8174 stories by Devin O'Connor
Mandalay Bay Convention Center Overhaul Complete Following $100M Investment
MGM Resorts International has completed its $100 million makeover of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino Convention Center along the southern tip of the Las Vegas Strip. Announced in October 2022, MGM poured $100 million into updating the approximately 2.1 million square...
Clock Ticking on New York Gaming Bill to Strengthen Advertising Safeguards
The New York Senate wants to force casinos and sportsbooks to include more responsible gaming messaging and warnings about possible addiction in their advertisements. The state Senate in Albany late last month unanimously passed legislation that would amend New York's regulations on...
Ukraine Denies Speculation President Zelensky Acquired Cyprus Casino Resort
Ukraine is dismissing reports that President Volodymyr Zelensky purchased a casino resort and hotel in the Republic of Cyprus amid the country's war with Russia. Rumors surfaced recently that an offshore entity called Film Heritage Inc., registered in Belize earlier this month,...
Bally’s and Ruby Seven Studios Launch Free-to-Play Social Casino Platform
The Bally's Corporation this week launched its free-to-play social casino platform called Bally Play. Developed with Ruby Seven Studios, an interactive social gaming company headquartered in India but with a US office in Reno, Bally Play offers an array of digital slot...
Belle of Baton Rouge $141M Inland Move Secures Financing From Casino Landlord
The Belle of Baton Rouge in Louisiana is ready to embark on its inland voyage that will replace the riverboat gaming space with a brick-and-mortar casino floor. The Queen Casino & Entertainment Inc., formerly CQ Holding Company, announced in April 2023 its...
Majestic Star II, Former Trump Casino Riverboat, Being Renovated for New Life
The Majestic Star II casino riverboat that was formerly called the Trump Casino and Trump Princess and was docked in Gary, Ind., on Lake Michigan is being renovated. An online publication called Boatnerd that covers news about vessels in the Great Lakes...
Mega Millions Players in California, New York, and New Jersey Are the Most Lucky
Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing has an advertised jackpot of $560 million, the 9th-richest prize the interstate lottery game has ever offered. A new study finds that players in California, New York, and New Jersey are the likeliest to win the life-changing...
Alabama Pension Fund Administrator Encourages Lawmakers to Authorize Gambling
The top official overseeing Alabama's pension fund is calling on Gov. Kay Ivey (R) to initiate a special legislative session to continue talks about casino gambling authorization that stalled in the Montgomery capital earlier this year. David Bronner is the chief executive...
Mass Market Fuels Macau Casino Revenue to Best Monthly Mark Since January 2020
China's mass market in May propelled the Macau casino industry to its highest monthly revenue haul since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in January 2020. Macau's Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau reports that the city's six gaming operators -- Sands, Galaxy,...
Arkansas’ Pope County Fields $405M Casino Pitch, Developers Offer $65M Upfront
Mississippi-based Gulfside Casino Partnership isn't folding on its pursuit to build and operate a commercial casino in Arkansas by way of Pope County. Nearly six years after a casino license earmarked for Pope County was authorized by statewide voters through a ballot...
