6115 stories by Devin O'Connor
Pickering Casino Opens Hotel Near Toronto, $500M Resort Nearly Complete
Pickering Casino Resort in Ontario, located just outside the province's Toronto capital, opened its on-site hotel on Monday, January 16. Pickering's 96,000-square-foot casino opened in July 2021. The casino offers 2,200 slot machines, 90 table games, 140 live dealer stadium gaming positions,...
North Carolina Pro Sports Teams Seek Control of State Sports Betting Market
North Carolina professional sports teams and organizations believe if the state wishes to legalize sports betting on their competitions and events, they should reap a financial benefit. More than 30 states have authorized gambling on sports since May 2018 when the US...
Cherokee Nation to Appeal Pope County Casino Ruling to Arkansas Supreme Court
The Cherokee Nation Businesses (CNB) will appeal a judge's decision that came last Friday rescinding the company's gaming license to build and eventually operate a casino in Pope County. Pulaski County Circuit Judge Tim Fox ruled that the Arkansas Racing Commission (ARC)...
State College Casino Hearing Set, Cordish to Make Case Against Bally’s Project
The State College casino project that many locals oppose -- and the College Township Council has expressed remorse for allowing to proceed -- will be discussed in Harrisburg on Jan. 25 before the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB). State College is being...
Mega Millions Finds a Winner, $1.35B Ticket Sold in Maine
The Mega Millions jackpot evaded players for 25 consecutive drawings. But the streak came to an end last night when a lucky player in Maine won the fourth-largest lottery prize in US history. The $1.35 billion win is payable over a 30-year...
Fanatics Sportsbook Inside FedExField Won’t Take Action During Home Games
The Fanatics Sportsbook at FedExField, home of the NFL Washington Commanders, plans to open a week from today on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. When Fanatics opens its sportsbook at the Commanders' home, it will become the first sports betting facility inside an...
Bally’s Atlantic City Sued by Decorated Paralympian on Valet Discrimination Claim
Bally's Atlantic City has been named in a lawsuit filed by a decorated Paralympian, who claims he was discriminated against by the casino's valet staff on two separate occasions. Douglas Heir's life was forever changed on Father's Day in 1978 when he...
Macau Maintains 2023 Gaming Revenue Forecast of $16B, Group Tours to Resume
Macau is finally experiencing meaningful visitor traffic. That's after more than three years of the region's resorts being deserted because of the pandemic and China's "zero-COVID" policy. After the mainland ditched the program, Macau this month followed Beijing's lead and reopened its...
Bahamian Gaming Tycoon Sells Venetian Islands Estate in Miami Beach for $28.3M
Bahamian gaming magnate Sebastian Bastian has flipped his waterfront estate on the prestigious Venetian Islands in Miami Beach, Fl. Bastian, a Bahamas native, began his business career in the 1990s selling Dish Satellite subscriptions to customers in the island country. He later...
Sports Betting Kept Some Viewers Engaged During Georgia’s Blowout of TCU
Sports betting retained some viewers during what was otherwise a major bust for ESPN and the NCAA during Monday night's College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship. Georgia's 65-7 blowout of TCU naturally led to dismal ratings. Nielsen reported that the college football...
