7579 stories by Devin O'Connor
Donald Trump’s 2024 Odds Shorten Following Contentious CNN Town Hall
Former President Donald Trump is seeking the nation's highest office for a third consecutive presidential election cycle. The 76-year-old Trump is seeing his 2024 odds slightly improve following his town hall appearance on CNN this past Wednesday with host Kaitlan Collins that...
Shreveport Casinos Could Soon Reintroduce Smoking as City Council Mulls Flip-Flop
The Shreveport City Council is considering a resolution that would repeal an indoor smoking ordinance that the local government agency passed only in 2020. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Shreveport local officials in June 2020 passed Ordinance No. 51, the Smoke-Free Air Act,...
Vernon Downs Threatens Closure, Says State Tax Cuts Could Improve its Odds
Vernon Downs Casino Hotel in Upstate New York is warning state officials that its potential closure could result in the layoffs of all 249 of its employees. The racino this week submitted a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) filing with the...
Lake Charles Casino Guests Shocked to Find Alligator in Resort Pool
Lake Charles casinos love to welcome whales, an informal term for VIPs and high rollers. But one of the Louisiana town's three casinos recently welcomed a different kind of creature that typically resides in marshland. Guests and resort officials at L'Auberge Casino...
Jay-Z Hypes Times Square Casino Bid with Caesars, NYC Landlord SL Green
Jay-Z and his Roc Nation business empire are partnered with Caesars Entertainment and New York City real estate investment trust SL Green to bring an integrated casino resort to Manhattan's Times Square. But with plenty of local opposition, including from the Theater...
Atlantic City Casinos Sued Over Alleged Conspiracy to Jack Up Room Rates
Several Atlantic City casinos have been named in a proposed class action lawsuit. The action accuses the resorts of conspiring to increase their nightly hotel room rates. In a federal lawsuit filed this week in New Jersey's US District Court, two plaintiffs...
Caesars Danville Casino Opens Monday, Locals Eager for Business Boom
Caesars Entertainment plans to open its Danville Casino just north of the Virginia-North Carolina border next week on Monday, May 15. The 40,000-square-foot temporary gaming space is located inside a large pavilion tent. The Danville Casino is the precursor to the forthcoming...
Las Vegas Casinos Generating Record Room Revenue for Destination’s Marketing Arm
Las Vegas casino hotels are generating record room tax revenue, as the resorts have been able to jack up their nightly rates amid surging inflation and strong demand. Much of that tax benefit goes toward the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority...
Texas Tribe Says Casino Legalization Efforts Threaten Native Sovereignty
A Texas tribe is warning state lawmakers that efforts to legalize commercial casinos in the Lone Star State threaten the economic sovereignty of its Native American community. The Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas, informally the Kickapoo Indians, largely depend on its Lucky...
Vermont Sports Betting Bill Passes Legislature, January Debut Targeted
Sports betting is expected to soon become legal in the Green Mountain State. That's after lawmakers in Montpelier, Vt. signed off on House Bill 127 on Tuesday, an act relating to sports wagering. HB127 was introduced to the state House in January...
