7954 stories by Devin O'Connor
Fake Macau Casino Chips Lead to Arrests, Handful of Criminals Admit Guilt
Fake casino chips detected in a Macau casino led to local law enforcement arresting five individuals thought to be involved in the crime. Macau's Judiciary Police announced Thursday that five Chinese men were accused of trying to defraud a casino by using...
Petersburg Mayor, City Council Defend Cordish Pick for Casino Referendum
Petersburg Mayor Sam Parham and the City Council are on the defensive after facing a litany of criticism for how they went about choosing The Cordish Companies as their preferred gaming developer. Petersburg voters will have the final say on Cordish's proposed...
Alabama Gaming Package Fate Rests With Senate, Vote Planned for Thursday
The fate of the Alabama gaming package compromise agreed to by a special conference committee consisting of three House representatives and three state Senators now rests with the Legislature's upper chamber. State Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Atmore), the chief sponsor of the Senate's...
Melco Resorts Global Expansion Continues With Sri Lanka Partnership
Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited has secured market entry in Sri Lanka through a partnership with John Keells Holdings, the largest publicly traded conglomerate on the Colombo Stock Exchange. In a collaboration announced on Tuesday, Hong Kong-based Melco, one of the six...
Labor Union Demands Petersburg Disclose How Cordish Was Selected for Casino
The Unite Here Local 25 labor union whose members are employed in casinos, hotels, and restaurants in Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia is threatening a lawsuit against the Petersburg City Council over how it decided to pick The Cordish Companies for its...
Macau Casinos Win $2.3B in April, 26 Percent Increase on 2023
Macau casinos reported gross gaming revenue (GGR) of MOP18.55 billion (US$2.3 billion) in April 2024, a 26% year-over-year increase. The Chinese gaming enclave's six casino operators -- Sands, Galaxy, MGM, Wynn, SJM, and Melco -- saw play improve from April 2023, but...
Former Atlantic City Casino Owner Files $20M Lawsuit Against Miss America CEO
Glenn Straub, the former owner of the Atlantic City property that is today known as Ocean Casino Resort, has filed a $20 million lawsuit against the CEO of the Miss America Organization, an entity he claims to fully own. Straub alleges in...
New Jersey Attorney General and Unite Here Ask Court to Dismiss Smoking Lawsuit
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin, representing the legal interests of Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy, has asked New Jersey's Superior Court to dismiss a lawsuit against the state challenging a smoking law that allows casinos in Atlantic City to designate up to...
Immigrant Cancer Patient Wins $1.3B Powerball Jackpot With Wife and Friend
An immigrant who's battling a cancer recurrence came forward Monday to collect on the $1.326 Powerball jackpot he won earlier this month with his wife and friend. The winning numbers for the Powerball drawing on April 6 were 22, 27, 44, 52,...
New Jersey Gov. Murphy Says Both Sides of Casino Smoking Debate Must Be Considered
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) has said repeatedly that he would sign legislation to close the indoor smoking loophole afforded to casinos in Atlantic City through the state's 2006 Smoke-Free Air Act. But the second-term governor said during his monthly radio...
