July 17, 2026 13:18
Despite an expected resolution date of December 31, 2026, Polymarket has already received significant interest in the People’s Sexiest Man Alive odds and market. Which hunk will follow in the footsteps of Patrick Dempsey, John Krasinski, and Jonathan Bailey to win this magazine award? Volume has already surpassed $100,000, with the frontrunners comprising international artists, […]
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July 17, 2026 12:21
EDITOR’S NOTE: A new “Vegas Myths Busted” publishes every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition. Today’s edition originally ran on March 24, 2023. “Ugly carpets are the results of extensive market research,” claims a website called gamblingsites.org. “Tacky carpets with weird lines and curvy patterns actually keep players awake and focused on what they’re doing.” The […]
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July 17, 2026 11:58
A former security officer at Detroit’s MotorCity Casino has sued his former employer, alleging he was fired while recovering from open-heart surgery despite submitting medical documentation approving his leave. Tyrone Davidson filed the lawsuit Tuesday (July 15) in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, accusing Detroit Entertainment LLC, which operates MotorCity […]
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July 17, 2026 03:47
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers attempted to arrest a man at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas on Monday (July 13) but aborted the arrest after being surrounded by a group of bystanders, according to an X post from ICE Los Angeles. DHS called the bystanders “anti-ICE agitators.” ICE identified the man as […]
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July 16, 2026 22:43
Atlantic Lottery Corporation Inc. (Atlantic Lottery) announced it will not dispute a Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) penalty of $212,025, imposed on May 29 for administrative violations involving suspicious transaction reporting and anti-money laundering compliance. FINTRAC announced on July 9 that it had imposed the fine and that the gaming operator […]
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July 16, 2026 22:38
A Canadian man who won C$120,000 (US$85,500) playing on his ex-girlfriend’s JackpotCity casino account has no claim to the money, a British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ruled. Unfortunately for Timothy Jones, 51, a commercial fisherman, he and the owner of the account, Cheryl Johnson, broke up shortly after the jackpot win. He later sued […]
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July 16, 2026 20:05
A British man described by US prosecutors as a central figure in Scattered Spider, the hacking group linked to the 2023 cyberattacks on MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment, has been imprisoned by a UK court. On Thursday (July 16), British national Thalha Jubair, 20, and his co-defendant, Owen Flowers, were each sentenced to five years […]
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July 16, 2026 19:36
Amid perceived rising competitive pressures from prediction markets, credit investors are demanding more compensation to own corporate debt issued by casino and sportsbook operators. Over the past 30 months, spreads on junk-rated gaming industry debt surged 250 basis points, according to Bloomberg data. That spike occurred as credit spreads across most other industries narrowed. It […]
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July 16, 2026 18:04
Police continue to search for a missing emergency room nurse and mother of two who was last seen at a Southern California tribal casino. Angelica Brophy, 44, was last seen around 3:40 pm PST on Monday, July 6, 2026. Casino surveillance captured Brophy exiting Harrah’s Resort Southern California, a tribal casino owned by the Rincon […]
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July 16, 2026 17:12
Shares of Wynn Resorts (NASDAQ: WYNN) are off 18% year-to-date while the S&P 500 is hovering around a double-digit gain as investors fret about the gaming company’s United Arab Emirates (UAE) project and weakness in Macau. Describing the situation as “somewhat crazy under any scenario,” Stifel analyst Steven Wieczynski says the current anomalies with Wynn […]
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