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Vanessa Bryant has filed a declaration in response to a motion by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to have her lawsuit against them dismissed. 

TMZ obtained a copy of the documents in which Bryant claims she specifically asked Sheriff Alex Villanueva to ensure that no photos would be taken of her deceased husband, NBA icon Kobe Bryant and their 13-year-old daughter, Gianna, after the two and seven others were killed in a helicopter crash on Jan. 26, 2020. 

Vanessa Bryant speaks on behalf of her late spouse, Class of 2020 inductee Kobe Bryant, during the 2021 Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony in May at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. (Photo: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

“If you can’t bring my husband and baby back, please make sure no one takes photographs of them,” Bryant said in her deposition, as previously reported by the Associated Press. “And he said: ‘I will.’ And I said: ‘No, I need you to get on the phone right now, and I need you to make sure you secure the area.’”

In her response, Bryant says she learned a month later that there were photos of her husband and child’s remains, and that several sheriff’s deputies and firefighters were showing them to people. She said hearing that the photos existed sent her into a “constant cycle of distress,” and that despite assurances that the photos had been secured and scrubbed, she has doubts. 

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Musician Kenny G is set to perform Dec. 16 at the Palace Theater in downtown Waterbury. With global sales totaling more than 75 million, Grammy and American Music Award winner Kenny G is the biggest-selling instrumental musician of all time.

To add to his accolades, Kenny G has both the best selling instrumental album of all time with “Breathless” and the best-selling Christmas album of all time with “Miracles”. Never one to rest idle, Kenny G continues to tour all over the world to adoring fans of all demographics.

Come see Kenny G perform holiday classics at the Palace Theater, as part of his “The Miracles Holiday & Hits” tour. For tickets or more information, call the box office at 203-346-2000 or go to palacetheater.org

Upcoming concerts

Roomful of Blues – Infinity Music Hall, Hartford – Dec. 10

Earth, Wind & Fire – Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville – Rescheduled to Feb. 4, 2022; Dec. 10 tickets will be honored.

Javier Colon – Infinity Music Hall, Hartford – Dec. 11

Howie Mandel – Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville – Dec. 11

Jerry Seinfeld – Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket – Dec. 11

Albert Cummings – Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk – Dec. 12

Gordon Lightfoot – Garde Arts Center, New London – Dec. 16

Big Al Anderson & the Floor Models – Infinity Music Hall, Hartford – Dec. 16-17

Kenny G – Palace Theater, Waterbury – Dec. 16

Leo Kottke + Mike Gordon – Wall Street Theater, Norwalk – Dec. 16

The Mavericks – Garde Arts Center, New London – Dec. 17

REO Speedwagon – Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket – Dec. 17

Musician Kenny G is set to perform Dec. 16 at the Palace Theater in downtown Waterbury. With global sales totaling more than 75 million, Grammy and American Music Award winner Kenny G is the biggest-selling instrumental musician of all time.

To add to his accolades, Kenny G has both the best selling instrumental album of all time with “Breathless” and the best-selling Christmas album of all time with “Miracles”. Never one to rest idle, Kenny G continues to tour all over the world to adoring fans of all demographics.

Come see Kenny G perform holiday classics at the Palace Theater, as part of his “The Miracles Holiday & Hits” tour. For tickets or more information, call the box office at 203-346-2000 or go to palacetheater.org

Upcoming concerts

Roomful of Blues – Infinity Music Hall, Hartford – Dec. 10

Earth, Wind & Fire – Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville – Rescheduled to Feb. 4, 2022; Dec. 10 tickets will be honored.

Javier Colon – Infinity Music Hall, Hartford – Dec. 11

Howie Mandel – Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville – Dec. 11

Jerry Seinfeld – Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket – Dec. 11

Albert Cummings – Infinity Music Hall, Norfolk – Dec. 12

Gordon Lightfoot – Garde Arts Center, New London – Dec. 16

Big Al Anderson & the Floor Models – Infinity Music Hall, Hartford – Dec. 16-17

Kenny G – Palace Theater, Waterbury – Dec. 16

Leo Kottke + Mike Gordon – Wall Street Theater, Norwalk – Dec. 16

The Mavericks – Garde Arts Center, New London – Dec. 17

REO Speedwagon – Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket – Dec. 17

Editor’s Note: With society’s gradual re-opening and our overall return to normalcy, there has been a deluge of tour announcements. Band in the USA keeps you updated on the shows you need to know about, and just who might be soon coming to town.

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Tame Impala is headed back our way, and as a little treat, Kevin Parker has a bunch of b-sides and remixes for us. With the release of The Slow Rush Deluxe Box Set out February 18 via Interscope, featuring a new song out this week called “No Choice,” the Australian psych-pop luminaries are hitting the road for a 2022 North American tour that features a mix of festival gigs and headline appearances.

It kicks off February 27 headlining Innings Festival at Arizona’s Tempe Beach Park, and wraps March 25 at the Buku Music + Art Project in New Orleans. Along the way, Tame Impala Mohegan Sun in Connecticut (March 12), Brooklyn’s Barclays Center (March 14), and TD Garden in Boston (March 16). All dates are below in flyer and list form, and tickets go on-sale Friday (December 10) at 10 a.m. local time.

Get all that sweet info over at tameimpala.com, and listen to “No Choice” and wonder aloud why it didn’t make The Slow Rush final cut.

Tame Impala tour dates
February 27: Innings Festival (Tempe Beach Park) – Tempe, AZ 
March 3 to 6: Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival – Okeechobee, FL 
March 7: Petersen Events Center – Pittsburgh, PA
March 9: Scotiabank Arena – Toronto, ON
March 10: Place Bell – Montreal, QC
March 12: Mohegan Sun – Uncasville, CT 
March 14: Barclays Center – Brooklyn,…

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UNCASVILLE, CT (December 1, 2021) – Four-time Grammy Award winner Keith Urban will kick off his first world tour in four years next summer. The Speed of Now World Tour’s newly announced North American leg will feature three-time Grammy nominee Ingrid Andress, and makes a stop at Mohegan Sun Arena at 7:00pm on Friday, October 21, 2022. 

Tickets are $129.50, $99.50, and $79.50 and go on sale Friday, December 10th at 10:00am via ticketmaster.com. Tickets will also be available at the Mohegan Sun Box Office beginning Saturday, December 11th, subject to availability.

“Every night is the first time we’ve played these songs for that audience, in that moment,” says Urban.  “It’s why every show is different – spontaneous and unpredictable – even for us!”  He adds, “After two years we’re finally gonna get the chance to play some of the new songs we haven’t done live before.  We’ll throw in a bunch of the songs that everyone comes to hear, a couple of which we’ll rework a bit, and it’s really gonna be tough to get us off the stage.”

Critics from around the globe have hailed Urban’s concerts as ones “not to be missed,” as unpredictable as they are explosive.  Combine his infectious showmanship, virtuoso guitar playing, effortless spontaneity with a fist-pumping, arena-ready arsenal of hits and The Speed of Now World Tour promises to be one of the concert events of the summer.

“I’ve always considered myself a live performer first,” says Urban. “It’s what I’ve always done and it’s what my music needs to live and breathe.  Our shows are all about living in the moment.  They’re a totally interactive and immersive experience where everyone can participate in whatever way they want – sing,…

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Even accounting for the smaller population, Connecticut‘s online casino revenue is off to a slow start compared to other iGaming states. Yesterday, the Nutmeg State released its revenue figures for October and its two online gambling operators generated a bit less than $8.9 million in gross gaming revenue (GGR). After promotional deductions, the total is $6.6 million in taxable revenue.

Those figures account for Connecticut online casino revenue gathered during the soft launch, from Oct. 12 to 18, as well as that from the full launch on Oct. 19 through the end of the month.

On that latter date, Connecticut’s two tribal retail casino-licensed operators – DraftKings and FanDuel – launched online casino and sports betting. Also on Oct. 19, the Connecticut Lottery Corporation (CLC) launched PlaySugarHouse Sportsbook – a Rush Street Interactive (RSI) brand. The soft launch period’s contribution to total revenue was probably quite small, as operators had a strict cap on the number of signups during that time.

Michigan’s launch earlier this year is comparable because it also came late in the month, on Jan. 22.

Although Connecticut is home to just 3.6 million residents compared to Michigan’s 10 million, the Wolverine State‘s January 2021 GGR was proportionally much higher – at $29.4 million. Adjusting for both population and days of activity, Connecticut averaged $206,000 per million residents per day (ignoring the soft launch period). Michigan, on the other hand, averaged $326,000.

That came from the nine online casino operators who were live in the state on day one. Since then, Michigan’s has added five more operators and is on course for over $1 billion in iGaming GGR in its first year.

Two-brand limit may make for a smaller market

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[]17th Annual Toys for Tots fundraiser at Mohegan Sun Arena | WOLFPlease ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes ofwebsite accessibility” } ], “datePublished”: “2021-12-02T23:00:16+00:00”, “dateModified”: “2021-12-02T23:26:50.000-05:00”, “author”: { “@type”: “Person”, “name”: “Claudia Murtha” }, “publisher”: { “@type”: “Organization”, “name”: “WOLF”, “logo”: { “@type”: “ImageObject”, “url”: “https:/resources/assets/wolf/images/logos/wolf_email.png” } }, “description”: “Toys for Tots started in 1947 in Los Angeles by a Marine and his wife. By 1948 their efforts became a national program and now 74 years later the Marine Corps are still collecting and distributing toys to children in need. Hosting many collection drives like the one at the Mohegan Sun Arena today. Every year The Mohegan Sun Arena opens its doors to the community. “Why are you here today,” FOX56’s Claudia Murtha asked. “To ice skate,”Wyatt Dedonato said.” } ]]>

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3rd December 2021 10:41 am GMT []Connecticut’s nascent online sports betting and iGaming markets generated a combined $312.86m in wagers in October, the first month of regulated operations under revised tribal-state gaming compacts.

[]Mohegan Digital and partner FanDuel were the leading online sports betting operator in October with handle of $27.08m, followed by…

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Connecticut’s Governor Ned Lamont announced Wednesday that expanded gamlbing in the state, which began in mid-October with sports betting and online casino games, has generated $1.7 million in revenue. 

The reported amounts up to October 31, limited to less than a month. Online casino gambling brought in $1.2 million and sports betting raised about $513,000. The money will be deposited into the state’s general fund. 

Lamont reflected on these numbers and called them a “great start” and said he is “looking forward to years of success”. He also stated that it is expected that gambling revenue will generate $100 million a year for the state over the next four or five years. 

Rodney Butler, tribal chairman of the Mashantucket Pequots, who own and operate Foxwoods Resort Casino, said he was encouraged by the early results “showing a clear enthusiasm and interest in online sports betting and gaming in Connecticut”. 

“The engagement sets a promising benchmark and we expect the momentum to only build as more consumers get in on the action and the NFL season peaks over the coming months”, he added. 

Slot machine revenue at the two casinos, Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods, dwarfed what sports gambling and expanded online games raised. Foxwoods posted $317 million in slot revenue in October and Mohegan Sun saw $44.3 million for the month. 

In both casinos, slot revenue rebounded more than 20% from October 2020, when they operated at reduced capacity due to COVID. 

The payment due the state is 13.75% of gross gaming revenue for sports betting and 18% for online casino gaming until 2026 when it will increase to 20%. 

Retail sports wagering through the Connecticut Lottery began on October 25, though a so-called soft launch with limited online gambling and sports betting began earlier that month.

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