8174 stories by Devin O'Connor
Indiana Legislation Would Allow Full House to Relocate Rising Star Casino to New Haven
Legislation in Indiana has been introduced to allow Full House Resorts to shutter its Rising Star Casino and relocate its state-issued gaming license north to New Haven just outside of Fort Wayne, the second-most populated city in the Hoosier State. Last week,...
Atlantic City Casino Workers Call on New Jersey Governor to Address Smoking
Atlantic City casino employees who would favor a smoke-free workplace are hoping New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) uses his 2025 State of the State Address on Tuesday to encourage lawmakers to force the nine gaming properties down the shore to cease...
ESPN Bet Going to Washington After Landing ‘Monumental’ Partnership
ESPN Bet will launch mobile sports wagering operations in the nation's capital later this year. ESPN Bet, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Penn Entertainment, announced a strategic partnership with Monumental Sports & Entertainment on Monday. Monumental is the sports holdings company of billionaire...
Trump Jr. Joins Kalshi, Helps Exchange’s Odds of Securing Regulatory Footing
Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of President-elect Donald Trump, is joining Kalshi in an advisory role. Kalshi is a peer-to-peer wagering exchange that allows users to bet on everything from elections to tomorrow's weather. The online platform is regulated by the...
Thailand Casino Bill Gains Cabinet Backing, Will Move to Parliament
Legislation to bring casinos to Thailand received the blessing of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra's Cabinet on Monday, a major development in the Pheu Thai Party's aspirations to increase tourism in the kingdom. On Monday, Paetongtarn's Cabinet signed off on a draft law...
‘The White Lotus’ Season Three to Increase Thailand Tourism, Melco Resorts Bets
Season three of HBO's "The White Lotus" debuts next month, and with the critically acclaimed comedy-drama series set in Thailand for its tertiary anthology, a major casino operator in Asia thinks the program will only heighten interest in tourism to the kingdom....
Bally’s Chicago Won’t Face Fine for River Dumping Mishap
The Bally's Corporation, the casino operator behind the $1.7 billion development in Chicago's River West neighborhood, won't be penalized for a demolition mishap last month that sent debris into the Chicago River. Rhode Island-based Bally's purchased the Freedom Center in November 2022...
Nevada Gaming Revenue Down For Second Consecutive Month
Nevada casinos and other gaming facilities combined to win $1.1316 billion from players in November. That marked a 4.2% year-over-year decline and was the state gaming industry's second consecutive monthly revenue drop. On Thursday, the Nevada Gaming Control Board disclosed that the...
Rivers Schenectady Denies Politics Played Role in Casino Ditching Cage Wars
Officials with Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady in Upstate New York are denying rumblings that the resort parted ways with a mixed martial arts (MMA) promoter because of differing political opinions. Cage Wars is an MMA promoter that brings fighters from around...
More Penn Entertainment Sportsbooks Rebranding to ESPN Bet
Penn Entertainment is rebranding another 10 of its casino sportsbooks after selling off Barstool Sports in August 2023 and entering into a 10-year, $1.5 billion deal with ESPN to leverage the sports media giant's likeness to its sports betting operations. The Pennsylvania-based...
