6147 stories by Devin O'Connor
Alabama Casinos Announce Layoffs Following State Supreme Court Ruling
Alabama casinos in Macon and Lowndes counties were ordered by the state's highest court to cease their charitable gaming operations by January 15. The legal ruling has cost hundreds of workers their jobs. In September, the Alabama Supreme Court unanimously overturned lower...
Rivers Casino Portsmouth Changes Smoking Policy, Nonsmokers Still Unhappy
Rivers Casino Portsmouth's opening certainly hasn't gone as parent company Rush Street Gaming had planned. After receiving a heap of backlash for allowing indoor smoking across the 90,000-square-foot gaming floor, Rivers Portsmouth has announced new indoor smoking policies. Rivers Casino Portsmouth opened...
Massachusetts Sports Betting Begins at State’s Three Commercial Casinos
Massachusetts sports betting begins Tuesday at the commonwealth's three commercial casinos -- Encore Boston Harbor, MGM Springfield, and Plainridge Park. The three casinos have been cleared to open their retail sportsbooks in Everett, Springfield, and Plainville. Online sportsbooks are expected to launch...
Rivers Casino Portsmouth Hears Smoking Criticism, Takes Action
Rivers Casino Portsmouth is heeding early feedback about Virginia's first permanent casino. Rivers Portsmouth opened last week as the first standalone casino to open in the state's history. But the grand opening fanfare was short-lived for some nonsmokers, who voiced their disapproval...
Florida Lottery Winner Says Ticket Purchased After Fellow Player Cut in Line
A Florida Lottery winner says he might not have experienced his lucky win if it hadn't been for an unruly customer who cut the line in front of him. Stephen Espinoza, 43, recently stopped in the Publix grocery store along NE 5th...
Rivers Casino Portsmouth Guests Express Grievances Over Indoor Smoking
Rivers Casino Portsmouth made history this week in Virginia by becoming the first standalone, permanent casino to open in the state's history. But the celebration was quickly hampered by early guests who expressed concerns with the permittance of indoor smoking in certain...
EuroMillions Winner Blew Through £161M Fortune Before Death
Colin Weir and his then-wife, Chris Weir, won one of the largest EuroMillions jackpots ever in 2011. It was a £161M life-changing fortune that would eventually result in him going on a years-long spending spree. A camera operator for a local television...
Petersburg, Virginia Casino Effort Remains Alive, Fairfax Casino Bill Dead
A Virginia Senate subcommittee gave hope to a Petersburg casino effort on Thursday by advancing legislation that would designate the town as a qualified gaming host jurisdiction. Virginia legalized commercial gaming in 2020, but only in the cities of Richmond, Norfolk, Portsmouth,...
Maryland iGaming Bill Would Ask State Voters If They Want Online Casinos
Maryland online sportsbooks debuted their operations in November. Just two months later, at least two state senators say it's time to further expand gaming in the Old Line State. State Sens. Ron Watson (D-Prince George) and Nancy King (D-Montgomery) this week introduced...
NBA Partners with American Gaming Association for Responsible Gaming
The National Basketball Association (NBA) is teaming up with the American Gaming Association (AGA) to improve its responsible gaming messaging across the league. The AGA is the leading lobbying organization in DC, working on behalf of the legal US gaming industry. Launched...
