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MGM’s Bill Hornbuckle Says Casinos Will Look Different When They Reopen After Pandemic
MGM Resorts International’s new leader said in a video message to employees Tuesday to expect changes to how the Las Vegas-based company’s casinos will operate once they’re given the green light to open by state...
NFL Draft Offers Sports Fans a Betting Bonanza Starting Thursday, Except in Pennsylvania
Sports fans across the United States actually have something to look forward to Thursday on TV . No, it’s not a re-air of The Last Dance, instead, it’s the first round of NFL Draft. Thanks...
Atlantic City Casino Workers Wait Hours for Food, Hope To Be Rehired
An estimated 1,500 laid-off casino employees waited in a two-mile-long line of vehicles in New Jersey Wednesday to receive free food so their families do not go hungry, news reports said. The Community Food Bank...
Harvard Says Pandemic Casino Shutdown Is ‘Immediate Threat’ to Native Americans
US tribes urgently need financial help from the federal government after casinos and other money-making operations were abruptly shuttered by the coronavirus outbreak, according to a Harvard University study. Tribal governments could lose billions of...
Gov. Sisolak: Nevada Not Ready to Reopen Businesses Closed By Pandemic
While some governors have already announced plans to start reopening their states during the COVID-19 pandemic, Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak doubled down on staying the course during a press briefing Tuesday evening. “We’re not at...
Senate Approves $320B in New Paycheck Protection Program Funding. Will Small Gaming Companies Get Any?
The US Senate took the first step Tuesday to extend a small business COVID-19 relief program by approving a nearly half-trillion dollar spending package. That includes more than $320 billion for the Paycheck Protection Program...
Fonner Park, Tampa Bay Downs Look To Extend Meets, As COVID-19 Delays Other Openings
The Nebraska Racing Commission (NRC) is scheduled to meet Wednesday and take up a request by Fonner Park to extend its current thoroughbred meet into next month. It comes after the Grand Island racetrack reached...
Players Say Right Call Made to Delay 2020 World Series of Poker Amid COVID-19 Crisis
Poker players across the world are hopeful the biggest event in their game will get to take place later this year. That's after the World Series of Poker (WSOP) announced Monday that the 51st running...
Trump ‘OK’ with Nevada Casino Closure Order, But He Can See Both Sides of the Vegas Issue
During his COVID-19 briefing Sunday evening, President Trump played the middle when asked whether Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman was right about criticizing Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak over his response to the coronavirus pandemic. Goodman...
BetAmerica Online Sportsbook, Casino Resume Operations Three Weeks After Cyberattack on SBTech
BetAmerica announced on Friday night that its US online sports betting and casino operations have come back, three weeks after a cyberattack in its third-party platform provider caused a shutdown. The sportsbook, owned by Churchill...
