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US Commercial Casinos Win Record $16.6B in First Quarter of 2023
US commercial casinos won a record $16.6 billion in the first three months of 2023. It's the best three-month revenue period ever for the country's commercial gaming industry. The American Gaming Association (AGA) reported Tuesday that Q1 2023 gross gaming revenue (GGR)...
Ontario Casinos Report Increased Suspicious Activity at Cashier Cages
Ontario casinos reported more than $372 million in suspicious financial transactions at their cashier cages last year. The record level of questionable monetary movement at casinos has prompted calls for the province to better investigate the true source of the dubious funds....
Hofstra University Could Have Ace Up Its Sleeve in Opposing Sands Long Island Casino
Hofstra University's leadership doesn't want a casino near its campus in Nassau County on New York's Long Island. The private school has gone so far as to block a gaming resort from being authorized at the Nassau Coliseum and to file a...
Harrah’s Nebraska Sets June Opening Date After Receiving State Gaming License
Harrah's Nebraska is poised to become the third casino in the Cornhusker State to commence gaming operations. Last Friday, the Nebraska Racing and Gaming Commission found Caesars Entertainment and its local investors suitable to receive a state gaming license. The regulatory agency...
Missouri Sports Betting Obstructionist Again Blocks Senate Vote, as Legislature Adjourns
Missouri sports betting legislation in 2023 has been dealt a similar fate as in recent years. After gaining bipartisan support in the state House of Representatives, a bill to allow Missourians to bet on sports legally stalled in the state Senate, with...
Melco Resorts Announces City of Dreams Mediterranean Opening in Cyprus
Melco Resorts has announced that its next casino will open this July in the island country of Cyprus. Located in the Mediterranean Sea, Cyprus is geographically in Western Asia but its culture and political values are more closely aligned with Southeastern Europe....
Treasure Chest Casino Near New Orleans Announces Opening Date for $100M Resort
Treasure Chest Casino officials on Friday held a ceremonial topping off of the Louisiana resort's $100 million renovation and expansion project. The Treasure Chest riverboat has called Lake Pontchartrain home since its opening in 1994. Co-developed and opened by Boyd Gaming, the...
Culinary Union Strikes Deal with MLB A’s in Anticipation of Las Vegas Move
The Culinary Union's Local 226 chapter in Las Vegas says it has reached an agreement with Major League Baseball's (MLB) Oakland A's that would potentially allow stadium workers to organize. A's ownership seems intent on relocating from San Francisco's Bay Area to...
Kansas Casino Employees Unite to Ban Indoor Smoking at Four Properties
Kansas casino employees working at the state's four brick-and-mortar commercial gaming properties have formed a coalition to urge lawmakers in Topeka to close the indoor smoking loophole. Kansas' Indoor Clean Air Act prohibits smoking in most public indoor places. The state law,...
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...
