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Gaming industry looks to cash in political chips in Colorado, Nevada

The casino gaming industry is doubling down on political events next week, looking to flex its economic muscle at the first Democratic presidential primary debate in Las Vegas on Tuesday and at an event in Wheat Ridge ahead of the next Republican debate in Boulder at the end of the month. According to the industry lobbying group American Gaming Association, U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner and U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton, both Republicans, will participate in a roundtable on gaming issues Wednesday at Gaming Laboratories International in Wheat Ridge.

Investing In CorEnergy's Critical Assets, Not So Concerned With Tenant Risk

It’s not easy mining for gold when storms are circling, but I have found the best gems are accessed when there is fear! I’m not as concerned with EXXI as Mr. Market, and that’s the big opportunity for this stock today. It’s plain to see that the Net Lease REIT sector is growing like a weed, with many new companies jockeying for shelf space.

NHL Drug Policy: Las Vegas an issue?

Sep 21, 2015; Las Vegas, NV, USA; General aerial view of the Las Vegas strip and Las Vegas Blvd., including the Mandalay Bay, Luxor, MGM Grand, Caesars Palace, New York-New York, Venetian and Stratosphere hotels. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports The NHL drug policy does not currently include cocaine as a banned substance.

Wynn sues for libel in latest salvo over casino

Las Vegas casino developer Steve Wynn is escalating his battle with Boston officials, filing a libel lawsuit this week against an unidentified casino foe and issuing a scathing critique of the treatment his company has received since it arrived in the Boston area with plans to build in Everett. “No individual or company who presents themselves honestly in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, by any measure of fair play, should be subjected to the defamatory political abuse that we have experienced, and it is our intention to finally deal with it,” Wynn said in a statement to the Globe.

Casino City Press Releases North American Gaming Almanac; Gaming…

Casino Citys 2015-2016 North American Gaming Almanac and CD, released today by Casino City Press, reports U.S. gaming revenue increased by 2.71 percent in 2013, for a total of $96.42 billion. The Almanac contains more than 700 pages on the North American gaming market , including profiles for each U.S. state and Canadian province, and nearly 1,000 revenue charts and tables.

Michigan factory supervisor wins $310.5M Powerball ticket

A supervisor at a Michigan fiberglass factory who won a $310.5 million Powerball jackpot said Tuesday that she immediately quit her one-time “nasty, dirty” job and will buy land to build houses for her family. Julie Leach of Three Rivers said she was having a “really bad night” working the third shift when she took her lunch break at McDonald’s.

IG Group revises client agreements in Swiss Franc surge cases

Oct 7 IG Group Holdings Plc has changed the terms of client accounts that were affected by a surge in the Swiss Franc earlier this year after intervention from the UK’s Financial Ombudsman Service . The FOS agreed that the online trading platform had acted in accordance with terms and conditions of a client agreement during the Swiss franc’s surge on Jan. 15. It, however, added that a contract that was beneficial to clients would have been more reflective of the underlying market liquidity during unprecedented market circumstances, IG Group said in a statement.