7576 stories by Devin O'Connor
Rivers Casino Pittsburgh Host Levies Sexual Harassment Allegations in Federal Lawsuit
Rivers Casino Pittsburgh is named as a defendant in a federal lawsuit brought by a former casino host who alleges that she was routinely subjected to sexual harassment by VIPs and high rollers. After reporting her frustrations about the repeated incidents to...
Americans Increasingly Embracing Casinos and Sports Betting, Trade Group Claims
Ahead of Responsible Gaming Education Month in September, the American Gaming Association (AGA) reports that the public continues to embrace the perpetual expansion of gaming options in the United States. The AGA recently commissioned Kantar, a London-based market research firm, to dive...
Nevada Gaming Revenue Cools in July, Casinos Win $1.3B
The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) revealed Tuesday that the state's casinos and taverns suffered a summer slowdown in terms of gross gaming revenue (GGR). The gaming regulatory board said July gaming win slowed to $1.306 billion, with the Las Vegas Strip...
Nebraska Casinos Delivering Homeowners Property Tax Relief
Nebraska lawmakers and the voting public authorized up to six commercial casinos in 2020 to help ease rising property taxes. Less than four years later, the decision is already paying off for some homeowners. The Hall County Board of Commissioners continues to...
Cherokee Nation Asks Arkansas Supreme Court to Toss November Casino Referendum
Cherokee Nation Entertainment, LLC, controlled by the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, has petitioned the Arkansas Supreme Court to pull a planned ballot referendum that would ask Arkansans to rescind a casino license earmarked for Pope County. In June, Nation Entertainment was awarded...
If Thailand Legalizes Gambling, Casinos Won’t Need to Look Far for Gamblers
Thailand's controlling political party, the Pheu Thai, continues to pursue the authorization of casino resorts. Should slot machines and table games come to the Southeast Asia nation that's home to nearly 66 million people, new research formulated by a special House committee...
Mega Millions Jackpot Enters Record Territory, Next Drawing Tonight
The Mega Millions jackpot has arrived on the game's top 10 richest prizes list. Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing at 11 p.m. ET from the Georgia Lottery's draw studio in Atlanta comes with an advertised jackpot of $575 million. That ranks No....
NFL Clarifies Gambling Policy for Players and Personnel Ahead of Season Kickoff
The National Football League (NFL) kicks off its 2024 next Thursday, September 5, with the Baltimore Ravens visiting the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs, who are favored by a field goal. With legal sports betting more rampant than ever, the NFL is...
Underground Casino Inside Russian Prison Uncovered by Federal Security Service
An underground casino inside a prison in Russia was recently detected by the country's top law enforcement agency. The Moscow Times, an English-language online independent news agency that's been banned in Russia since 2022 and now operates from Amsterdam, reports that Russia's...
Gaming States Continue to Order Offshore Casino Websites to Cease Operations
Offshore casino and sports betting websites that illegally target players in the United States in direct violation of federal and state gaming laws continue to be told by state gaming regulators to cease their operations. One of the more notable illegal gaming...
