China Boosts Efforts to Prevent Citizens Gambling Abroad
China’s Minister of Public Security, Wang Xiaohong, met with the head of the South Korean Police Department, Yoon Hee-keun, last month to discuss bolstering cooperation between the two countries in combating cross border gambling. People’s Daily reported that the meeting took place in Beijing, where...
The Mirage Hotel & Casino Las Vegas to Close for Major Renovation...
Earlier this month, Hard Rock International (HRI) announced its plans to shut down The Mirage Hotel & Casino on July 17 to begin extensive renovations. At the heart of the transformation is a striking new 700-foot-tall guitar-shaped hotel tower, a signature of the Hard Rock brand. The final date for...
Exploring the World’s Top Destinations for Baccarat Players
From its humble roots in fifteenth-century Italy, baccarat has grown into a global phenomenon. The game was once the reserve of the gambling elite. Only the highest of rollers were welcome at the tables and huge sums of money were bet. However, today, no matter where you are in the world, baccarat c...
End of an Era as Tropicana Las Vegas Closes Its Doors
After 67 years, the Tropicana Las Vegas, a true icon of the famous Strip, closed its doors earlier this month. Over the years, the casino rose to fame for numerous reasons. It was popular with the Rat Pack and it was also known to have mob connections. The Tropicana even found its way into a […]...
Work Begins on New Luxury Hotel at Coushatta Casino Resort
The Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for the expansion of its Coushatta Casino Resort, located near Kinder. The ceremony took place on March 20, 2024, at 10 am and marked the beginning of the construction of a new eight-story hotel. In attendance were Chairman Jon...
Super Bowl Players Were Banned from Baccarat While in Vegas
Ahead of last month’s Super Bowl LVIII, in which the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers, the NFL came under a great deal of criticism for its rules on gambling. To summarize, players from both teams were forbidden from participating in any form of gambling, even online baccarat, whi...
The Sphere’s Operator Confident about the Future despite Reportin...
Las Vegas’s newest attraction the Sphere arena, which cost $2.3 billion to build, has said that it had an operating loss of $98.4 million in the fiscal quarter ending September 30th. The entertainment venue, the first of its kind in the world, opened its doors on September 29 th with two U2 shows th...