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Employees Detail Harassment, Racism at New York Gambling Regulator’s Office
By: Grant MitchellThe accusations have risen to the surface as the commission deals with at least four pending lawsuits dealing with discrimination based on sex, race, and disability, among others. It’s already settled two age-related discrimination suits and forked out $75,000 as a result in the past four years.
08/22/2023
NewsMassachusetts Police Officer Stole from Wallet at Encore Boston Harbor
By: Grant MitchellRebecca Leo, a member of the Boston Police Department's (BPD) Bureau of Administration and Technology, accepted a 90-day suspension without pay for an August 7, 2022 incident. Leo is accused of swiping money from the wallet before she turned it in as a lost item.
08/18/2023
NewsBaltimore Casino Company Personnel Funded North Carolina Lawmakers
By: Grant MitchellThe Cordish Companies, a casino development company based in Baltimore, was responsible for contributions to at least eight politicians. There is concern that if the lawmakers proceed with the draft to the benefit of The Cordish Cos., it will perpetuate a system wherein businesses and political parties work for one another.
07/28/2023
NewsThree Teen Carjackers Arrested for Bally’s Atlantic City Casino Break-Ins
By: Grant MitchellWhether the high school-aged boys were inspired by Foghat’s “Slow Ride” and or the valet attendants in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, they were unsuccessful in exiting the hotel and casino parking lot with new rides. All they succeeded in was damaging the cars’ steering columns, which led to their arrests.
07/21/2023
NewsNevada Regulator Warns of Increasing Number of Scam Attempts at Las Vegas Casinos
By: Grant MitchellThere has been a string of thefts in Nevada recently, one of which allowed a 23-year-old thief with $1.17 million. This is the first time that the Nevada regulator had addressed that or other incidents publicly.
07/11/2023
NewsNative Casino Employee Ignored, Left to Die in Jail During Fentanyl Detox
By: Grant MitchellThe family of the deceased, whose name is Dwan White Owl, is requisitioning an explanation as to why the woman, was ignored during the come-down from her fentanyl high. The woman was also placed in the same cell as her daughter, Danitra Warpaint, who said that she requested medical assistance from the moment they arrived at the prison.
07/07/2023
NewsCompany that Solicited Chicago Casino Bids Stood to Gain from Bally’s
By: Grant MitchellHowever, it recently came to light that Nomura Securities International—the company that helped Mayor Lori Lightfoot solicit licensees for the project—had a serious financial incentive to select Bally’s thereby muddying the license awarding process, according to a Chicago Sun-Times investigation.
06/27/2023
NewsSecurity Guard Shot Dead at Illegal Casino in Hollywood Hills
By: Grant MitchellAnthony Rivas, 33, was the victim of a shooting at around 4:00 a.m. ET at the 3300 block of Cahuenga Boulevard. Authorities were alerted of a disturbance when locals called in to report shots fired during the early-morning hours.
06/01/2023
NewsLas Vegas Sands Approved for 99-Year Lease Around Nassau Coliseum Site
By: Grant MitchellThe project will see the completion of a casino, hotel, and entertainment venue on Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale’s 72 acres of space. The development will occur around the Coliseum, which is a multi-purpose arena that is situated just about seven miles east of Queens, a borough of New York City.
05/30/2023
NewsOakland Athletics’ New Vegas Stadium Expected To Be On Tropicana Casino Lot
By: Grant MitchellThe deal is for $395 million and will coincide with the relocation of Oakland’s dismal baseball team to the city of glitz and glamor, and one that has been the recipient of several relocation and expansion teams in professional sports.
05/20/2023
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