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Sands China president Edward Tracy set to retire amid turbulent times for Macau

Edward Tracy has been the chief executive of Sands China since July 2011 and its president since August 2010. Photo: Gary Mak Macau’s biggest casino operator Sands China has announced that its president and chief executive Edward Tracy will retire on March 6. Sands said in a statement to the Hong Kong stock exchange that Tracy had decided to step down but will act as a consultant and work with senior management during the transition period.

2015 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo preview: Porn stars, awards, parties

Porn princesses and bedroom-cam queens, along with adult-world entrepreneurs, sex toy manufacturers and XXX-rated filmmakers, are packing their bags for their annual trek to Las Vegas. Yes, it’s time again for the parade of porn and cavalcade of cleavage at the 2015 AVN Adult Entertainment Expo and AVN Awards starting Wednesday.

Fusion-style singer/songwriter Tucker performs at DWT

Her 2011 debut solo recording, SHiNE grabbed the ear of a Cirque de Soleil producer, who invited her to Las Vegas to join the musical ensemble for Cirque du Soleil as cellist and mezzo-soprano for KA , the gravity-defying production by Cirque at the MGM Grand. Tucker balances her indie artist career with her continuing role for Cirque du Soleil, splitting her time between Durham and Las Vegas.

Forex broker Alpari goes bust on losses from shock Swiss move to abandon euro peg

A leading City foreign exchange broker has gone bust after its clients suffered massive losses from the Swiss franc’s sudden trashing of the euro yesterday. Alpari UK – which sponsors Premiership football club West Ham United – has applied for insolvency after the Swiss National Bank sent currency markets into turmoil by unexpectedly removing a cap that held the euro at 1.20 Swiss francs or stronger.

Wynn touts casino plan, chides Mayor Walsh in Boston speech

Casino mogul Steve Wynn on Thursday evening told a gathering of more than 2,000 real estate developers and other professionals that he is confident his planned casino on the waterfront in Everett will became a major economic engine in Massachusetts, while also taking the opportunity to gently chide those who could slow him down. Wynn spend most of his twenty-minute speech reminiscing about his family roots – both his parents were from Revere – and promoting his plans to build a $1.75 billion casino resort.

Wynn touts $1.6B casino in Boston appearance

Casino mogul Steve Wynn, in his first public appearance in Massachusetts since winning the lucrative Boston-area gambling license, promised on Thursday that his $1.6 billion resort for the Everett waterfront will echo the “grand hotels” of the past, offering the largest hotel rooms outside of Las Vegas and other luxury amenities. “It’s the non-casino things that people get on airplanes and put up with body searches and stuff like that for,” he said at a real estate industry seminar at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center.

UPDATED: Slot revenues up for Sun, down for Foxwoods

Mohegan Sun posted a 6.7 percent increase in slot-machine “win,” last month, its best year-over-year performance in three years. Figures released Thursday show the Uncasville casino won – or kept, after paying out prizes – $49 million in wagers, up from the $45.9 million it won in December 2013.

A Gambling Giant Is Going Bankrupt, Proving Once and For All That Casinos Are Not Recession-Proof

The iconic company has struggled since its 2008 buyout on the cusp of the Great Recession, and it’s been further hurt by the gambling industry’s woes in Atlantic City – woes so bad that the U.S. Department of Labor is pouring nearly $30 million into a job training program for casino workers who’ve found themselves jobless. Apollo Global Management poured $1.7 billion into Caesars back in 2008, and Caesar’s Chapter 11 filing would be the last step in the Apollo’s attempt to salvage what it can of that investment.

Trio scores in feature trots at Dover

Tough Mac lived up to his name romping to a 1:53.4 victory in the feature $13,000 Winners-Over trot while Fitness Craze and Classical Belisima picked up third consecutive victories in $14,500 and $14,000 4&5-Year-Old Winners- Over divisions on Wednesday, Jan.14 at Dover Downs. driving from post 1, Tough Mac controlled the fractions on the way to his second straight impressive victory for owner Mike Casalino.

Photos: Guerrero-Thurman, Broner, Garcia, NBC Presser

As reported earlier by BoxingScene.com, details of Al Haymon’s newly launched boxing series on NBC have finally been revealed during an invite-only press conference held Wednesday morning at the network’s headquarters in New York City. The series – titled ‘Premiere Boxing Champions’ – will kick off March 7 at MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Mayhem Erupts on Trading Floors After Swiss Central Bank Removes Cap on Franc

Outbursts of obscenities and confusion followed the Swiss central bank’s surprise decision to abolish its three-year-old policy of capping the Swiss franc against the euro, according to traders in London’s financial district. The U-turn sent the franc as much as 41 percent up against the euro, the biggest gain on record, a move that one trader estimated may cause billions of dollars of losses for banks and their customers.

UK's IG forecasts up to 30 mln stg hit from soaring Swiss franc

IG Group Holdings Plc said impact from the Swiss National Bank unexpectedly scrapping its cap on the franc would not exceed 30 million pounds for the British interdealer broker. The safe-haven currency crashed through the 1.20 per euro limit set by SNB more than three years ago, soaring nearly 30 percent minutes after the Swiss central bank’s announcement on Thursday.