6073 stories by Devin O'Connor
Atlantic City Casino Workers Grow Frustrated with Resorts Amid Record Inflation
Atlantic City casino workers are seeking higher wages as inflation continues to lessen the purchasing power of their take-home pay. But with the nine gaming resorts not yet willing to budge on increased compensation, a strike is growing more likely by the...
Bob Baffert Could Make Horse Racing Return at Monmouth Park Haskell
Horse trainer Bob Baffert can return to the sport that he's become the face of effective Sunday, July 3. The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) earlier this year suspended Baffert for 90 days after Medina Spirit, the three-year-old colt who won the...
New York Casinos Heavily Supporting Gov. Kathy Hochul Reelection Campaign
Casinos like to keep the odds in their favor. And in New York, the state's gaming interests believe they have a winner in incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) when it comes to the 2022 gubernatorial election. On November 8, 2022, Hochul hopes...
Hard Rock Unveils ‘Unity’ Rewards Program, as Virginia’s First Casino Nears Opening
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol has unveiled its forthcoming loyalty rewards program. The initiative will accompany the temporary gaming space set to open next month. Hard Rock International, the hospitality and gaming empire owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, has...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis 2024 GOP Betting Front-Runner, But Trump Lingers
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has emerged as the betting favorite to win the Republican Party's 2024 presidential ticket. Despite his front-runner status, all eyes remain on former President Donald Trump and what the 45th commander-in-chief will do, post-midterms. Trump has largely...
Macau Casino Entry Procedures Tighten to Include Negative COVID-19 Tests
What little foot traffic Macau casino floors have seen over the past week will likely only become even more scarce. That's after local officials implemented additional COVID-19 precautionary measures. Macau managed to successfully keep the coronavirus outside of its borders for most...
Atlantic City Union Claims Strike Would Cost Casinos $2.6M a Day
The Atlantic City union representing more than 10,000 workers employed by the town's casinos says a looming strike would have steep financial consequences on the nine properties. Members of the Local 54 chapter of the national Unite Here labor union have authorized...
Harrah’s Pompano Beach Expansion Project Raises Owl Population Concerns
Isle Casino Pompano's multimillion-dollar expansion project and rebranding to Harrah's Pompano Beach could threaten the South Florida property's burrowing owl population, former racetrack workers contend. Caesars Entertainment acquired the Isle Casino some 35 miles north of Miami through its merger with Eldorado...
Kazuo Okada Group Denies $36.4M Payment to Newly Installed Okada Manila Chairman
Another day, another controversy stemming from Kazuo Okada's May 31 forcible takeover of his namesake integrated resort, Okada Manila in the Philippines. Reports surfaced this week that the Kazuo-led group that took control of the $2.4 billion casino late last month has...
Massachusetts Developers Seek to Rewrite State Gaming Allow, Create New License
The Massachusetts Expanded Gaming Act passed in 2011 and signed into law by then-Governor Deval Patrick (D) authorized as many as four commercial casino properties. More than a decade later, only three casinos have been licensed and since opened for play. A...
