Regulators have temporarily suspended an American Indian casino's liquor license after determining the Idaho venue hosted an all-male revue that featured simulated sex acts and ...
20 October 2015
Associated Press
Legal Sports Report publisher Chris Grove wrote during the weekend that, based on tests conducted by his website, Nevada customers could still play with real money on ...
19 October 2015
By J.D. Morris
A law firm hired by DraftKings to investigate claims an employee used valuable inside information to win a $350,000 second-place prize on a competing daily fantasy sports site contest confirms that it didn't and couldn't have happened. The Boston-based daily fantasy sports company released ...
19 October 2015
By Kimberly Pierceall, Associated Press
What is less clear is whether the leading fantasy sports companies will eventually find a way to return to the state after suspending operations here ...
16 October 2015
By J.D. Morris
Wynn Resorts, the casino company that owns the Wynn and Encore on the Strip as well as property in Macau, reported its third quarter earnings today. CEO Steve Wynn made it clear on a conference call to discuss the quarterly earnings that ...
15 October 2015
By J.D. Morris
Nevada regulators today banned providers of daily fantasy sports, a booming but controversial industry that many argue is akin to gambling, from operating in the state until ...
15 October 2015
By J.D. Morris
Nevada Gaming Commission member Pat Mulroy has resigned that post and joined the board of directors for Wynn Resorts. Mulroy submitted her resignation to Gov. Brian Sandoval a few hours before ...
15 October 2015
From staff and wire reports
The FBI has begun an inquiry into the practices of booming daily fantasy sports websites after players of the games and lawmakers made allegations of predatory tactics and questioned the use of inside information, according to fantasy players who said they ...
14 October 2015
By Joe Drape and Jacqueline Williams, New York Times News Service
Supporters of legalized sports betting in New Jersey won a victory Wednesday when an appeals court voted to reconsider an earlier ruling against the state. That means an August ruling that struck down a law allowing sports betting at casinos and racetracks is vacated, and ...
14 October 2015
By David Porter, Associated Press
The company filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding a proposed initial public offering, but it did not specify the number of shares it will ...
13 October 2015
By J.D. Morris
By early 2017, the site of the shuttered Riviera needs to be little more than a swath of land fit to host outdoor events. That’s when the area must be ready for a major construction industry trade show, Conexpo-Con/Agg, to ...
13 October 2015
By J.D. Morris
The casino industry has made a conscious decision to mesh better with another type of gaming — the kind normally found closer to a coffee table than a table game. Exactly how well the industry’s skill-based gamble will pay off remains to be seen ...
13 October 2015
By J.D. Morris
Records show Stockton University has spent nearly $8 million on the now-closed Showboat Casino since the school purchased the Atlantic City property last December. The Press of Atlantic City reports Stockton will be approximately $2 million short of its $26 million investment in the bankrupt casino if ...
12 October 2015
Associated Press
Cheating allegations rocked the daily fantasy sports industry this week and as scrutiny mounts, a largely self-aimed spotlight has grown blindingly bright on ...
10 October 2015
By Kimberly Pierceall, Associated Press
Caesars Entertainment Corp.’s main operating division has adjusted the way it intends to emerge from bankruptcy and wants to prolong its period of exclusive control over its restructuring plan by four months. The division ...
8 October 2015
By J.D. Morris