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Macau Casino Revenue Tops $2B in July, Best Month Since COVID-19 Pandemic
Macau casino revenue eclipsed the $2 billion mark in a single month for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in January 2020. Gross gaming revenue (GGR) in the Chinese Special Administrative Region totaled MOP22.126 billion (US$2.06 billion) in...
Jake’s 58 Casino Hotel Expansion Plan on New York’s Long Island Set for Approval
Jake's 58 Casino Hotel wants to invest $200 million to expand the Long Island gaming venue for the first time since it opened in 2017. Owned and operated by Suffolk Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation (Suffolk OTB), company officials are hoping to double...
Harrah’s Cherokee Casinos Tap Actor-Comedian David Koechner for Ad Campaign
Harrah's Cherokee Casinos in Cherokee and Murphy, NC, have hired actor and comedian David Koechner to headline a new regional marketing campaign. The program wil be promoting all the party capabilities that await guests at the two tribal resorts. Dubbed the "VP...
Iowa Football Coach Kirk Ferentz Says NCAA Should Ease Sports Betting Rules
Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz will almost certainly celebrate his 200th win leading an NCAA Division I football program this fall. But the legendary coach isn't focused on his forthcoming achievement. He is instead keeping his eye on the NCAA's ongoing deliberations...
NYC Mayor Eric Adams Allegedly Tipped Off Commissioner About Gambling Probe
Democrat Eric Adams, the mayor of New York City, has found himself engulfed in an illegal gambling scandal. The New York Daily News reported on allegations that the mayor tipped off his buildings commissioner regarding a probe from the Manhattan district attorney's...
Nevada Casinos Maintain $1B Winning Streak, June Gaming Revenue Cools
Nevada casinos experienced a bit of a cooldown in June as gross gaming revenue (GGR) stumbled 2.4% from June 2022. Silver State casinos won $1.24 billion last month, or about $31.2 million less than last June. Clark County, the home of Las...
Churchill Downs Jockey Club Suites Set for $14M Update at Storied Kentucky Racetrack
The Jockey Club Suites at Churchill Downs Racetrack are undergoing a $14 million renovation that will modernize the luxury full-service hospitality offerings at the legendary thoroughbred racetrack. Home to the Kentucky Derby, traditionally the first leg of the annual Triple Crown, Churchill...
Sands Long Island Casino Bid Joined by Integrative Wellness Leader Canyon Ranch
Las Vegas Sands is betting on improving its odds of securing one of the three New York downstate casino licenses by partnering with Canyon Ranch, a leader in the destination wellness category. Sands is proposing a more than $4 billion integrated casino...
Leon Black Accused of Raping Autistic Down Syndrome Girl at Epstein Townhouse
Disgraced private equity tycoon Leon Black, who cofounded Apollo Global Management -- which owns the operating rights to The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas and previously controlled Harrah's Entertainment -- has been accused of raping an autistic Down syndrome girl. A lawsuit...
Senate Bill Seeks to End Deceptive Resort Fee, Promote Pricing Transparency
Bipartisan federal legislation expected to be introduced in the U.S. Senate will seek to require hotels and casinos to include resort fees in their advertised nightly rates, something many consumers and President Joe Biden have been calling for. In the gaming industry,...
