Losing Bets: A Weekly Roundup of Casino Follies and Failures
The Week’s Top Headlines
5/21 – Opinion: Education funding at stake in Illinois casino debate – Springfield State Journal-Register
5/22 – The Feds think the mob is laundering money through Los Angeles ‘card clubs’– BusinessInsider.com
5/22 – Gambling Casino Quite a Crap Shoot for Chicago’s Poor – ChicagoDefender.com
5/23 – Las Vegas Sands Lawsuit Could Get Uglier Than Just Words – MotleyFool.com
5/26 – Atlantic City school employees to receive layoff notices Tuesday – Press of Atlantic City
5/26 – New Revel owner: ‘No way’ casino reopens this summer – Associated Press
5/26 – Hard Rock, Meadowlands propose long-awaited plan for casino at northern New Jersey racetrack – Associated Press
5/27 – Give New Orleans the money it spends for casino-related services: Editorial – NOLA.com
5/27 – Ex-nun ordered to pay $1 million for milking Mississippi casino deal – Reuters
5/28 – US Gambling Market Saturated, yet Casinos Keep on Coming – Associated Press
5/28 – Huge changes, challenges about to hit NJ casino market – Associated Press
5/28 – Tunica Casino Outlet Mall Set To Close – LocalMemphis.com
5/29 – North Jersey casino: Boon or bane? – Press of Atlantic City