Peak season worries Three of Atlantic City’s northernmost seafront casinos are bracing for a hit during peak tourism season. desperately need their beaches replenished Ocean Casino Resort, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, and Resorts Casino Hotel desperately need their beaches replenished, but the US Army Corps of Engineers only expects to deliver the sand in the late ...
Over 1,000 Men, Women Rescued From Philippine Online Romance Scam Center
Like The Tinder Swindler but on an industrial scale, police in the Philippines have rescued over 1,000 people forced to fake online romances from a scam center run by human traffickers. According to BBC News, among those the police freed from the center in the Philippine municipality of Bambam were 838 Filipinos, 202 Chinese nationals, ...
Saudi Soccer Franchise Al-Hilal Breaks World Record for Most Consecutive Wins at 28
Saudi Pro League soccer franchise Al-Hilal has broken the world record for the “most consecutive wins by a top-flight team” with 28 straight victories. Tuesday’s 2-0 win over Al-Ittihad Taking the team coached by ex-Benfica and Flamengo boss Jorge Jesus across the record-breaking line was Tuesday’s 2-0 win over Al-Ittihad in the Asian Champions League. Al-Hilal’s winning ...
Ladbrokes, Coral Could Go Up for Sale Due to Entain Losses
A tough 2023 Global iGaming giant Entain has admitted that a “difficult” 2023 has prompted a review of all its assets. According to the Evening Standard on Thursday, the review could see Entain put its UK sportsbooks Ladbrokes and Coral up for sale. The news comes on the back of Entain’s loss of £878m ($1.12bn) ...
Bellagio Turns Off Fountains as One of US’s Rarest Birds Pays Visit
MGM Resorts International has switched off its famous Bellagio fountains out of respect for one of Las Vegas’s rarest celebrities, a yellow-billed loon. The loon, one of the US’s rarest birds, has taken up residence in the artificial Bellagio lake. Las Vegas Locally took to X Tuesday to share that MGM has turned off the ...
China Police Arrest 93 Involved in $100.8bn Philippines Online Gambling Platform
MPS makes arrests in China The Chinese Ministry of Public Security (MPS) arrested 93 suspects on home soil connected to an illegal RMB 725.5bn ($100.8bn) online gambling platform based in the Philippines. mega cross-border online gambling case” State media outlet CCTV stated that Sichuan police operating under the MPS, China’s nationwide police force, uncovered the “mega cross-border ...
Japan Police Make Historic Online Gambling Arrests Including US National
Police arrest seven Police in Japan have made history by arresting the country’s first online casino operator, with a US citizen among the seven taken into custody. arrested the men and women on suspicion of gambling racketeering According to the Japan Times on Wednesday, Kyoto Prefectural Police (KPP) arrested the men and women on suspicion of gambling ...
Three Crown Perth Employees Caught Up in Gambling Den Raid
The Gaming and Wagering Commission (GWC) of Western Australia has cancelled the licenses of three Crown Perth employees following a police raid on an illegal gambling den. police charged an unnamed 35-year-old man for allegedly organizing the game According to a report by Deniliquin Pastoral Times on Wednesday, a bust in April 2023 netted over ...
Nevada Casinos Smash Records as $185.6m Wagered on Super Bowl
State record The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) has revealed bettors wagered a record $185.6m on Super Bowl LVIII in Nevada’s casinos. smashed 2022’s Super Bowl record of $179.8m According to NGCB Senior Economic Analyst Michael Lawton, the unaudited figures show the sportsbooks’ handle earned them a hold of $6.8m, a win percentage of just 3.7%. The ...
NFL Warns Chiefs Not to Bet in Las Vegas but Ban Ends After Super Bowl
Warnings and a boon While the NFL has warned both the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers not to gamble on anything while they are in Las Vegas, it has stated they can do so once the Super Bowl is over. According to the Daily Mail on Wednesday, head coach of the Kansas ...