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Hawaii Legislator Believes He Contracted COVID-19 During Las Vegas Trip
A winter break to Las Vegas likely led to an elderly Hawaiian state senator getting coronavirus. As a result, the entire Hawaii state capitol building got shut down for a couple of weeks. Clarence Nishihara, 76, remains quarantined in his residence on...
Santa Anita Gets OK for Horse Racing After California Gov. Gavin Newsom Gives ‘Stay Home’ Order to Most Residents
Racing continued at Santa Anita on Friday afternoon,, one day after California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an order for most Golden State residents to stay at home with few exceptions to help combat the spread of the coronavirus. The exceptions the Democratic...
Seminoles Shut Down Hard Rock, Other Florida Tribal Casinos Indefinitely Due to COVID-19
The Seminole Tribe of Florida announced on Friday it would close its casinos in the Sunshine State to help control the spread of the coronavirus. The shutdown of its gaming venues took place at 6 p.m. ET. The Seminoles, which owns Hard...
Las Vegas Casinos, Hotels, Convention Center Possible Spaces to House COVID-19 Patients
Las Vegas has about 150,000 hotel rooms and other spacious properties that could temporarily hold, if needed, the escalating number of people afflicted with coronavirus, experts told Casino.org. But putting patients, even those with less-severe cases, in such locations has some drawbacks....
COVID-19 Outbreak Forms Perfect Storm During Problem Gambling Awareness Month
Thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, there have been more postponements, cancellations, and shutdowns in March than can probably be counted. Problem Gambling Awareness Month wasn’t among those, though. Elizabeth Thielen’s calendar was jam-packed with speaking engagements to discuss the topic at conferences...
American Gaming Association Estimates Potential $21 Billion Economic Loss from Casino Closures
The America Gaming Association (AGA) released a report on Wednesday warning that the US economy could suffer $21.3 billion in economic losses if casinos remained closed for a period of eight weeks due to the coronavirus pandemic. As of Wednesday, the AGA...
New Orleans Saints Coach Sean Payton Positive for COVID-19, Attended Oaklawn Park Before Symptoms
New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton told ESPN Thursday that he was diagnosed with the COVID-19 coronavirus. He becomes the first case identified within the NFL, but the impact may reach far beyond football in the sports world. Last Saturday, Payton was...
Betting on Chess: US Sportsbooks Keen to Offer Odds on Candidates Tournament, But Regulatory Hurdles Remain
Pushing wooden pieces across a table may not be the most athletic activity, but millions of people love chess. And with the Candidates Tournament to choose the next challenger for the game’s world championship likely being the most significant active sporting event...
Las Vegas Mayor Says City, Tourism ‘Cannot Survive’ Nevada’s Month-Long Coronavirus Shutdown
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman asked Gov. Steve Sisolak Wednesday to drastically cut his minimum 30-day statewide closure on casinos, hotels, and other “non-essential” businesses in Nevada because of the COVID-19 outbreak. Without scaling back Tuesday’s order to, perhaps, eight to 10...
Sports Betting ‘Unlikely’ to Pass This Year After Kentucky House Returns Bill to Committee
Prospects for Kentucky to legalize sports betting this year took a turn for the worse this week, when the bill that would legalize it and other forms of gaming was sent back to committee. The state House recommitted House Bill 137 to...
