7891 stories by Devin O'Connor
Maryland iGaming Bill Filed, State Voters Would Have Final Say on Online Casinos
Legislation to authorize online casino gambling in Maryland was filed this week by the same House lawmaker who last year unsuccessfully fought for internet casinos and table games. House Delegate Vanessa Atterbeary (D-Howard) prefiled House Bill 17 ahead of the Maryland General...
Carnival Cruise Line Reminds Passengers Gambling Is Only Allowed Inside Casino
Carnival Cruise Line is reminding passengers that engaging in games of chance for money is prohibited everywhere aboard its vessels except the designated casino. John Heald, Carnival's brand ambassador, recently responded to a guest inquiry about whether Carnival would set aside a...
MGM Resorts Spent Heavily Opposing Skill Games, Northern Virginia Casino
MGM Resorts International spent more than $755K on lobbying efforts opposing a push to allow a commercial casino resort in Northern Virginia. The Las Vegas-based gaming giant also contributed to Virginia lawmakers who opposed legislation to authorize controversial slot-like gaming machines in...
VSiN Launching Dedicated Sports Betting Channel on SiriusXM Satellite Radio
VSiN, or the Vegas Stats & Information Network, is launching a channel on SiriusXM satellite radio that will provide around-the-clock coverage on all things related to sports betting. Beginning next week, VSiN will take control of Channel 158. The Sports Betting Network,...
Seneca Niagara Casino Workers Motion to Unionize at Upstate New York Resort
Workers at the Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino in Niagara Falls, NY, are seeking to form a union and begin collective bargaining negotiations with their employer, the Seneca Gaming Corporation. Unionizing efforts began on December 12, Vernon Lohan, a former Seneca Niagara...
Horse Racing Continues to Decline, as Gaming Tries to Save Dying Industry
The horse racing industry continues to seek a comeback. 2024 wasn't it. Wagering on Thoroughbred horse races in the United States declined in 2024 for a third consecutive year. Thoroughbred racing is the most popular form of the sport stateside, with the...
George Soros Latest Political Megadonor Bestowed Presidential Medal of Freedom
Hungarian-born hedge fund manager and philanthropist George Soros is the latest political megadonor to be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Soros, the Republican Party's enemy No. 1 for his donating of more than $32 billion to the Open Society Foundations, a...
Inspire Korea Depresses Mohegan FY24 Operating Results, Loan Default Possible
Inspire Korea isn't off to the start Connecticut-based Mohegan had hoped. Mohegan, the tribal and commercial gaming firm controlled by the Mohegan Tribe, held its grand opening of the first phase of the Inspire Entertainment Resort, a $1.6 billion undertaking, last March....
Golf Bettors Risk Big Wagers for Small Returns, as PGA Tour Season Tees Off
The 2025 PGA Tour season formally teed off yesterday in Kapalua with The Sentry, a $20M purse for a field consisting only of winners last year and those who qualified for the season-ending Tour Championship. A new year marks a new trend...
Philippines Launches ‘Intense Manhunt’ for Chinese Immigrant iGaming Workers
The Philippines Bureau of Immigration believes more than 11K foreigners who immigrated to the Southeast Asia island nation to work in online gaming operations remain inside the country despite being told to leave by the end of the year. To appease the...
