7657 stories by Devin O'Connor
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...
Rapper Jadakiss Floats Racial Profiling Allegations Against NoMad Las Vegas
Rapper Jadakiss says that he was racially profiled while gambling at the NoMad high-roller casino on the Las Vegas Strip. The Lox hip-hop legend said on social media that he arrived in Las Vegas on November 29 for the last leg of...
Cordish Applauds Mark Cuban’s Mavericks Sale in Hopes of Texas Casinos
The Cordish Companies patriarch, David Cordish, believes Mark Cuban selling his majority ownership in the NBA Dallas Mavericks improves the odds of commercial casinos one day coming to Texas. Cordish's firm operates casinos in its home state of Maryland and Pennsylvania. The...
