7579 stories by Devin O'Connor
WinStar World Casino Debuting Online Gaming App in Oklahoma
The WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla., the self-proclaimed "World's Biggest Casino," is expanding its gaming operations for guests on the destination's premises. WinStar officials this week announced a new gaming app is being developed that will allow users to...
New York Lawmakers Say State Can’t Afford to Fold on iGaming
In an op-ed published earlier this week, two powerful New York lawmakers wrote that the state can't afford not to bet on legal iGaming and online lottery games. They believe the outlets could deliver the government more than $1 billion a year...
New York Lawmaker Representing Rochester Says No Seneca Casino
A state lawmaker in New York is of the impression that Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) believes Rochester wants a casino. Hochul and the Seneca Nation made the surprising announcement in June that a new 20-year Class III gaming compact had been reached....
Construction on Japan’s First Casino Begins Five Years After Gambling Legalized
Japan legalized commercial gambling with as many as three integrated resort (IR) casinos in July 2018. Nearly 2,000 days later, construction on the first project is officially underway. MGM Resorts International, through its joint venture with Japanese financial services conglomerate Orix Corporation,...
Nebraska Casinos Poaching Play From Iowa, Gaming Revenue Reports Suggest
Nebraska casinos are operating in temporary facilities as their permanent resorts are built, but the provisional gaming spaces appear to be already keeping gaming money inside the Cornhusker State. Nebraskans approved a statewide ballot referendum that amended the state constitution to permit...
Sands China Focusing on Entertainment, Strikes Partnership With Tencent
Sands China this week announced a partnership with Tencent Video and movie ticketing firm Maoyan Entertainment to bring new forms of entertainment to Macau. Tencent Video is the fourth-largest streaming service in the world behind Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+. The...
ESPN Bet Partners With Quail Hollow Club for North Carolina Sports Betting
ESPN Bet and Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte are teaming up for sports betting. Just days after the North Carolina Education Lottery Commission opened its sports betting application period, ESPN Bet, the newly launched sportsbook brand from Penn Entertainment, teed off a...
Turning Stone Ready to Open New Sportsbook Lounge and Social Hangout
Turning Stone Resort Casino in upstate New York will debut its new sports betting space later this month in part of the tribal destination's $370 million overhaul. Owned and operated by the Oneida Nation, Turning Stone on December 18 will open its...
Seneca Nation and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Extend Tribal Gaming Compact
The Seneca Nation in Western New York and Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) have agreed to extend the tribe's Class III gaming compact set to expire December 9. The tribe and governor prolonged the casino revenue-sharing agreement to March 31, the same day...
Lottery Tickets Bad Holiday Gifts for Teens, Say Problem Gambling Experts
Lottery tickets make poor gifts for those not old enough to play the games legally, as they could lead to those adolescents being exposed too early to gambling and, later, developing gaming problems. That's according to the National Council on Problem Gambling...
