7577 stories by Devin O'Connor
Virginia Lottery Online Sales Outpaced Retail in 2024 Fiscal Year, a First in U.S. History
The Virginia Lottery has made history by becoming the first state to sell more lottery tickets over the internet than in person during a given 12-month period. The Virginia Lottery recently disclosed that it sold a record $5.521 billion in tickets during...
Macau Casino Revenue Improves in August Thanks to Favorable Calendar
Macau casino revenue in August totaled MOP19.8 billion (US$2.47 billion). The August draw was up 14.8% year-over-year and 6.2% from July. The gross gaming revenue (GGR) numbers provided by the city's Gaming and Inspection Coordination Bureau account for about 81.5% of pre-pandemic...
Atlantic City Casino Smoking to Remain, as New Jersey Judge Dismisses Lawsuit
Atlantic City casino smoking will remain after a judge in New Jersey dismissed a lawsuit challenging the state's permittance of tobacco use on the gaming floors. New Jersey's 2006 Smoke-Free Air Act banned indoor tobacco use in most indoor places other than...
Melco Resorts Casino Tycoon Lawrence Ho Installs Second SPAC IPO
Melco Resorts Chairman and CEO Lawrence Ho has deployed a second special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) on the Nasdaq stock exchange. Black Spade Capital, Ho's family investment vehicle that's named after the playing card suit that is often linked to good luck,...
Ozarks Casino Referendum Restored, Poll Finds Waning Sports Betting Support
A county judge in Missouri has put back a referendum on the Nov. 5 ballot that will ask voters statewide to expand gambling to the Osage River in Lake Ozark. Cole County Judge Daniel Green today ordered that Amendment 5 be returned...
Iowa Gaming Regulators Commission Two Market Studies for Cedar Rapids Casino
The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission (IRGC) during its Thursday meeting at the Riverside Casino & Golf Resort decided on two gaming consultancies to carry out market research probes regarding the feasibility of allowing a casino resort in Linn County. The state...
Star Sydney Again Found Unsuitable for Casino License in New South Wales
The Star Entertainment Group in Australia has again been found unsuitable to hold a gaming permit in New South Wales (NSW) for its Sydney operation. The 2024 Independent Inquiry Into The Star, the second government probe in the state to determine if...
Resorts Atlantic City Owner to Expand Monmouth Park Into Mixed-Use Complex
Morris Bailey, a New Jersey real estate tycoon whose DGMB, LLC, owns Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, announced on Thursday a phased development to expand the Monmouth Park Racetrack grounds into a mixed-use destination. Through his JEMB Realty, which has vast...
Hard Rock Rockford Casino Opens, Secures Bus Stop With City’s Mass Transit Agency
Hard Rock Casino Rockford in Illinois will soon become more accessible for city residents who don't drive or have regular access to a vehicle or another mode of transportation. The Rockford Mass Transit District (RMTD), the public transportation provider for the fifth-most...
Saipan Casino in Northern Mariana Islands Fields Acquisition Interest
A Northern Mariana Islands-based law firm that represents one of the primary lenders for the bankrupt and shuttered Imperial Pacific Saipan casino resort says it's fielded interest about a possible takeover. The Dotts Law Office represents a major creditor in the failed...
