Casinos – MOSAEC

Macau Is the Casino Capital of the World. For China, That’s Not Enough.

A quarter century after the former Portuguese colony was made a Chinese territory, Macau’s economic boundaries with the mainland are being blurred.

By Alexandra Stevenson and Zixu Wang

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California Tribal Casinos May Sue to Curb City Card Rooms

A new state law allows tribes to file suit against gambling venues they don’t operate, potentially shuttering them and jeopardizing local tax revenue.

By Kurtis Lee

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In the Footsteps of Dostoyevsky in Three German Spa Towns

The Russian novelist, a compulsive gambler, lost everything in the opulent spa and gambling towns of Baden-Baden, Bad Homburg and Wiesbaden. An admirer of his books follows his footsteps.

By Charly Wilder

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Judge Dismisses Suit Seeking to Ban Smoking in Atlantic City Casinos

The judge said a loophole exempting casinos from a statewide ban on indoor smoking did not keep workers from pursuing employment in smoke-free environments.

By Erin Nolan and Hurubie Meko

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