8021 stories by Devin O'Connor
Macau Government Encourages Casino Operators to Increase Wages
The Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) government is encouraging its six commercial casino operators to consider increasing employee wages, as gaming activity continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. A top government official said this week that with gaming surging this year,...
China Travel Booking Site Says Outbound Tourism Recovery Ongoing
Trip.com, a leading online travel booking website in China, reports that outbound tourism from the mainland continues to recover in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. In its third-quarter earnings report, Trip.com reported net revenue of approximately RMB13.7 billion ($1.9 billion), nearly...
Fanatics Sportsbook Goes Live in Virginia, PointsBet Accounts Migrated
The Fanatics Sportsbook is officially live in Virginia as of Nov. 21, 2023. The entry is among the emerging sportsbook's most critical states, as the commonwealth is home to about 8.7 million residents, many of whom live in some of the wealthiest...
Tulalip Resort Casino to Undergo Major Expansion in Celebration of 20th Anniversary
The Tulalip Resort Casino in Washington, some 45 miles north of downtown Seattle, will undergo its second major expansion and renovation project. The Tulalip Tribes of Washington opened its namesake casino in 2003 for $78 million. Since then, the resort has powered...
Kenosha City Officials Delay Vote on Hard Rock Casino With Menominee Indian Tribe
The Kenosha City Council, formally the Kenosha Common Council, on Monday opted to postpone voting on a proposed $360 million tribal casino resort. City officials were unanimous in their decision to delay voting on the casino project pitched by the Menominee Indian...
Rolls-Royce Unveils Fully Electric ‘Spectre’ at Wynn Palace on Macau Cotai Strip
Rolls-Royce unveiled the luxury auto manufacturer's newest model this week at the Wynn Palace casino resort on the Macau Cotai Strip. Rolls-Royce, the British luxury automobile maker, is a fully owned subsidiary of BMW. The company produces some of the most expensive...
AviaGames Target of Class-Action Lawsuit Over Allegation Skill Games Use Player Bots
AviaGames develops and distributes supposedly skill-based gaming apps that allow users to compete for real cash prizes. But a proposed class-action lawsuit alleges that the company's games regularly use bots to beat real players. AviaGames is a Silicon Valley-based company led by...
Full House Resorts to Receive Extension to Open Permanent Waukegan Casino
Full House Resorts is finalizing plans to build a $400 million casino resort in Waukegan, Ill., called American Place. But a lawsuit brought by the Forest County Potawatomi Community against the Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) and the City of Waukegan has delayed...
FBI Issues Cybersecurity Advisory on Group that Targeted MGM, Caesars
The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) has released a Joint Cybersecurity Advisory about Scattered Spider, the infamous hacking group that recently targeted both MGM Resorts International and Caesars Entertainment. The FBI, in a notice with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA),...
Richmond Casino Defeat Has Other Virginia Cities Jockeying for Gaming
Richmond voters earlier this month rejected for a second time a proposed casino resort in the Virginia capital metro. That has prompted state lawmakers and local officials in other counties and cities to ponder whether they might be able to secure an...
