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Rev. Al Sharpton recently caught up with Urban One CEO Alfred Liggins to discuss the company's branded casino proposals for the city of Richmond, Virginia.

GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — An overnight shooting Tuesday at a Montana casino left three people dead and another person injured, and the suspect was later tracked down and killed by police, officials said. The shooting happened about 2 a.m. at the Emerald City Casino in Great Falls, along one of the city’s main commercial […]

Veteran NFL defensive back Adam “Pacman” Jones was arrested early Wednesday at a casino in southeast Indiana, according to Yahoo Sports. The 35-year-old free agent was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and public intoxication at the Rising Star Casino reports Yahoo Sports. Police were reportedly called to investigate a patron for possible cheating in […]

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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Many sweet rides have pulled up to Atlantic City casinos over the years, but this one was the King. Joe Emanuele, whose vast portfolio at Hard Rock International includes finding and securing music memorabilia, had located Elvis Presley‘s Rolls Royce, bought it at an auction and drove it to the […]

What do you do when you hit big on a slot machine but then you’re told that it was an accident? An Oregon woman experienced just that. The Washington Times reports: Veronica Castillo, a mortgage loan officer from Beaverton, Oregon, took her mother to the casino in Rochester, Washington, last weekend. She was elated when […]

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — MGM Resorts International plans to build a $100 million, 5,300-seat theater at its Monte Carlo casino-hotel to attract top musicians for weeks at a time. The project will be built next to a larger, 20,000-seat arena now under construction. MGM also plans to overhaul and likely rename the Monte Carlo, its […]

A huge brawl broke out in a local Queens casino Friday night and a total of 400 people were reportedly involved. Daily Mail reports: Patrons…

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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — A time few could imagine during the glory days of casino gambling has arrived in Atlantic City, where two casinos and more than 5,000 jobs will be lost this weekend. The Showboat is closing Sunday, followed by Revel’s two-day closure Monday and Tuesday. Trump Plaza is next, closing Sept. 16. […]

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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Atlantic City’s Revel Casino Hotel will shut down next month after failing to find a buyer in bankruptcy court, company officials announced Tuesday The company said it will close its doors on Sept. 10. The move comes two years after the $2.4 billion casino opened. It has never turned a […]

The police have captured five men in connection to an Atlantic City casino heist in which $181,000 was stolen. The Chicago Tribune reports: Police have recovered much of the stolen cash, along with clothes used in the robbery, the New Jersey State Police said in a statement. Authorities said two masked men entered Caesars Atlantic […]

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LAS VEGAS (AP) — A poker player who left $300,000 in the back seat of a Las Vegas taxi made good on his promise this week, handing over a $10,000 reward to the honest cabbie who returned the stash. Yellow Checker Star Cab Company CEO Bill Shranko confirmed Friday that Gerardo Gamboa had been paid […]