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Despite the rumor, an MGM-Wynn merger is off-base

CNBC host and financial gossip monger Jim Cramer set the gaming investment community abuzz last week. Cramer told his “Mad Money” audience there was “speculation” that Wynn Resorts Ltd. “might merge” with MGM Resorts International. But the notion of a MGM-Wynn merger is ludicrous.

California emerging as the next online poker battleground

California’s latest effort to legalize online poker would sideline PokerStars, shut out the racetrack industry, and offer a twist that makes traditional casinos and card rooms part of the game.

Caesars’ moves don’t ease Street’s debt worries

Nothing is simple when it comes to Caesars Entertainment Corp. Take last week’s announcement that the company is selling four casinos to its Caesars Growth Partners subsidiary for $2.2 billion.

INSIDE GAMING: Who wants ties to that guy?

Clearly, Caesars Entertainment Corp. doesn’t want visitors to The Cromwell to gamble, drink, smoke, fornicate or perform any other sinful act at the newly renamed boutique Strip hotel-casino.

G2E will glow with glitz and glamour

This month’s Global Gaming Expo could easily be mistaken for CinemaCon.

Down on the Farmville, Zynga wrestles with multiple issues

Things are not all peaceful down on the farm. Social gaming giant Zynga Inc., which has a grand vision of converting its platform into a real money pay-to-play online gambling format in Nevada, slashed 18 percent of its workforce and closed multiple offices to cut costs this past week.

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