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Casinos & Gaming

Cuomo wants more casinos in New York

Want lower taxes? More money for your schools? More jobs? A referendum on the November ballot promises all that and more to New Yorkers as politicians seek to change the state constitution to allow seven Las Vegas-style casinos.

LV Sands seeks to chop Suen’s trial expenses by 90 percent

In the last piece of unfinished business prior to an all-but-certain appeal, Las Vegas Sands Corp. is seeking to slash 90 percent from the trial expenses claimed by former consultant Richard Suen.

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Preliminary OK given to marketing agreement between Golden Gaming, 888 Holdings

State gaming regulators gave preliminary approval Thursday to a marketing agreement between Golden Gaming and Gibraltar-based 888 Holdings in which the tavern operator could deliver its customers as online poker players to a website that includes Treasure Island.

Gambler’s challenge to ‘markers’ law disputes $384,000 casino debt

If you are going to play, then you have to pay. That was the clear message that Chief Clark County District Attorney Bernard Zadrowski gave Tuesday in a case challenging the constitutionality of the state’s “markers law” that requires gamblers to pay their debts when requested, or face civil and criminal penalties.

MTR Gaming, Eldorado Resorts agree to merge

CHESTER, W. Va. — Casino operators MTR Gaming Group Inc. and privately held Eldorado Resorts LLC, owner of a properties in Reno, said Monday that they have agreed to merge in an all-stock deal.

SHFL entertainment says merger costs affect results

Gaming equipment provider SHFL entertainment, which is being purchased by Bally Technologies in a $1.3 billion buyout, said costs associated with the merger took a toll on the company’s quarterly results.

Boston drops bid as host community; move seen as victory for Wynn

Boston dropped its bid to be considered a host community for a $1.2 billion gambling resort project proposed for the banks of the Mystic River, the state’s gambling commission announced Friday.

Assistant Sheriff Greg McCurdy announces retirement

Assistant Sheriff Greg McCurdy, who oversees the Homeland Security and Law Enforcement Investigations Group at the Metropolitan Police Department, will retire to become Vice President of Corporate Security at SLS Las Vegas, the upcoming luxury hotel and casino replacing the Sahara.

MGM Resorts ordered to pay damages of $325,000, reinstate whistle-blower

MGM Resorts International was ordered Thursday to pay damages of $325,000 by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and to immediately reinstate a whistle-blower who worked at the company’s Signature at MGM Grand condominiums.

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