7575 stories by Devin O'Connor
Crown Resorts CEO Ciaran Carruthers to Depart Australian Casino Company
Crown Resorts CEO Ciaran Carruthers is departing the Australian casino company he helped overhaul amid regulatory turmoil. Crown announced Monday that Carruthers will step down as the group's chief executive effective September 1. Crown President and Chief Operating Officer David Tsai will...
2024 Odds: Trump and Harris Neck-and-Neck Following Party Conventions
The 2024 odds for who will become the next president of the United States have former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris in a dead heat. The Democratic National Convention concluded last night with Harris formally accepting the party's nomination...
Live! Casino Hotel Philadelphia Apologizes for Spelling Bruce Springsteen’s Name Wrong
Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia in the City of Brotherly Love's Stadium District has apologized to rock legend Bruce Springsteen for spelling his name wrong on a digital display. New Jersey native Springsteen and his E Street Band are in Philly for...
NFL Reaffirms Responsible Gaming Commitment With $6.4M Donation
On Thursday, the NFL extended its partnership with the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) with a second multimillion-dollar donation. The National Football League is contributing $6.4 million to the country's only national nonprofit dedicated to minimalizing the economic and social costs...
Atlantic City Casino Revenue Rises, Inflation Crumbles Operating Profits
The nine casinos in Atlantic City increased revenue during the second quarter of 2024 but the added funds weren't nearly enough to offset higher operating costs. The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) reports that net revenue for the nine casinos...
Macau Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng Won’t Seek Reelection in Casino Enclave
Macau Chief Executive Ho Iat Seng won't seek reelection for a second and final five-year term leading the Chinese Special Administrative Region (SAR). Ho took a sudden medical leave of absence in mid-June to receive treatment for an undisclosed illness. He extended...
Virginia Lawmakers Mull Formation of Gaming Commission Following Expansion
Virginia lawmakers in Richmond continue to study whether the commonwealth should form an agency dedicated to the regulation of commercial gaming. Virginia has expanded gambling considerably in recent years to include up to five brick-and-mortar casinos with slot machines, live dealer table...
Gaming Trade Group Encourages Regulators to Crack Down on Internet Sweepstakes
The American Gaming Association (AGA), the nation's preeminent trade group representing the interests of the commercial and tribal gaming industries in Congress and across the country, says online sweepstakes deserve more regulatory scrutiny. So-called "sweepstakes casinos" offer traditional slot machines and table...
Borgata Settles BetMGM iGaming Platform Violations With New Jersey Regulator
Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City has agreed to pay the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) $75K to settle a regulatory infraction incurred by the casino's iGaming partner BetMGM. The DGE told the casino operated by MGM Resorts...
Billionaire Gaming Investor Carl Icahn Settles With SEC
Billionaire Carl Icahn, 88, a longtime gaming industry investor who pushed for Eldorado Resorts' reverse takeover of Caesars in 2019, has agreed to pay the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) $2 million to settle regulatory violations. An independent agency of the...
