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Analysts press Loveman on exit from Boston-area casino project

A $761.4 million quarterly loss by Caesars Entertainment Corp. wasn’t on Wall Street’s mind Tuesday.Analysts wanted insight from Chairman Gary Loveman on Caesars’ highly public exit 10 days ago from a proposed $1 billion Boston-area casino development...read more

Top-10 NBA bets for the 2013-2014 season

The 2013-2014 NBA season kicks off tomorrow night and there are plenty of intriguing storylines to watch over the next eight months.In the Eastern Conference, LeBron James will try to lead the Miami Heat to a third straight NBA title, while 2011 MVP Derrick Rose is set to return from a torn ACL in his left knee and turn the Chicago Bulls back into championship contenders...read more

Boom time in Macau continues to buoy Las Vegas Sands

LAS VEGAS -- The Venetian and Palazzo on the Strip provided Las Vegas Sands Corp. with somewhat lackluster revenues in the third quarter.Wall Street didn’t give the results much attention.Macau is what drives Las Vegas Sands.In the three months ended Sept...read more

Sands-sponsored survey finds most opposed to Internet gaming

LAS VEGAS -- A national survey conducted on behalf of Las Vegas Sands Corp. found that 67 percent of those questioned are opposed to legalizing Internet gaming.Among the findings from the poll directed by The Tarrance Group earlier this month was that 62 percent of those surveyed approved of having various forms of gambling in their respective states as a way of generating tax revenues.However, the polling found sound opposition to Internet gaming...read more

Caesars Entertainment's terrible, horrible, no good and very bad weekend

LAS VEGAS -- Has there ever been a gaming company that suffered through a worse 72-hour period than Caesars Entertainment Inc.?On a Friday evening, Caesars was punted from a proposed $1 billion project in Boston. Then the company was forced to dump its licensing partner in a $185 million Strip casino renovation...read more

Deal Me In: Vegas on the cheap

Dear Mark: It would never have occurred to me to e-mail you except I am reading your column in today's Detroit Free Press and I see a non-gambler wrote you to say how much he enjoys your column. Ditto for me! However, I do want to tell you that my wife and I love to go to Las Vegas at least once a year...read more

Poker Player Tweets of the Week: It's time to debate

Poker players will debate pretty much anything. They're analytical by nature and they spend hours on end sitting around chatting with their friends at the tables. So it's no surprise that a couple of tweets really stirred up the poker community this week...read more

Delaware to go live with online gambling on Oct. 31

Delaware will launch real-money online gaming on Oct. 31. The Halloween treat for casino players was confirmed Tuesday at the World Regulatory Briefing in Philadelphia by Dover Downs Hotel and Casino President and CEO Ed Sutor."In nine days, Delaware will be the first state in the country to go with full online gaming," Sutor said."It is going to bring customers back to the brick-and-mortars," Sutor added.Delaware is allowing its three casinos to offer a full suite of casino games online, including slot machines, table games and poker...read more

Indian casino development near Fresno gets Interior department approval

A central California Native American tribe won approval from the U.S. Department of the Interior late Tuesday to proceed on a casino development near Fresno that will be built and managed by Station Casinos, Inc.A 20-year compact between the state and the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians was approved by the Interior Department, which will allow development of a $350 million casino north of Madera off Highway 99...read more

Gaming regulators to study changes in Web rules, but new games not a consideration

LAS VEGAS -- The Nevada Gaming Commission and Control Board will discuss several changes to the state’s Internet gaming regulations at its regular meeting monthly meeting Thursday in Las Vegas.Adding other casino games, such as blackjack and slot machines to Nevada’s current poker-only status, however, is not under consideration.Gaming Control Board Chairman A.G...read more