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This Week in New York Gambling

By Elissa Hecker posted 14 hours ago
By Bennett Liebman Sands Casino’s Environmental Report, New York City: Sands Casino environmental report generates debate — CDC Gaming Environmental Pros and Cons of Sands Casino, Nassau Legislature hears environmental pros and cons for Las Vegas Sands casino bid at Coliseum - Newsday Garden City Sues Sands, Garden City Sues County, Las Vegas Sands Over Casino Project: Report An Installation May give Way to a Casino, An Installation That May Give Way to a Casino - The New York Times High Line Faces Off Against Developer, High Line faces off against developer over casino plan Queens neighbors Mostly Support ...

This Week in Theater News

By Elissa Hecker posted 14 hours ago
By Bennett Liebman Wicked Leads Broadway Shows, 'Wicked' Leads Broadway Box Office Again With $2.8M Broadway Grosses Analysis, Broadway Grosses Analysis: Holiday Box Office Frenzy Continues, Audiences Rush to Catch Closing Shows | Playbill Best theater of 2024, Best Theater of 2024 - The New York Times Best Theater of 2024, The Best Theater of 2024: Shows that Ruled the Year Bet Theater of 2024, Best theater of 2024: Rachel McAdams, ‘Cats,’ ‘Oh, Mary!’ and more - The Washington Post Best London Theater for 2024, The Highs and Lows on London Stages in 2024 - The New York Times Cast for All Nighter, ...

Week In Review

By Elissa Hecker posted 4 days ago
By Seth Nguyen Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Below, for your browsing convenience, the categories are divided into: Entertainment, Arts, Sports, Technology/Media, and General News. Entertainment U.S. Supreme Court Seeks Federal Insight Into Major Labels’ $1 Billion Copyright Case Against Cox The Supreme Court has asked for the federal government’s input on a $1 Billion copyright dispute between major music labels and Cox Communications. The labels accused Cox of failing to prevent illegal music downloads by its subscribers. While a jury initially awarded them $1 Billion, the verdict was overturned in 2024, and Cox is seeking a ...

This Week in New York Gambling News

By Elissa Hecker posted 7 days ago
By Bennett Liebman Public Hearing Set for Sands Casino Project, Public review, public hearing set for Sands casino project | Long Island Business News Sands Environmental Impact Study, Sands-DEIS-Text Sands proposes Widening Meadowbrook Parkway, Las Vegas Sands proposes widening parts of Meadowbrook Parkway in Nassau casino bid - Newsday Hochul Vetoes Accelerated CasinoProcess, Hochul Vetoes Acceleration of Casino Licensing Process Cohen Casino Wins Over Community Boards, Cohen’s casino plan wins over community boards — Queens Daily Eagle Queen Resident to have Say on Cohen Casino, Queens residents to ...

This Week in Theater News

By Elissa Hecker posted 7 days ago
By Bennett Liebman Record Breaking Thanksgiving Week on roadway, Broadway has first record-breaking Thanksgiving week in six years Thanksgiving Broadway Bonanza, Broadway Grosses Analysis: Thanksgiving Theatregoers Kick Off a Box-Office Bonanza | Playbill Wicked Success on Broadway, Think ‘Wicked’ the movie is doing well? The Broadway show version has made $6 billion. - MarketWatch Wicked Tops Broadway Box Office, Broadway's 'Wicked' Tops Thanksgiving Weekend Grosses as Movie's Box Office Soars Swept Away to Close, Avett Brothers Musical ‘Swept Away’ to Close on Broadway After Short Run - The New York Times ...

Week In Review

By Elissa Hecker posted 12 days ago
By Celine K. Agard Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Entertainment SiriusXM Made it Too Difficult for Customers to Cancel Subscriptions, New York Judge Rules New York State Supreme Court Justice Lyle Frank ruled that SiriusXM made it too difficult for its customers to cancel their subscriptions. This comes after the radio company was subject to a lawsuit filed by Attorney General Letitia James, who accused it of subjecting subscribers to a “burdensome endurance contest”. This cancelling process required phone conversations with a live agent and long hold times. Judge Frank ruled that this process was unnecessary for customers ...

Week In Review

By Elissa Hecker posted 18 days ago
By Christine Coleman Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Entertainment Prosecutors Accuse Sean Combs of Trying to Contact Witnesses From Jail Prosecutors accused Sean Combs of continuing efforts to obstruct the federal racketeering and sex trafficking case against him from a Brooklyn jail, alleging that the music mogul had been trying to evade government monitoring by seeking to arrange three-way phone calls and to buy the use of other inmates’ phone privileges. The government’s account came a week before another hearing to decide whether Combs would be granted release on bail. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/16/arts/music/sean-combs-diddy-accused-witnesses-jail.html ...

This Week In Theater News

By Elissa Hecker posted 21 days ago
By Bennett Liebman Tammy Faye to Close, Broadway's Tammy Faye Musical Sets Closing After Getting Panned by Critics Tammy Faye a Disaster. 'Tammy Faye' review: Elton John's Broadway show is a disaster of biblical proportions Broadway Grosses, Broadway Grosses: Week Ending 11/17/24 - WICKED, SUNSET BLVD. & More Top the List Growth in Box Office of New Musicals, New musicals ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ and ‘Death Becomes Her’ see sizable growth while overall box office dips How Jewish is Wicked? How Jewish is Wicked? The stars in the new Ariana Grande blockbuster have more heimishe heritage than you might think - The Jewish ...

This Week In New York Gambling News

By Elissa Hecker posted 21 days ago
By Bennett Liebman SL Green Extends Loan on 1515 Broadway, SL Green Extends $742M Loan on Planned Times Square Casino Site – Commercial Observer Environmental Review for Sands Nassau Casino, Long Island Casino Environmental Review to Be Released Moody’s Upgrades Yonkers Property, Moody's upgrade brightens prospects for Vici Properties' Yonkers casino | Crain's New York Business Mohegan CEO Considers NYC Casino a Major Priority, Mohegan CEO: Winning New York Casino License a 'Major Priority' High Line Opposition to Wynn Casino, Opposition to Wynn NY Casino Grows as 5,000 ...

Climate Change Blog 58

By Carl Howard posted 23 days ago
Climate Change Blog 58 For 57 Blogs I’ve started with Facts on the Ground and I will get to that because it demonstrates the clear and present danger of climate change. I’ve also written about how we are systematically undermining the four blocks that support human civilization (clean resources from water, clean resources from land, stable climate and stable politics) and that’s what I’m focused on here. The oceans have absorbed so much carbon deposition, and sunlight, that they are becoming acidified and warmer. Changing the chemical composition of the ocean and biological conditions supporting essential services, such as the production of half of the oxygen ...

Week In Review

By Elissa Hecker posted 24 days ago
By Seth Nguyen Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Below, for your browsing convenience, the categories are divided into: Entertainment, Arts, Sports, Technology/Media, and General News. Entertainment A Sample Within a Sample? Soulja Boy, GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion, and Cardi B Face Infringement Suit Over ‘Wanna Be’ Plies is suing GloRilla, Megan Thee Stallion, Cardi B, Soulja Boy, and major labels for allegedly using elements of his 2008 song "Me & My Goons" without permission. The suit claims that Soulja Boy's 2010 "Pretty Boy Swag" sampled the track, which was later used in Megan and GloRilla's 2024 "Wanna ...

This Week in New York Gambling News

By Elissa Hecker posted 28 days ago
By Bennett Liebman Will NY Get Its new Casino? Will New York Get Its New Casino? - BNO News Larry Silverstein and His Casino Bid, Shaping New York’s Skyline: Larry Silverstein on 40 Years of Hell’s Kitchen Development and a Casino Bid SL Green Seeking loan Extension on Proposed Casino Site, SL Green Seeking Loan Extension for Site of Proposed Caesars Casino Massive expansion at Turning Stone, Turning Stone casino starts new phase of massive $370 million expansion - syracuse.com Turning Stone to Become NY’s Largest Convention Resort, Turning Stone launches last phase of $370M expansion to become New York’s largest convention ...

This Week in Theater News

By Elissa Hecker posted 28 days ago
By Bennett Liebman The Best Attended Week on Broadway, Broadway has best-attended week of season to date Sunset Boulevard a High Grosser, Broadway: Sunset Blvd Has Highest Grossing Week Amid Scherzinger Posts Reviews of Wonderful World, Did Critics See Skies of Blue in Broadway's Louis Armstrong Biomusical A Wonderful World? | Playbill NY Times on Wonderful World, ‘A Wonderful World’ Review: Blowing Louis Armstrong’s Horn Isn’t Enough - The New York Times Reviews of Tammy Faye, Tammy Faye - Did They Like It? Robots in Maybe Happy Endings, Broadway’s ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ Asks: Can Robots Fall in Love? - The ...

Week In Review

By Elissa Hecker posted 11-11-2024
By Giancarla Sambo Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Below, for your browsing convenience, the categories are divided into: Entertainment, Arts, Sports, Technology/Media, and General News: Entertainment UMG Sues Believe and TuneCore For ‘Industrial-Scale’ Infringement and Believe Responds With: ‘We Strongly Refute These Claims’ Universal Music Group sued Believe and TuneCore for "industrial-scale copyright infringement." The complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of UMG, Capital Records, Capital CMG, ABKCO Music & Records, and Concord Music Group. The co-plaintiffs seek at ...

This Week in Theater News

By Elissa Hecker posted 11-08-2024
By Bennett Liebman Theater’s Strange Rituals, Don’t Say ‘Macbeth’ and Other Strange Rituals of the Theater World - The New York Times Broadway Box Office Analysis, Broadway Grosses Analysis: Death Becomes Her Joins The $1 Million Club in 1st Full Week of Performances | Playbill Death Becomes Her Hits Million Dollar Mark, Broadway: 'Death Becomes Her' Brings in $1M, 'Sunset' Hits $1.7M ange Rituals Adapting the Warriors, Lin-Manuel Miranda thought the famous ‘Warriors’ film was unadaptable — then he and Eisa Davis cracked it Backlash Against Nicole Scherzinger, Nicole Scherzinger sparks backlash after 'coming out as a ...

This Week in New York Gambling News

By Elissa Hecker posted 11-08-2024
By Bennett Liebman LV Sands Reconsidering NY Casino, Las Vegas Sands Reconsidering $6 Billion Casino Developments in New York Saratoga Has IT Issues, Saratoga Casinos Suffer 'IT Issues,' Operations Impacted Jessica Ramos and Steve Cohen, Jessica Ramos spotted meeting with Steve Cohen’s right-hand man and Kathy Wylde - City & State New York New Pigs at Western OTB, SHULTZ: OTB — Same trough, new pigs | Opinion | niagara-gazette.com Whistleblower Suit at Western OTB Moves Forward, Whistleblower suit against Western Regional OTB going forward : Investigative Post Missouri Barely Approves Sports Betting, Missouri Sports ...

Week In Review

By Elissa Hecker posted 11-04-2024
By Lorena Guzmán-Díaz Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Below, for your browsing convenience, the categories are divided into: Entertainment, Arts, Sports, Technology/Media, and General News. Copyright Claims Board Releases Key Statistics The Copyright Claims Board (CCB) acts as a "small claims court" for copyright issues and has processed over 1,000 claims since opening in June 2022. Most filings are under a track that caps damages at $5,000 and are made by self-represented parties across a diverse range of content. With most claims originating from the U.S. and particularly California, the typical outcomes are compliance ...

This Week in New York Gambling

By Elissa Hecker posted 11-01-2024
By Bennett Liebman Sands CEO Concerned Over NY Casino Plans, Las Vegas Sands CEO concerned about $6 billion New York resort plans — CDC Gaming Mooy’s on Genting, Moody’s: Genting to suffer minimal financial impact from Las Vegas, Bahamas complaints but New York expansion could pressure debt position – IAG Unions Rally for Hudson Yards, Unions rally in support of Hudson Yards NYC casino project Western OTB Hires Friends of Byron Brown, WROTB approves hiring of Brown confidants Casey, DeGeorge to high-paying executive jobs | News | thedailynewsonline.com Whistleblower Suit Against Western OTB Moves Forward, Whistleblower ...

This Week in Theater News

By Elissa Hecker posted 11-01-2024
By Bennett Liebman Reviews of Romeo + Juliet, Review Roundup: ROMEO + JULIET Starring Rachel Zegler and Kit Connor Opens On Broadway Reviews of In the Amazon Parking Lot, Review Roundup: IN THE AMAZON WAREHOUSE PARKING LOT at Playwrights Horizons Reviews of We Live in Cairo, Did Critics Rise Up for We Live in Cairo? | Playbill Broadway Box Big for Sunset, Broadway: 'Sunset Blvd' Builds Momentum, 'Job' Goes Out on High Broadway Bouncing Back, Broadway is bouncing back Broadway Grosses Analysis, Broadway Grosses Analysis: Job Closes to Highest Gross of Run | Playbill Phantom of the Opera to Hit the Road, ...

Week In Review

By Elissa Hecker posted 10-28-2024
By Jessie Schuster Edited by Elissa D. Hecker Entertainment Director Roman Polansky Reaches Settlement in Sexual Assault Case Director Roman Polansky will no longer be facing trial in L.A., as his charges have been dismissed following a settlement deal. https://www.today.com/video/roman-polanski-will-not-go-to-trial-for-sexual-assault-case-222586437940 Lil Durk Arrested in Florida on Federal Murder-For-Hire Charges Rapper Lil Durk has been accused of being responsible for his “associates” shooting at Quando Rondo. https://www.billboard.com/business/legal/lil-durk-arrested-murder-for-hire-charge-1235811226/ ...