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Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Expands Casino Floor, Opens WSOP Room
Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino & Hotel in Murphy, NC, is in the midst of a $275 million renovation and expansion project. Guests recently began experiencing the overhaul’s features, including a larger gaming space and the introduction of the property’s World Series of Poker (WSOP) Room. n Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino & Hotel has…
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Rivers Pittsburgh Roulette Cheating Case Sees Two More Players Charged
Two Wexford, Penn. men have been charged in relation to a roulette cheating scheme at Rivers Casino Pittsburgh that involved collusion between a dealer, a floor supervisor, and players. n The conspirators at the Rivers Casino Pittsburgh, above, discovered a way to place bets after the roulette had settled. But an anonymous letter made security…
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Nevada Regulators Join Las Vegas Money Laundering Probe as Net Widens
The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) has joined a sprawling investigation into the possible laundering of proceeds from illegal bookmaking at Las Vegas casinos, the Nevada Current reports. n Scott Sibella, above, has pleaded guilty to violating the Bank Secrecy Act in connection to Wayne Nix, the bookie he allowed to gamble at the MGM…
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Koin Mobile Hits Everi with Antitrust Lawsuit Over Cashless Payments
Digital payments company Koin Mobile has accused casino-supplier giant Everi of “abuse of its power … to stifle competition” in the emerging cashless-payments gaming market. n Everi is accused of stifling competition in the fledgling cashless-gaming market by tying land-based casino operators to “onerous” contracts. (Image: Everi) n In an antitrust suit filed in Nevada’s…
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Crown Resorts Position Puts London’s Aspinalls Casino in Peril
London’s swanky Apsinalls Club has warned of “material uncertainty” over its future because of regulatory action against its parent company on the other side of the world. n Aspinalls, like many of London’s upscale private member’s casinos, is facing turbulent times because of a dearth of high rollers visiting the British capital. (Image: Crown Resorts)…
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British Columbia Casino Money Launderer was ‘Wrong Target’ in 2020 Slaying
A notorious casino money launderer who died in a hail of bullets in a Japanese restaurant in Richmond, Metro Vancouver, wasn’t the intended target, according to prosecutors. n Jian Jun Zhu, left, was shot dead at a Vancouver-area sushi restaurant in September 2020, but his dining companion Paul Jin, right, was the intended target, according…
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West Virginia Casino Partially Reopens After River Flooding
Slot play and other limited operations resumed just hours ago at the Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack following a several-day closure due to flooding. n Flooded areas at Wheeling Island Hotel-Casino-Racetrack, pictured above. Limited operations have been reopened at the gaming property. (Image: WTRF) n The gambling operation was forced to shutter last Wednesday afternoon after waters from…
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Stabbing at Montana Casino Leads to Arrest
A man was apprehended on Thursday for a slashing that took place earlier this month at a Montana gaming property. n A Great Falls Police Department SUV, pictured above. A stabbing took place at a casino in the city. (Image: GreatFallsMt.net) n The suspect, Trevor Leonard Johnson, was charged with assault with a weapon for…
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Riverside Resort Laughlin Faces Big Penalty for Alleged Security Mistreatment
Riverside Resort & Casino in Laughlin, Nev., could be on the hook for $500K after it failed to inform regulators about some serious behavior by its security staff, The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. n Don Loughlin’s Riverside Resort & Casino in Loughlin, Nev, above. Some of the casino’s security officers have been involved in troubling…
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Casino Crime Roundup: Monarch Casino Defendant Pleads Guilty in Theft
A man accused in a record-setting $500K larceny from Monarch Casino Resort and Spa in Black Hawk, Colo. entered a guilty plea last week after a plea deal. n Monarch Casino Resort and Spa, pictured above. The Black Hawk, Colo. casino was the site of a theft. (Image: Monarch Casino) n Juan Ivan Gutierrez Zambrano,…
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Mohegan Pennsylvania Baccarat Cheater Sought for Secretly Recording Cards
Pennsylvania authorities are hunting a known baccarat cheater after he was caught on camera trying to defraud the Mohegan casino in Wilkes-Barre. n Jianchu Liu allegedly used a camera app to record the order of cards in the deck in an attempt to cheat the Mohegan Pennsylvania. But the casino’s own cameras were watching him.…
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Las Vegas Casino Building is Damaged by Windy Weather
An exterior metal sign on the California Hotel & Casino was damaged by this weekend’s stormy breezes in Las Vegas. n The California Hotel & Casino, pictured above. The Las Vegas building was damaged by winds. (Image: Vegas Means Business) n Some debris from the California Hotel & Casino also got loose and landed on…
