Cowboys’ Marshawn Kneeland found dead of apparent suicide at 24 after evading officers, police say Summary Frisco, Texas police say Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland, 24, was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound early on Thursday after fleeing a traffic stop and abandoning his crashed vehicle the previous night. Authorities reported Kneeland […]
Golden Entertainment boss is buying casino company Summary Golden Entertainment CEO Blake Sartini is buying the company’s operating assets while spinning seven casino real estate properties to Vici Properties in a sale-leaseback. Vici will pay $1.16 billion for the properties — including The Strat, two Arizona Charlie’s locations in Las Vegas, the Aquarius and Edgewater […]
Casino landlord buying The Strat, other properties for more than $1B in leaseback deal Summary Vici Properties, the New York-based real estate investment trust best known as the landlord of major Las Vegas Strip resorts, has agreed to buy The Strat and six other Nevada casino properties from Golden Entertainment for $1.16 billion in a […]
PENN Entertainment unveils digital direction after ESPN exit Summary PENN Entertainment and ESPN have mutually agreed to an early termination of their 10-year, $1.5bn US online sports betting partnership, with marketing exclusivity ending on 1 December 2025 and cash payments concluding at the end of Q4. Unvested and performance warrants tied to the deal will […]
Golden Entertainment to be bought by its Chairman Blake Sartini and enter into sale-leaseback transaction with VICI Properties Summary Golden Entertainment has agreed to sell its operating assets to its Chairman and CEO, Blake L. Sartini, and affiliates, while selling seven casino real-estate assets to VICI Properties in a sale-leaseback deal. VICI will assume and […]
Kalshi tops $4.4 billion, Polymarket rebounds: October data highlights prediction markets’ momentum Summary Prediction markets hit new highs in October 2025. Kalshi reported roughly $4.4 billion in notional monthly volume while Polymarket rebounded to about $3.0 billion. Combined sector estimates — counting smaller venues — sit between $7.4bn and $8.7bn. The surge was driven largely […]
Golden Entertainment going private in transaction with VICI, CEO Summary Golden Entertainment has agreed to sell its operating assets to CEO Blake L. Sartini and affiliates, while selling seven casino real estate assets to VICI Properties in a sale-leaseback deal. The transaction, expected to close mid-2026, separates operations (to Sartini) from property ownership (to VICI) […]
What are the early warning signs of Parkinson’s disease? Summary Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurological condition that most often appears in people around age 60 and older. Symptoms develop gradually and differ between individuals, making early detection tricky. The disease arises when dopamine-producing neurons in the part of the brain that controls movement become […]
‘Public nuisance’: City Council revokes license of downtown Las Vegas motel Summary The Las Vegas City Council voted unanimously to revoke the business licence of the US Motel at 2500 E. Fremont St., after police documented a sharp rise in crimes tied to the property. Incidents cited by Metro include child sex trafficking, a shooting […]
Nancy Pelosi won’t seek re-election, ending her storied career in the US House Summary Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi announced she will not seek re-election and will serve out her final year in the U.S. House. Representing San Francisco for nearly four decades, Pelosi was the first woman to serve as House speaker and is widely […]
