE wants to close the cheaper watch-party escape hatch…
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Macau Casino Heir Lists Manhattan Brownstone for $9.6 Million
Posted on: February 3, 2026, 01:07h. Last updated on: February 2, 2026, 01:17h. An heir to Stanley Ho’s casino fortune is selling a New York City brownstone at a discount Ho, the “King of Gambling,” held a monopoly on casinos in Macau until the turn of the century An heir to the late Stanley Ho’s multibillion-dollar casino fortune, derived from…
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