6087 stories by Devin O'Connor
Massachusetts Sports Betting Compromise Sent to Gov. Charlie Baker
The Massachusetts sports betting conference committee reached common ground just hours before the state legislature was set to adjourn for its 2022 session. House Speaker Ron Mariano (D-3rd Norfolk) announced the news of a sports betting compromise on Twitter. https://twitter.com/RonMariano/status/1554031859327279104 The agreement...
Mega Millions $1.337B Jackpot Finally Won, Winning Ticket Sold in Illinois
Mega Millions has finally been won after 29 drawings without a jackpot winner. Last night's $1.337 billion annuitized jackpot was hit by a single ticket purchased in Illinois. The winner will have the option of collecting the full jackpot value through an...
Omaha Casino Build Begins, First of Three WarHorse Nebraska Gaming Projects
The Omaha casino plan for Horsemen's Park is officially under construction. Nebraska voters passed a ballot referendum during the November 2020 election that amended the state constitution. It allows casinos at the state's six licensed horse racetracks. The Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska...
Mega Millions Goes to Great Lengths To Secure Drawings, $1.1B Jackpot Up for Grabs
Mega Millions has the attention of millions of Americans, as the game tonight will offer up its second-largest jackpot in its more than 20-year history. Millions of players will anxiously await the six numbers drawn tonight at 11 pm ET live from...
Florida Gaming Commission Warns Jacksonville About Illegal Gaming Arcades
The newly formed Florida Gaming Control Commission (FGCC) has sent a letter to Jacksonville officials warning them that their consideration of legalizing adult arcades with gambling-like electronic devices would violate state law. Florida's gaming industry is headlined by the Seminole Tribe, which...
Nevada Casinos Set Fiscal Year Record, Gaming Revenue Tops $14.6B
Nevada casinos just experienced their best 12-month period ever. The Nevada Gaming Control Board reports that gross gaming revenue (GGR) for the 2021-22 fiscal year, which ended June 30, totaled $14.63 billion. That is easily the best 12-month span in the history...
Atlantic City Casino Union Contracts in Place Through May 2026
Atlantic City casino union contracts have now been signed and executed at all nine resorts. Officials at Golden Nugget today closed the books on the 2022 negotiations by signing the same collective bargaining agreement the eight others previously established. MGM Resorts and...
Mega Millions Jackpot Climbs to $1.1B, Chicken CEO Spends $200K on Tickets
The Mega Millions jackpot continues to grow to nearly unprecedented highs. The interstate lottery game announced today that its earlier estimated jackpot for tomorrow night's July 29 draw of $1.025 billion was a bit underdone. Lottery officials now say that the jackpot...
Macau Casino Bidding Period to Commence July 29, Says Newly Formed Committee
Macau casino operators will be able to submit applications to receive fresh concessions beginning tomorrow, July 29. That's according to the enclave's newly formed Committee for Public Tendering of Concessions for the Operation of Casino Games of Fortune. The regulatory body was...
Las Vegas Airport Sets Monthly Passenger Record, Spirit Agrees to JetBlue Merger
Harry Reid International, the primary Las Vegas airport that served nearly 40 million passengers last year, has set a new monthly passengers record. Las Vegas airport officials say its terminals facilitated more than 4.68 million travelers last month. That eclipses its previous...
