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Attention WI dog owners: Your pup can be the face of new lottery scratch-off

Anyone who thinks their pup has what it takes to featured on a statewide scratch-off ticket can submit a current photo of their furry four-legged friend by March 27 at Wisconsin Lottery’s website or Facebook page. The Wisconsin Lottery will open up voting on its Facebook page from March 30 until April 10. The five dogs with the most votes will be featured on the new Top Dog instant scratch-off tickets.

Silicon Valley Patent Office to start hiring examiners next month

Alexandra Sepulveda, associate general counsel at Kabam, noted an increase in legal activity by non-practicing entities in the social gaming industry. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office branch that’s preparing to open in Silicon Valley will start recruiting for up to 80 patent examiners next month.

Wall Street's Macau delusion has really gone far enough

A newly-wed couple from South Korea waves with Sheldon G. Adelson, Chairman of the Board and CEO Las Vegas Sands Corp and his wife Miriam Adelson during an opening ceremony at the Venetian in Macau August 28, 2007. President Xi has made it clear he doesn’t want Chinese mainlanders gambling, Macau gambling revenue during the Lunar New Year disappointed, and the island’s economy shrank by 17% in the Q4 2014 without the government as much as batting an eyelash.

Game developer sues IGT, alleges violation of licensing agreement

Game developer High 5 Games said slot machine giant IGT – International Game Technology violated numerous conditions of a licensing agreement and failed to pay the company royalties from gambling features used on 81 different game titles. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Chicago, New York-based High 5 Games said IGT used its licensed game features on some of the manufacturer’s more popular slot machines.

A Broken Water Main Floods part of the Las Vegas Strip

A Las Vegas Valley Water District spokesman told the Las Vegas Sun that a contractor working on a construction project struck the pipeline Wednesday morning. The agency says nearby resorts and commercial properties including the MGM Grand and Monte Carlo both owned by MGM Resorts would get their water from another water line.

Lower trigger for jackpots seen as costly for casinos

A Wall Street gaming analyst calculated that individual casinos could lose roughly $530,000 per year under a proposed Internal Revenue Service change that would lower the reporting rules for casino customer winnings. The suggested move to reduce the trigger from $1,200 to $600 on jackpots for slot machines, keno and table games, was soundly criticized by gaming industry leaders as unnecessary and burdensome.

Rocky Gap owner defends merger with Las Vegas firm

Lakes Entertainment, which owns Rocky Gap Casino Resort near Cumberland, defended its planned $128 million merger with Las Vegas-based Golden Gaming as it announced earnings on Thursday. “The combination of Lakes’ strong balance sheet and our Rocky Gap property, with Golden Gaming’s casinos and distributed gaming platform and taverns, will make this combined company unique in the marketplace,” said Lakes CEO Lyle Berman in a statement.

Wynn Resorts Buys More Everett Land

Strong sources have revealed this week that several parcels of land on the west side of Lower Broadway have come under the control of Wynn Resorts, though the company is likely not interested in doing any further shopping. “Wynn has control of the properties needed to build a Wynn Everett Resort that will meet our five-star standards,” said Robert DeSalvio, president of Wynn Everett.

Pearson's MyLab & Mastering provide measurable outcomes

Pearson has released the MyLab & Mastering Business and IT Efficacy Report for 2015, which highlights MyLab & Mastering’s impact on teaching, learning, and retention. Although each institution, course, and classroom is unique, all instructors in higher education face a wide range of common teaching and learning challenges.