Philippine Amuse and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) is keen to start privatizing 45 casinos operating by mid-2025

At a hearing conducted by the House Appropriations Committee, Tengco said the expected privatization proceeds were conservative, but Pagcor would improve casinos and increase their value, making them more attractive to buyers. “That’s a minimal estimate, but we expect [the amount] to increase because [privatization] goes through [competitive] bids,” he said. Privatisation would generate between…

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A federal bill that would reaffirm the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe of Massachusetts’ reservation

The bill seeks to reaffirm a 2015 Department of Interior decision that took 321 acres into trust for the Mashpee, later declaring the land as the tribe’s sovereign reservation. Following a successful legal challenge to the tribe’s plans to build a casino on the land by an out-of-state casino developer, the DOI reversed the decision….

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United States will look to win the Ryder Cup on European soil for the first time since 1993

Team USA enters the event as a slight favorite, with William Hill giving the Americans 10/11 odds of winning, while Team Europe is a 6/5 underdog. Captains Announce Four-Ball LineupsOn Thursday, captains Jim Furyk and Thomas Bjorn announced their pairings for the first four-ball session on Friday, providing golf fans with a bevy of intriguing…

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This was the Monaco Yacht Show –- an event attended this year by celeb super-couple Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom –- and hosted by the enclave’s Prince Albert.

Wynn’s 302-foot boat, “Aquarius,” blew the competition out of the water –- at least in the marina, where it was the biggest on show. But another — anchored further out on account of its humungousness — was giving Wynn a run for his money, according to reports. All at SeaThe 361-foot “Jubilee” was commissioned in…

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Caesars Entertainment has deployed its own armed emergency response teams to counter the threat of mass shootings and terrorism, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

A day after the first anniversary of the Las Vegas shooting, Caesars VP for corporate communications, Jennifer Forkish told LVRJ that the teams provide additional security capabilities, proving a “stronger and more visible security presence and a rapid armed response if necessary.” On October 1, 2017, Stephen Paddock opened fire on a country music festival…

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