#How NYC can squeeze the rich — and have them enjoy it

#How NYC can squeeze the rich — and have them enjoy it

“#How NYC can squeeze the rich — and have them enjoy it” Let’s change the debate about casino gambling in New York City. Forget the Atlantic City or Las Vegas model of large, noisy, neon-lit airplane hangars packed with dollar slots and poor and middle-class gaming addicts pouring their rent money into a hopeless pursuit…

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#NY tax revenue from casinos down 0M amid pandemic

#NY tax revenue from casinos down $600M amid pandemic

“#NY tax revenue from casinos down $600M amid pandemic” The cratering of revenues at New York’s casinos during the coronavirus pandemic has devastated government coffers and turned the state’s schools and into big losers. Casino revenues dedicated to education and the state treasury have plummeted by $600 million in the current fiscal year, state Gaming…

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#Casino boss Sheldon Adelson takes leave for cancer treatment

#Casino boss Sheldon Adelson takes leave for cancer treatment

“#Casino boss Sheldon Adelson takes leave for cancer treatment” Las Vegas Sands chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson is taking a break from the job to undergo cancer treatment. The billionaire casino magnate and Republican megadonor started a medical leave of absence after resuming his treatment for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, the company said Thursday. Adelson, 87, first…

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#Tilman Fertitta struggling with Golden Nugget IPO plans

#Tilman Fertitta struggling with Golden Nugget IPO plans

“#Tilman Fertitta struggling with Golden Nugget IPO plans” Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta’s plans to take his Golden Nugget restaurant and casino business public appears to be getting the cold shoulder on Wall Street, The Post has learned. The 63-year-old billionaire casino mogul told CNBC last month that he’s looking to list a minority stake…

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#Hedge-fund investor Soo Kim’s Twin River OK’d to run Bally’s casino

#Hedge-fund investor Soo Kim’s Twin River OK’d to run Bally’s casino

“#Hedge-fund investor Soo Kim’s Twin River OK’d to run Bally’s casino” New Jersey gambling regulators gave approval Thursday to hedge-fund investor Soo Kim’s gaming company, Twin River Worldwide Holdings, to operate Bally’s casino and quickly invest in renovations and repairs to Atlantic City’s poorest-performing gambling hall. The New Jersey Casino Control Commission allowed the Rhode…

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#Las Vegas Sands eyeing B sale of Vegas casinos: report

#Las Vegas Sands eyeing $6B sale of Vegas casinos: report

“#Las Vegas Sands eyeing $6B sale of Vegas casinos: report” Las Vegas Sands is reportedly looking to sell its casinos in its namesake city as the US gambling market struggles to bounce back from the coronavirus pandemic. The massive casino developer — helmed by octogenarian billionaire Sheldon Adelson — has tapped an adviser to help…

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