Todays News May/4/2019 NTG.

Todays News May/4/2019 NTG.
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13. Casino City's Friday Five: Good news, bad news edition. http://bit.ly/2ZZG2Kb
This week's news roundup showcases the ups and downs of the gaming industry.

12. APCW Perspectives: Backing bans and profiling players. http://bit.ly/2GXC6Rd
News this week include several UK bookmakers in agreement on a gambling advertising ban during sports broadcasts. Plus, Ladbrokes draws negative headlines over player profiling.

11. AGEM hails passage of bill that expands gaming technology workforce in Nevada. http://bit.ly/2Vdmp2v
The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM) announced today the passage by the Nevada Legislature of Assembly Bill 221 that expands the state’s technology and manufacturing workforce by giving those 18 to 20 years legal status as a “gaming employee” working for slot machine, systems, table game and component suppliers.

10. Atlantic City: Ocean Casino's Royal Jelly to become 1920s speakeasy. http://bit.ly/2UZdhJx
The burlesque-themed nightclub Ivan Kane’s Royal Jelly inside Ocean Casino Resort has been sold, according to its website. Ocean Casino Resort officials said a new 1920s-themed speakeasy and lounge will be debuting in the space Memorial Day weekend

9. Revisions To Proposed New York State Sports Betting Law Make Bill “Cleaner”. http://bit.ly/2H2jr87
Proposed sports wagering at Resorts World Casino at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, off-track betting outlets, and professional sports stadiums has been eliminated from the latest version of New York’s proposed enabling legislation.

8. New commissioners weigh New Mexico racino question. http://bit.ly/2Y7oiKV
New Mexico’s newly minted panel of horse racing regulators are meeting for the first time and a top order of business is the state’s sixth and final license for a track and casino.

7. Atlantic City: Caesars close to opening new sportsbooks at Bally’s, Harrah’s Resort. http://bit.ly/2UVFhOs
Caesars Entertainment Corp. has invested nearly $11 million for construction of two permanent sportsbooks, including one that will be the largest in the city.

6. Illinois: Chips back on table for gambling advocates. http://bit.ly/2GTVuPd
Stakeholders that have been advocating for a gambling expansion for almost a decade are back at the table with renewed optimism this legislative session.

5. NCAA rescinds ban on events in states with legal gambling. http://bit.ly/2DQi0Yy
The NCAA has rescinded its policy prohibiting championship events from being held in states that have legalized sports gambling. The expected move was announced Friday.

4. Start your wagers: NASCAR data deal could lead to more bets. http://bit.ly/2PN3sxx
NASCAR is making its first big play in the world of expanded legal sports betting, hoping a sports data partnership will lead to gamblers being able to bet during races on much more than just who gets the checkered flag.

3. Jeopardy!” champ James Holzhauer. http://bit.ly/2ZVRd6k
Jeopardy!” champ James Holzhauer is continuing his remarkable winning streak to chase the game show’s all-time record, but first he’s being awarded with the key to the Las Vegas Strip.

2. NH Lottery vendor blasts DOJ over Wire Act ‘charade’ http://bit.ly/2vCOxgc
NeoPollard Interactive, the vendor for the New Hampshire Lottery, has hit out at the Department of Justice (DOJ) over its uncertainty as to whether the Wire Act applies to interstate and online lotteries, calling for the “charade to end”.

1. Betfred extends World Snooker Championship sponsorship. http://bit.ly/2IWA2wh
Betfred has extended its title sponsorship of the World Snooker Championship until at least 2021.
The bookmaker has supported each edition of the event since 2015, having also served as title sponsor between 2009 and 2012.

You already started a news thread today and this is titled tomorrow? There is a flood coming in...

Quote: PokerGrinder

You already started a news thread today and this is titled tomorrow? There is a flood coming in...

I live in Thailand.
So to me, it is the May/4/2019 and the time here is 03:35.

P.S. the next (Todays News thread) will be at the same-time Tomorrow (After 24-Hours) May/5/2019.

Quote: MrCasinoGames

I live in Thailand.
So to me, it is the May/4/2019 and the time here is 03:35.

Fair enough.

How about a monthly news thread instead of a daily one.

This way its length will be limited but not flooding daily with new threads.

MAY'S MONTHLY GAMBLING NEWS has some appeal, yes?

Stephen, for years you would come, introduce a proposed new game, ask for comments, respond politely, and move on. You rarely would participate in a thread that was not specifically about one of your games. What has changed? It almost seems like it is a different person posting now.

I think what is most annoying is that you are just posting links without giving YOUR opinion on any of the stories you are posting.

Quote: MDawg

Why not just find a thread where that casino is being discussed in a thread that relates to the news, and add to that thread.
Or at least post it in the sub-forum that relates to that casino, if there is no applicable existing thread.

My original suggestion stands, that he search for existing threads on the casinos or topics that relate to the individual stories, and then post the link within an existing thread. Someone else suggested as well that he comment as well on each news story, but again, regardless, I'd like to see the news post within an existing thread, as it relates to an existing casino or topic. But, I understand, that would be a lot more work. The way it is now, flooding a post/thread with multiple news stories, if it leads to any comments at all is going to lead to multiple unrelated discussions bouncing within the same thread.

On the other hand, I shudder to think of his creating a new thread daily for every news story. So if he is just going to post in a new thread daily, let it be just one thread.

Quote: MDawg

I'd like to see the news post within an existing thread, as it relates to an existing casino or topic. But, I understand, that would be a lot more work.
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So if he is just going to post in a new thread daily, let it be just one thread.

Thanks MDawg,

Yes, It would be a lot more work.

OK, let it be just one thread.

I think part of it is this forum software. What is it anyway? I assume it is some kind of free software but it sure ain't no vbulletin or xenforo. It is partly because of this very limited forum software that about all we have going is the "Recent Threads" section as far as trying to figure out quickly what might be new.

This forum software just doesn't lend itself to too many threads being created daily as it overpowers the other new threads.

Quote: MDawg

I think part of it is this forum software. What is it anyway? I assume it is some kind of free software but it sure ain't no vbulletin or xenforo. It is partly because of this very limited forum software that about all we have going is the "Recent Threads" section as far as trying to figure out quickly what might be new.

This forum software just doesn't lend itself to too many threads being created daily as it overpowers the other new threads.

The forum software/framework is custom from scratch. JB wrote it, with the Wizard, a decade ago.

One of the tools we don't have is a Merge. I can't join threads or combine them or anything, really, except delete or split them. If I could, I would have stacked many of those individual threads together under one of the Casino News threads we already have.

Well that's pretty impressive then if written from scratch, but perhaps it needs some major updating? Vbulletin from 2009 isn't nearly as good as vbulletin of today (but, even vbulletin ver.3 from ten years ago does have a lot more functions than this forum software).

If it is custom then uploading the database into vbulletin or xenforo may not be an option...so updating what we got might be the only way to go from here.

Part-2. Todays News May/4/2019 NTG.
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14. The Venetian Las Vegas: The First Integrated Resort. http://bit.ly/2J0KqTE
The romance of Venice can be found in Las Vegas at The Venetian. As the first Integrated Resort by Las Vegas Sands’ chairman and CEO, Sheldon Adelson, The Venetian was a true game-changer. The Venetian Las Vegas celebrates its 19th anniversary and is globally recognized as a Forbes Travel Guide four-star rated luxury property and one of the most luxurious resort and convention destinations in the MICE industry.

13. Casino City's Friday Five: Good news, bad news edition. http://bit.ly/2ZZG2Kb
This week's news roundup showcases the ups and downs of the gaming industry.

12. APCW Perspectives: Backing bans and profiling players. Video: http://bit.ly/2GXC6Rd
News this week include several UK bookmakers in agreement on a gambling advertising ban during sports broadcasts. Plus, Ladbrokes draws negative headlines over player profiling.

11. AGEM hails passage of bill that expands gaming technology workforce in Nevada. http://bit.ly/2Vdmp2v
The Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM) announced today the passage by the Nevada Legislature of Assembly Bill 221 that expands the state’s technology and manufacturing workforce by giving those 18 to 20 years legal status as a “gaming employee” working for slot machine, systems, table game and component suppliers.

This-Weeks Hot-News.
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H10. Wynn Resorts ends ‘despised’ paid parking at its Las Vegas Strip resorts. http://bit.ly/2PJ5RJF
Wynn Resorts ended it two-year-old paid parking program in Las Vegas, announcing Monday it was offering free self-parking at its Wynn Las Vegas and Encore garages for all guests, without limitation, and without the need for validation. The move – which takes place Wednesday – is the first reversal in the trend that began in 2016, when MGM Resorts International began charging for parking at its Las Vegas Strip resorts. Caesars Entertainment, Tropicana Las Vegas, and the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. Wynn followed suit in July 2017.

H9. MGM: Companywide workforce reduction to cover 1,000 job eliminations by June. http://bit.ly/2H2HvaZ
MGM Resorts International said Monday its total workforce reduction will cover roughly 1,000 employees by June – almost four times the number of positions the company said it eliminated last week. The Las Vegas-based casino giant spent a good portion of first quarter earnings conference call discussing the MGM 2020 cost reduction efforts, which the company believes will lead to an additional $300 million in cash flow by 2021.

H8. Caesars touts quarterly results, offers little insight into company’s future. http://bit.ly/2H2HvaZ

H7. Wynn Resorts fined $35M by Massachusetts for misconduct allegations response. http://bit.ly/2J7R367

H6. ‘Gaming-focused’ Jamul Casino allows Southern California tribe to control its destiny. http://bit.ly/2WqxcTg

H5 What is a gaming regulator’s job? https://www.cdcgamingreports.com/commentaries/what-is-a-regulators-job/
Gambling regulators in Louisiana, New Jersey and Massachusetts have some big issues on their plates and no one is quite sure what to expect. Big issues in regulation are not uncommon in gaming. Casino gaming is a highly regulated industry and regulators play very prominent roles. As conditions change and the industry evolves, regulators are faced with adapting to new circumstances and that can be challenging.

H4. Murren says the focus is on MGM 2020, downplays any deal for the Cosmopolitan. http://bit.ly/2WtAVzK
Jim Murren attempted on Monday to stamp out speculation that MGM Resorts International wants to acquire the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, which was put up for sale two weeks ago. I’m not sure he succeeded. MGM’s CEO would rather have the investment community focus on the MGM 2020 corporate restructuring program, which the company expects will result in $300 million of additional cash flow by 2021.

H3. Too big to fail U.S. Pacific Island casino keeps failing. http://bit.ly/2V0X8Dt
Last Friday’s Marianas Variety newspaper reports the Rotary Club of Saipan raked in US$34,000 from a Las Vegas Night. Perhaps the Rotarians can teach Imperial Pacific International how to operate a profitable casino on the U.S. Pacific island, part of the Commonwealth of Northern Marianas Islands.

H2. Macau’s casino market suffers largest revenue decline in almost three years during April. http://bit.ly/2IVPR6v

H1. Vancouver’s once rollicking casinos hit by dirty money crackdown. https://bloom.bg/2YbQi05

Quote: darkoz

Fair enough.

How about a monthly news thread instead of a daily one.

This way its length will be limited but not flooding daily with new threads.

MAY'S MONTHLY GAMBLING NEWS has some appeal, yes?

Let's let members decide for themselves. Click on Link to Vote: http://bit.ly/2ZYWbzu

P.S. The POLL is for one item per member only, and will end on the 11/May/2019.

Quote: MDawg

Well that's pretty impressive then if written from scratch

JB is a very impressive individual when it comes to that (coding/computer science). I’ve seen and been the beneficiary of many of his projects over the years and he is truly in a league of his own.