Edwin Edwards, the flamboyant former governor of Louisiana, is back home after serving an eight-year prison sentence for attempting to sell a casino license to then owner of the San Francisco 49ers, Ed DeBartolo. Edwards is 84. His fiancé, Trina Grimes Scott, announced on a Facebook posting that Edwards had completed a six-month home detention requirement and was "free at last." She also revealed that Edwards planned to embark on a book tour and was in talks for a reality TV show. During his political heyday, Edwards was a frequent, and popular, visitor to the casinos on the Las Vegas Strip.
MGM Resorts International narrowed its loss in the fourth quarter, as revenue climbed and occupancy improved at its Las Vegas Strip properties.
Even if General Assembly approves expanding gambling, Maryland voters would have a say on table games and a new casino location in a statewide referendum.
The Wynn Golf Club at Wynn Las Vegas has earned the prestigious Golf Magazine Gold Medal Award. It is one of only 25 courses in the nation to grab the honor and the only Nevada site to receive the distinguished designation.
A Justice Department opinion easing its approach to online gambling, and specifically focusing on states such as Illinois that had approved laws permitting its state lottery to sell lottery tickets online, doesn’t please everybody.
