According to data released by Macau’s Health Bureau, there were 1,431 smoking fines issued in casinos during the first 10 months of 2018, an increase of nearly 84 when compared to the same period in the previous year. Violations Declining Everywhere But CasinosThose numbers stand in contrast to the overall trend in Macau, which has…
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Several Week 10 upsets in the NFL equaled a profitable day Sunday for Las Vegas and sportsbooks across the country.
According to Jimmy Vaccaro of the South Point Casino sportsbook in Las Vegas, the Tennessee Titans win over the New England Patriots and the Cleveland Browns win over the Atlanta Falcons were the house’s biggest wins of the week. Both teams were home underdogs. The Buffalo Bills beat the New York Jets and Washington Redskins…
Typhoon Mangkhut caused an estimated $119 million worth of damage to Macau’s casino industry, according to new figures from the enclave’s Statistics and Census Service (MSCS).
The total economic hit to the enclave — both directly and indirectly — across all sectors was around $192 million. But these figures are lower than some analysts predicted and a drop in the ocean compared with the $1.55 billion estimated damage caused by Super Typhoon Hato one year earlier. Mangkhut made landfall in China’s…
The World Chess Championship may not seem like the kind of event that would spark much sports betting, but many bookmakers are offering odds on the contest — and one is even sponsoring the match.
The 12-game World Chess Championship is taking place in London, and sees current champion Magnus Carlsen taking on American Fabiano Caruana for the title. Match Tied Up After Five GamesThe match began last week, and has been a tense affair so far: each of the first five games has ended in draws, with experts believing…
Lawmakers there introduced not one, but two new bills this week aimed at bringing sports betting to its 8.5 million citizens next year.
The first came courtesy of State Sen. Chap Petersen, (D-Fairfax City), who pitched a plan that would see some of the proceeds from sports betting used to slash tuition fees at community colleges. “It recognizes the reality that sports gambling is pretty much a reality,” Petersen told the Virginia Mercury newspaper. “We’ve already done daily…
Kim Ha-sung FA Value, Higher Than Former MVP… 100 Million Dollar Expectations Remaining, Dramatic Boarding of Autumn Baseball?
Kim Ha-sung got on base with a hit in an away game against Colorado at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado on August 19 (Korea Standard Time), and quickly returned to first base when the opposing pitcher checked him. He returned home with headfirst sliding as usual, but here he had a problem with his right…
“Oh no!” Kim Ha-sung ended up being out of the season like this, but “I can hit with all my strength…”
More than a month after Kim Ha-sung (29, San Diego Padres) left the lineup due to a shoulder injury, the timing of his return has not yet come out. The Major League’s official website MLB.com said on the 21st (Korea time) that “Kim Ha-sung’s return is not going as smoothly as expected.”MLB.com added, “Kim Ha-sung…
The Pennsylvania satellite casino reserved for Westmoreland County in the western part of the state will create a $152 million annual impact for the region.
That’s according to developers who visited the county this week to present their plan to local officials and residents. Stadium Casino LLC, an entity now fully owned by The Cordish Companies in Maryland, paid $40.1 million during the state’s second satellite casino auction last January. The company selected a 15-mile radius centered in Westmoreland for…
Australian company with a different take on sports betting, has been approved to operate online in the state of New Jersey by the Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE).
The company will operate in association with the Meadowlands Racetrack on a “soft play” basis, the Associated Press reported Tuesday. What makes PointsBet different is that payouts are calculated variably rather than a determined amount. For instance, a bettor who wagers $10 and correctly predicts the over in an NBA game will receive $10 for…
Osaka officials are stepping up their efforts to bring an integrated resort to the city
According to a report by Japanese news agency Kyodo, Osaka governor Ichiro Matsui made comments to that effect following a meeting between Osaka officials and Las Vegas Sands Corp. president and COO Robert Goldstein. Partner Must Be Willing to InvestOsaka has been near the top of most lists of likely locations for one of a…