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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte meets Chinese President Xi Jinping

Duterte’s Pro China Policy Helps Make Melco Crown Philippines the Hottest Stock in the World

Business is booming at Melco?Crown’s City of Dreams Manila, thanks to a renewed influx of Chinese tourism. In fact, as Bloomberg pointed out late last week, its operator, Melco Crown Philippines, has been the best-performing casino stock on the market this year,...

Casino.org Staff Writer May 22, 2017
Arkansas casino ballot Leslie Rutledge

Arkansas Attorney General Nixes Casino Ballot Proposal, Again

A proposal to allow commercial casino gambling in Arkansas has been shot down by the state's attorney general, saying the citizen-crafted referendum question is too poorly written to be taken seriously. In Arkansas, voters can initiate legislative challenges and propose laws and...

Casino.org Staff Writer May 22, 2017
Crown Resorts Alon Las Vegas property

Crown Resorts Looks to Sell Las Vegas Property for $400 Million

Crown Resorts wants to make a deal for its vacant acreage on the Strip just north of Fashion Show Drive in Las Vegas, but only for the right price. In late 2016, Crown announced it was abandoning Alon, a planned 1,100-room casino...

Casino.org Staff Writer May 22, 2017
Shinzo Abe Japan IR casinos

Japan IR Casino Plans Ice Out Rural Areas, Angering Smaller Municipalities

The Japan integrated resort (IR) casino bidding process is likely to focus on its three biggest cities, coming at the expense of smaller rural towns. And that reality has some municipal governments up in arms, claiming they're being shut out of what...

Casino.org Staff Writer May 22, 2017
Cloud Computing Preakness Triple Crown

Cloud Computing Wins Preakness in Thrilling Finish, But Ends Triple Crown Dreams

There will be no Triple Crown winner in 2017. Cloud Computing shocked?horse racing on Saturday evening in Baltimore by winning the 142nd Preakness Stakes. The 13-1 longshot came out of nowhere to upset Kentucky Derby winner Always Dreaming, and second-place finisher Classic...

Casino.org Staff Writer May 22, 2017
college football odds Las Vegas

Early College Football Odds Favor Alabama and Ohio State in 2017

College football is back, even though the first games of the 2017 season are more than three months away. Las Vegas sportsbooks are already accepting wagers on these games, giving summertime tourists something to bet on after the NBA Finals and NHL...

Casino.org Staff Writer May 21, 2017
Pennsylvania casinos Sands Bethlehem

Pennsylvania Casinos Set Table Games Record, MGM Still Eyeing Sands Bethlehem

Pennsylvania casinos pull in more total gaming revenue than Atlantic City, and nearly a third of what Nevada does each month. And April was yet another strong month for Commonwealth's?12 gambling destinations. The dozen casinos collected $285.25 million in?April, a 1.44 percent...

Casino.org Staff Writer May 21, 2017
Esports player banned for two years

Esports Cheating Ban Highlights Corruption Problem in Competitive Gaming

The Esports Integrity Coalition (EIC), a non-profit industry body dedicated to cleaning up esports, has banned a player for two years after he confessed to cheating during the Mettlestate Samsung Galaxy CS:GO Championship earlier this month. It’s the first such ban handed...

Casino.org Staff Writer May 20, 2017
Caesars Entertainment’s Planet Hollywood sued over mannequin

Planet Hollywood Sued Over Freaky Mannequin

Caesars Entertainment’s Planet Hollywood is being sued by a jumpy guest who became frightened by a mannequin. In one of the more unusual legal cases in the history of mankind, Kent Jacobs Boutwell, of Southern California, claims he entered his darkened room...

Casino.org Staff Writer May 20, 2017
Illinois casino expansion Chicago gambling

Illinois Casino Expansion Passes Senate, State Has $14.3 Billion in Bills

Illinois casino expansion is one step closer to bringing land-based commercial gambling to the state. This week, the Illinois Senate passed a measure 33-24 that calls for the authorization of up to six casinos. The state presently only allows riverboat gambling and...

Casino.org Staff Writer May 19, 2017