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Korean Casino Workers in US$3.5 Million Scam
Twelve casino workers were accused of cheating in Daegu, South Korea after the Daegu District Prosecutor's Office issued criminal indictments against them. The incriminated individuals were working in a casino at Hotel…
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Chicago’s First Casino Already Paid US$40 Million
Chicago's Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced that the new Bally's casino has already paid the US$40 million upfront payment fee less than a month after the casino got its license to operate in the…
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Final Draft of New Macau Casino Bill Released
Chinese authorities have released the much-anticipated Macau gaming bill. Even though it is a final draft version, the 55-page document has captured the attention of both the casino industry and the public in…
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Casino Magnates Wealth Drops in Past 12 Months
There are two casino magnates in the Top 10 of Forbes' 50 Richest Malaysians list, and they have a combined wealth of US$5 billion. However, despite climbing Forbes' list, Dr. Chen Lip Keong and Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay saw…
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Blackstone Gets Green Light to Run Crown Casinos
Private equity company Blackstone Inc has been given the thumbs up to run Crown casinos. Australian gambling regulators were satisfied with "the highest standards of probity" Blackstone demonstrated and cleared the private…
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Fight for Control over Okada Manila Casino Rages on
The Okada Manila casino saga continues to be in the news and for all the wrong reasons. Five years ago, Japanese businessman Kazuo Okada was removed from the board of Okada Manila's…
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Bally’s Casino in Rhode Island Smoking Ban
The Lincoln and Tiverton Rhode Island casinos will stop allowing smoking on their casino tables. The two Bally's properties decided to implement the smoking ban after some of the casino's employees spoke out in…
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Chicago City Council Green-Lights City’s First Casino
Chicago City Council's meeting on Wednesday to vote on Bailly's US$1.74-billion casino produced the result the gambling industry giant and Mayor Lori Lightfoot wanted to see. The City Council voted 41-7 in favor of…
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Chicago City Council to Vote on City’s First Casino
The Chicago City Council might give the green light to Bally's Corporation's US$1.74-billion casino project as early as this week. A special committee of alderman was expected to discuss and vote on the River West…
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Aristocrat to Launch Online Casino After Playtech Bid
Aristocrat Leisure is one of the largest poker machine manufacturers, but it has tried to conquer the online casino industry too. Last year, it tried to buy online casino giant Playtech, but…
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