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Wynn Resorts Ltd. urges changes in how board of directors operates

Wynn Resorts Ltd., locked in a legal battle with its former vice chairman and co-founder Kazuo Okada, has suggested several changes to bylaws that govern how the board of directors operates.

Whistleblower: Banks may be laundering poker money

A banker who stood up against an online gambling operation was the star of an anti-money-laundering conference in Las Vegas on Monday.

Caesars giving Gansevoort $185 million transformation

When the folks at Caesars Entertainment Corp. and W.A. Richardson Builders are done turning the former Barbary Coast/Bill’s Gamblin’ Hall into the Gansevoort Las Vegas next year, the Strip’s old- timers won’t recognize the building.

Bottom line in Web poker: Nevada needs compacts with other states

Time will tell if Ultimate Poker, which has been accepting wagers since April 30, and WSOP.com can generate enough players within the confines of Nevada’s borders to co-exist. Meanwhile, at least three other real money websites — 888 Poker, Treasure Island and the South Point — could go live by year’s end.

Canals run dry at Venetian for first time

Tourists hoping to cruise along the Venetian hotel-casino’s indoor canals are out of luck until mid-October. The waterways were emptied for repainting earlier this month for the first time since the casino opened in 1999.

JCM Global executes three-year contract extension with IGT

JCM Global executed a strategic supplier agreement with International Game Technology on Thursday, continuing a partnership that began in 1990, the Las Vegas-based gaming company said.

Cantor Gaming, Bally Technologies sign online content deal

Cantor Gaming has signed an online content agreement to provide Bally Technologies’ iGaming Platform with its sports wagering and mobile casino games, the Las Vegas-based bookmaker said Wednesday.

Scientific Games Corp. plans to retain many top WMS execs

Scientific Games Corp. said Tuesday that it will retain many of the top executives of slot machine manufacturer WMS Industries after completion of the $1.5 billion buyout.

Federal court tosses New Jersey sports betting law

New Jersey’s law permitting bets on pro and college sports at Atlantic City casinos conflicts with federal statutes, a U.S. appeals court in Philadelphia ruled Tuesday, temporarily barring that state’s Legislature’s and its governor’s attempts to expand gambling in the state.

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