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Las Vegas Sands pays $9 mln to end SEC probe into China, Macau

The casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp agreed to pay $9 million to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges it failed to properly authorize or document millions of dollars of payments to a consultant helping it do business in China and Macau. Thursday’s settlement resolves charges that Las Vegas Sands, run by billionaire Sheldon Adelson, violated the federal Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Las Vegas Sands pays $9 mln to end SEC probe into China, Macau

The casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp agreed to pay $9 million to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charges it failed to properly authorize or document millions of dollars of payments to a consultant helping it do business in China and Macau. Thursday’s settlement resolves charges that Las Vegas Sands, run by billionaire Sheldon Adelson, violated the federal Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Updated: Wynn Unveils Paradise Park

Today’s Wynn investor presentation wasn’t about defending earnings or lancing Elaine Wynn’s legal complaint but instead a boffo unveiling of every project Wynn Resorts has on their plate. Wynn Paradise Park hotel will feature 1000 Encore-style rooms with retractible doors and terraces, new dining venues, meeting rooms, and a casino overlooking a massive white sand crystal lagoon.

Updated: Wynn Unveils Paradise Park

Today’s Wynn investor presentation wasn’t about defending earnings or lancing Elaine Wynn’s legal complaint but instead a boffo unveiling of every project Wynn Resorts has on their plate. Wynn Paradise Park hotel will feature 1000 Encore-style rooms with retractible doors and terraces, new dining venues, meeting rooms, and a casino overlooking a massive white sand crystal lagoon.

JL Cruze heads Open Trot at Dover Wednesday

World champion JL Cruze and two $20,000 2nd leg preliminaries are the headline events on a strong 15-race program at Dover Downs. First post is 4:30 p.m. JL Cruze, fresh from a season’s debut 1:53 victory last Friday at Meadowlands, the 2015 Dan Patch Award winning Trotter of the Year, owned by Ken Wood, Bill Dittmar and Steve Iaquinto, performs before the home folks for the first time in the $36,000 Open Preferred trot in the 10th race.

JL Cruze heads Open Trot at Dover Wednesday

World champion JL Cruze and two $20,000 2nd leg preliminaries are the headline events on a strong 15-race program at Dover Downs. First post is 4:30 p.m. JL Cruze, fresh from a season’s debut 1:53 victory last Friday at Meadowlands, the 2015 Dan Patch Award winning Trotter of the Year, owned by Ken Wood, Bill Dittmar and Steve Iaquinto, performs before the home folks for the first time in the $36,000 Open Preferred trot in the 10th race.

Lottery Insider's Brother Arrested in Jackpot-Fixing Scandal

Newly discovered forensic evidence shows how a lottery insider rigged drawings across the country, Iowa investigators said Wednesday as they charged his brother in connection with jackpots claimed in Oklahoma and Colorado. Tommy Tipton, a former justice of the peace from Flatonia, Texas, turned himself in Wednesday morning to face a charge of ongoing criminal conduct.