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Fontainebleau Las Vegas Secures $2.2B in Financing to Complete Long-Delayed Casino
The odds of Fontainebleau Las Vegas being finished have greatly improved. That's after the development company behind the longstanding Strip eyesore secured financing to complete the multibillion-dollar venture. First envisioned in 2005, the 67-story blue tower remains unfinished 17 years later. The...
Norfolk Casino Making Little Progress, City Manager Explains Delay
Norfolk is one of five cities in Virginia allowed to authorize a commercial casino development. But more than two years after residents in the Hampton Roads locale voted in favor of a $500 million casino pitch from the Pamunkey Indian Tribe and...
Florida Residence Featuring Private Casino Hits Market for Nearly $6M
"The house always wins" is one of the oldest sayings in Las Vegas. The owners of a multimillion-dollar pad in Florida's Reunion Resort & Golf Club community hope to win big by selling their private residence that comes with the unique distinction...
Pennsylvania Skill Gaming Parlor Opens Near Parx Casino Shippensburg
A Pennsylvania skill gaming parlor has opened just west of the Harrisburg capital across the Susquehanna River in Mechanicsburg. The Keystone Klub Gaming Parlor is a skill gaming facility that offers 20 gaming terminals. The machines look and sound similar to traditional...
Culinary Union Attacks Fertitta Brothers’ Political Donations for Containing False Information
The Culinary Union is continuing to go after Frank III and Lorenzo Fertitta, the Las Vegas casino tycoons who control Station Casinos and the billionaires' publicly traded arm, Red Rock Resorts (RRR). Culinary, an affiliate of Unite Here, represents about 60K workers...
BetMGM Confirms Patron Data Breach, Rough Streak Continues for Sportsbook
Leading sportsbook operator BetMGM confirmed Wednesday that its online platform was the victim of a data breach that's believed to have occurred in May. BetMGM is a 50-50 partnership controlled by MGM Resorts International and sports betting behemoth Entain. The New Jersey-based...
Mohegan Reports Record Earnings of Nearly $404M in 2022 Fiscal Year
Mohegan -- formerly Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE) -- is fresh off its best 12-month operating period ever in the tribal company's history. Owned and operated by the Mohegan Tribe in Uncasville, Conn., Mohegan says its 2022 fiscal year, which wrapped Sept....
Macau’s Biggest Lure for China Mainlanders Currently mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine
Macau is experiencing an uptick in visitor arrivals from mainland China, but the guests aren't coming to gamble. China is ending its "zero-COVID" policy that has kept normal life on hold for more than three years. But as China President Xi Jinping's...
MGM Springfield Late Sports Betting Application Warrants Fine, Says Lawmaker
Last month, MGM Springfield was given a rare pass from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) for failing to adhere to its protocols. A state lawmaker says the casino got off too easy for the regulatory misstep. The MGC has been reviewing Category...
CES Preparations Underway in Las Vegas, Electronics Show Expects 100K Attendees
This year's CES (Consumer Electronics Show) is expected to keep Las Vegas casino guest rooms occupied and resort ballrooms and exhibition centers packed. Following three years of abbreviated and/or hybrid CES events where in-person attendance was low in favor of virtual events,...
