6095 stories by Devin O'Connor
Chris Rock Inducted into Mohegan Sun Walk of Fame at Connecticut Casino
Chris Rock is the newest member of the Mohegan Sun Walk of Fame. Prior to Rock's sold-out show at the Mohegan Sun Arena on June 4, the Connecticut tribal casino resort inducted the 57-year-old comedian into its Walk of Fame. The Grammy...
Steve Wynn Sells Las Vegas Mansion on ‘Billionaire’s Row’ at Deep Discount
Steve Wynn exited the Las Vegas gaming industry in early 2018 by selling off his entire stake in Wynn Resorts for $2.2 billion. The divesture rendered the billionaire landless on the Strip, but only now is the 80-year-old doing away with his...
Circus Circus Refresh to Return Las Vegas Strip Casino to ‘Glory Days’
Circus Circus Las Vegas has been under a property refresh since early 2020 after the Las Vegas Strip casino resort was sold to billionaire Phil Ruffin for $825 million. The pandemic's supply chain interruptions, however, have greatly prolonged Ruffin's roughly $30 million...
Philippines Gaming Regulator Acknowledges Presence During Okada Manila Seizure
Philippines gaming officials acknowledged this week it had a "monitoring team" on the grounds of Okada Manila. The team was present when an army of private security guards and members of the Philippine National Police forcibly took control of the $2.4 billion...
Cedar Rapids Mayor Tiffany O’Donnell Asks Iowa Governor to Veto Casino Moratorium
Cedar Rapids has been seeking a casino property to help jump-start the city's economy for nearly a decade. A recent bill passed by the Iowa Legislature would delay such a gaming initiative for at least another two years. The Iowa Legislature approved...
Casino Hiring Spree Continues Nationwide, Resorts Offering Bonuses, Perks
Casino workers might presently have the upper hand with employers, as a nationwide labor shortage continues to render gaming properties in need of help. As such, casinos are offering steep sign-on bonuses and an array of perks in an effort to lure...
Richmond Mulling Legal Recourse After Lawmakers Vote to Block Casino Referendum
Richmond officials in the Virginia capital are threatening legal action against the state. That's after lawmakers passed their 2022-2024 biennium budget with a provision blocking Richmond from re-asking city residents to support a casino development. On Wednesday, the Virginia General Assembly signed...
Resorts World Las Vegas Controversial Taco Joint El Cabron Shutters
Resorts World Las Vegas is down an eatery at the $4.3 billion Strip complex. Soon after Resorts World opened on the Strip's northern end in June 2021, a taco joint called Tacos El Cabron began serving street tacos and San Diego-style Mission...
Philippines Casino Regulator Won’t Intervene in Okada Manila Corporate Anarchy
The Philippines casino regulator PAGCOR (Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation) says it will not intervene in the alleged "violent" takeover of Okada Manila by Japanese billionaire Kazuo Okada. Tiger Resort, Leisure & Entertainment Inc. (TRLEI), a subsidiary of Universal Entertainment Corporation, owns...
Hard Rock Atlantic City Issues Memo to Workers On Who Can Talk To Media
Hard Rock Atlantic City has issued a memo to its employees informing them that they must receive company approval before discussing relevant gaming matters with members of the media. First obtained by Politico, the Hard Rock memo tells the resort's more than...
