8021 stories by Devin O'Connor
Former Rockingham Supervisor Sues Foes Over North Carolina Casino Attacks
Longtime Rockingham government official Craig Travis sought to regain his seat on the county commission board earlier this year but was narrowly defeated during the March Republican primary election. A little more than three months removed from his election defeat, Travis is...
US Supreme Court Denies Florida Sports Betting Case, Seminole Tribe Rejoices
The United States Supreme Court on Monday announced it won't accept an appeal of Florida's decision to allow the Seminole Tribe to operate online sports betting through computer servers located on Native American sovereign land. The nation's highest court said the case...
PAGCOR Could Become PAGCAM in the Philippines as Lawmakers Propose Overhaul
Philippines lawmakers have proposed overhauling the country's gaming industry and ridding the government's interest in operating slot machines, table games, and online gambling platforms. Jonathan Flores, a senior member of the Philippines House of Representatives who chairs the chamber's Committee on Government...
WarHorse Omaha Announces Opening Date of Permanent Casino in Nebraska
WarHorse Casino Omaha at Horsemen's Park plans to open this August, pending regulatory signoffs by the Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission (NRGC). Officials with WarHorse Gaming, a division of Ho-Chunk, Inc., the commercial business arm of the Winnebago Tribe, say the company's...
Showboat Atlantic City Allegedly Owes Millions of Dollars to Waterpark Contractors
The owner of the Showboat Hotel allegedly owes millions of dollars to construction firms and contractors who helped bring the Atlantic City Boardwalk resort's $100 million waterpark to life. Philadelphia real estate tycoon Bart Blatstein, whose Tower Investments owns and operates the...
Atlantic City Kicks off Summer Season Strong, May Casino Revenue Climbs Five Percent
Atlantic City casinos experienced a robust start to its summer season, loosely defined as Memorial Day through Labor Day. Gross gaming revenue (GGR) at the nine brick-and-mortar casinos in May 2024 totaled $239.1 million, a 5.2% year-over-year improvement. Revenue from retail slot...
Great Wolf Lodge Construction at Foxwoods Ahead of Schedule
The Great Wolf Lodge at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut is slated to open on June 15, 2025, but officials with the tribal destination are hoping to open the indoor waterpark before then. Great Wolf Resorts and Foxwoods reps held a ceremonial...
Supreme Court Overturns Bump Stock Ban Passed After Las Vegas Massacre
The United States Supreme Court on Friday overturned a federal ban on the buying and selling of bump stocks, a firearm accessory that allows a semiautomatic rifle to fire faster. In 2018, just months after a crazed madman sprayed more than 1,000...
Cherokee Indians Expanding Marijuana Access in North Carolina
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina opened their medical cannabis facility in April within their sovereign territory in Cherokee, just a mile east of Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort. The Cherokees' cannabis facility is currently open to anyone aged 21...
Wynn Las Vegas Disability Lawsuit Could Hinge on Early Neutral Evaluation Conclusion
Wynn Las Vegas, LLC, the operating entity of the Wynn Las Vegas and Encore casino resorts on the Las Vegas Strip was named in a disability discrimination lawsuit by a cocktail server filed in December. Jennifer Bandiero alleges in a lawsuit filed...
