8174 stories by Devin O'Connor
Cyprus Casino Resort Suing Turkish Media Firm for False Zelensky Report
A casino resort in Cyprus says it will take legal action against a Turkish media outlet for falsely reporting that Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky had purchased the property. Turkish news site OdaTV reported earlier this month that Zelensky had acquired the Vuni...
Bally’s Chicago Casino Revenue Hits Record High, Work to Begin on Permanent Resort
The temporary Bally's casino located in Chicago's Medinah Temple experienced unprecedented gaming play in May. The Illinois Gaming Control Board (IGCB) reports that the Bally's casino located at 600 N. Wabash Avenue near the Magnificent Mile won more than $11.73 million from...
Rhode Island Senate Approves Raising Credit Limits at Bally’s Casinos
The Rhode Island Senate last week approved legislation to allow the state's two commercial casinos to lend higher amounts of cash to high rollers. Senate Bill 3040 seeks to amend the state's gaming regulations to permit Bally's Twin River Lincoln and Bally's...
Cherokee Casino Plan for Arkansas’ Pope County Solidifies Front-Runner Status
The Cherokee Nation has long been considered the favorite to secure the final remaining casino license the Arkansas Racing Commission (ARC) can issue. The tribe's commercial business unit hardened that position on Thursday evening. The Pope County Quorum Court on Thursday heard...
BetMGM Online Casino Player Wins $1M on 40-Cent Bet
BetMGM said this week a lucky online casino player in Michigan won a $1 million progressive slot jackpot on just a 40-cent bet. BetMGM is the iGaming and online sportsbook platform of MGM Resorts International. The digital gaming operator said Thursday that...
Philippines Has Plan to Remove Country From Money Laundering Grey List
The Philippines remains on the Financial Action Task Force's anti-money laundering grey list, an unwanted designation suggesting that the country has weak measures to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. The FATF is an intergovernmental organization founded by the Group of Seven...
US Lawmaker Proposes Banning Slot Machines on Overseas Military Bases
Slot machines on overseas United States military bases could soon be turned off if a congressional lawmaker from New York gets his way in Washington, DC. It might come as a surprise to some that Las Vegas-like slot machines remain on many...
Hard Rock Bristol Delays Opening of $550M Permanent Casino Resort in Virginia
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol won't open next month as planned. The developers behind the $550 million integrated resort in Bristol, Va. just north of the Tennessee border have amended their opening schedule. Hard Rock International, owned by the Seminole Tribe...
Cherokee Nation Resubmits Casino Application to Arkansas Racing Commission
The Arkansas Racing Commission (ARC) fielded its second and presumably final bid for the commercial casino license it plans to issue for Pope County later this year. Just days after an entity based in Mississippi called Gulfside Casino Partnership publicized its $405...
Jackpot.com Online Lottery Courier Service Partners With Associated Press
Jackpot.com announced Wednesday that it has become the official lottery courier of the Associated Press, the independent global news organization founded in 1846. Jackpot.com continues to expand its reach and target possible new customer demographics. The AP partnership will bring lottery results...
