6147 stories by Devin O'Connor
Atlantic City Casino Smoking No Priority for Outgoing Senate President Stephen Sweeney
Atlantic City casinos are being targeted by anti-smoking advocates who believe the time is long overdue to close gaming's clean indoor air loophole. But word this week from the state's most powerful legislator suggests that the activists aren't persuading those in charge....
Arkansas Regulators Want Unique Revenue Rule on Interactive Sportsbooks
The Arkansas Racing Commission (ARC) oversees all gaming in the Razorback State. But since commercial gambling was only legalized in 2018, the agency continues to undergo a learning curve. This week, ARC floated a bizarre governing rule for mobile sports betting that...
Foxwoods El San Juan Puerto Rico Casino Opens, Tribe’s First Outside Connecticut
Foxwoods El San Juan Casino, located inside the historic Fairmont Hotel in Puerto Rico, welcomed its first players this week. The Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation announced in January its plans to expand its Foxwoods brand outside its native state. The tribe are...
Crown Resorts Stock Soars Following Blackstone Latest Bid
Blackstone Group is leaving no stone unturned in its crusade to purchase Aussie casino giant Crown Resorts. The private equity behemoth remains bullish on the global gaming industry in the wake of COVID-19. The firm, led by billionaire Stephen Schwarzman, is refusing...
Massachusetts Sports Betting on Hold Another Year, as Legislature Goes on Recess
The throngs of sports fans in Massachusetts will have to wait at least another few months until they can bet legally on their beloved Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics, and Bruins. The Massachusetts General Court entered its seven-week recess this week without passing...
Maryland Sports Betting Days Away, as Casinos Finally Receive State Approval
Maryland sports betting is at long last almost here, as five of the state's commercial casinos finally received formal approval to conduct such expanded gambling at their brick-and-mortar properties. After months of delay, the Sports Wagering Application and Review Commission (SWARC) gave...
World Series of Poker Crowns German Koray Aldemir Main Event Champion
The 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event is over, and 31-year-old Koray Aldemir from Germany was the last man standing. Late Wednesday night, Aldemir, who had only regained the lead over his heads-up opponent George Holmes during the 219th to...
Penn National Casino Workers Who Smoke File Class Action Lawsuit Against Company
Penn National Gaming (PNG) is the defendant in a class action lawsuit brought by some 1,500 employees who work inside the company's casinos and who regularly smoke tobacco. In a lawsuit first filed in Missouri last year, PNG workers in at least...
Groundhog Day: Pennsylvania Casinos Set Another Monthly Gaming Record
COVID-19 cases in Pennsylvania are on the rise, but so is gross gaming revenue (GGR) at the state's 15 brick-and-mortar casinos. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) total unveiled October revenue numbers for the state's 15 casinos, online gaming, fantasy sports, retail...
Atlantic City Gaming Numbers Soar, as Casino Property Tax Breaks Floated
Atlantic City casinos endured a most difficult and unprecedented 2020, and pandemic concerns lingered into 2021. But the nine gaming resorts have more than rebounded in the latter part of the year. Brick-and-mortar gross gaming revenue (GGR) in October totaled $237.5 million....
