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Senate Unanimously Passes $2 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill, Includes Aid for Gaming Companies and Workers
The US Senate late on Wednesday night unanimously passed the third phase of the country’s COVID-19 relief package. They approved a more than $2 trillion stimulus proposal designed to help businesses and workers get through the coronavirus pandemic that has brought nearly...
PokerStars Founder Isai Scheinberg, Last of the ‘Black Friday’ 11, Pleads Guilty to Running Illegal Online Gambling Site
UPDATE (11:45 am ET): A spokesperson for PokerStars founder Isai Scheinberg issued the following statement Thursday to Casino.org: “Mr. Scheinberg is pleased to put this matter behind him and that all charges other than violating the 1971 Gambling Act have been dropped....
Official Says Gulfstream Park Should Close, Obey COVID-19 Emergency Order in Broward County, Fla.
Horse racing is scheduled to resume Wednesday at Gulfstream Park in Florida. At least one local official has questioned whether the Hallandale Beach track should run its card as the community tries to control the spread of COVID-19. The South Florida Sun-Sentinel...
US Casino Operators Could Face Bankruptcy, Available Cash Tight, Experts Say
Gaming operators could eventually seek bankruptcy protection if they continue to burn through their limited money after shuttering operations because of the coronavirus pandemic, according to sector experts. A recent Macquarie Research report reveals US casino companies now have as little as...
Connecticut Tribal Casinos Donate Tons of Food to Needy, Newly Unemployed
Connecticut’s Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun are among the many shuttered Native American gaming properties which are donating multiple pallets of food to the needy, especially those who recently lost jobs because of the coronavirus outbreak. Most deliveries were made to food pantries...
WV Gov. Justice Concerned About Bingo Halls Spreading COVID-19 as Gaming Groups Fear Impact of Closures
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice spoke of the dire conditions in his state over the weekend, as the COVID-19 outbreak started spreading in the Mountain State. The state was the last to record a positive test. However, since that happened on Tuesday,...
Oaklawn Racing and Gaming Pushes Arkansas Derby Back to May 2 After Kentucky Derby Rescheduled
Turns out there will be a Derby run on Derby Day after all. Oaklawn Racing and Gaming announced on Friday that it will move the Grade I Arkansas Derby, the Hot Springs, Ark., track’s major Kentucky Derby prep, to May 2. That...
MGM Resorts International Announces New Leadership as Murren Leaves for Nevada COVID-19 Panel
MGM Resorts International announced on Sunday afternoon that Bill Hornbuckle will become the gaming company’s acting CEO and Board Member Paul Salem will become its chairman. The move was announced shortly before Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak tabbed Jim Murren, the outgoing CEO...
Connecticut’s Foxwoods Dealers Did Not Get Chance to Negotiate on Paid Leave Before Closure: Report
Dealers at Connecticut’s Foxwoods Resort Casino were furloughed along with thousands of other venue workers as the property shut down for at least two weeks because of the coronavirus outbreak. Management did not sit down with the unionized workers about the closure....
No NAB Show This Year in Las Vegas, Other Conventions May Be Rescheduled
Las Vegas will lose an estimated $153 million with the recent decision by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) to cancel its trade show for 2020 because of the coronavirus outbreak. Earlier this month, there was hope the NAB Show was just...
