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Phones seen fueling growth potential for US Internet gambling

Internet gambling has tremendous growth potential in the United States as ever-greater percentages of the public use smartphones, participants in a major gambling conference said Wednesday.

Hard Rock announces expansion of meeting and convention space

Executives of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino topped off the expansion of its meetings and convention space Monday with a ceremony for the project that will bring the property’s meeting space to 110,000 square feet.

Minority investors want to block Raiders move to Las Vegas

A group of predominantly African-American investors, led by former Oakland Raiders players Ronnie Lott and Rodney Peete, have met with team and city officials about developing a stadium to keep the NFL team in California.

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Atlantic City gross collective operating profits jump 31 percent

Atlantic City’s casinos saw their collective operating profit rise by 31 percent in the first three months of the year in another hopeful sign that the struggling industry may be stabilizing.

Resorts World Las Vegas gets go-ahead for $4B megaresort

When the Malaysia-based Genting Group opens its $4 billion, 3,100-room Chinese-themed Resorts World Las Vegas property on the north end of the Strip in 2019 it will have a “celestial sphere” that will project visitor selfies.

Caesars offers to contribute $4B as part of unit’s bankruptcy plan

A new proposal for the bankrupt operating unit of Caesars Entertainment Corp to emerge from Chapter 11 includes a $4 billion contribution from its parent, a lawyer for the unit told a U.S. Bankruptcy judge on Wednesday.

Growth in e-sports popularity wows Nevada Gaming Policy panel

The Nevada Gaming Policy panel that could offer recommendations to boost the state’s gaming industry was dazzled Friday by stories of arenas filled with passionate fans and heard from a retired player who now lives in Southern Nevada about the potential for gambling on e-sports.

Seminoles drop bid to block financial disclosure

The Seminole Tribe of Florida is dropping its bid to block the disclosure of financial information about its casinos. The tribe made the move on Friday, shortly after Politico printed details of the deposition of casino executive Jim Allen.

Station Casinos parent company reports 4.8 percent revenue rise

Fresh off Tuesday’s announced $312.5 million acquisition of the Palms, Red Rock Resorts Inc., parent company of Station Casinos, reported a 4.8 percent increase in revenue over last year in its first quarter, the 12th straight quarterly increase for the locals casino company.

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