7579 stories by Devin O'Connor
Macau Casinos Catered to Almost 5M Visitors During 2023 First Quarter
Macau casinos rely heavily on visitation from mainland China. With Macau's borders now freely open to Chinese people, as well as travelers coming from Hong Kong and Taiwan, the enclave is as busy as it's been since COVID-19 arose more than three...
Alabama Church Closes After Secretary’s Embezzlment to Fund Casino Trips
An Alabama church has shuttered permanently after it was revealed that its former secretary had been stealing money from the congregation for more than a decade. The US Department of Justice for the Middle District of Alabama brought charges against Carmen Ramer...
Massachusetts Sports Betting Kiosks Outside Casinos Proposed by State Regulators
Massachusetts sports betting kiosks remain limited to inside the state's three casinos, but gaming regulators say a forthcoming study will help determine if allowing the self-service wagering terminals to be placed elsewhere would benefit the public. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) last...
Virginia Lottery Pick 4 Game Won 20 Times During Single Drawing for $100K Prize
A Virginia Lottery player must have seen the winning numbers coming, because he didn't purchase just one Pick 4 ticket for the March 8 drawing, but 20. And the man picked the same four numbers for each of the 20 tickets. The...
Sports Betting Alliance Calls on DC Mayor to Use Problem Gambling Funds Appropriately
The Sports Betting Alliance (SBA), a trade association of sportsbook operators, says DC should rethink how it's using its sports betting taxes. Casino.org reported last month on how DC Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) and the Council of the District of Columbia, the...
Online Horse Racing Betting Measure Passes South Carolina House in Surprising Vote
South Carolina lawmakers have for decades been opposed to most forms of gambling, the state-run lottery being the lone exception. That's why a bill introduced this year by a state Democrat to allow pari-mutuel wagering on horse racing faced presumably long odds...
Caesars Windsor Operating License to Expire, Ontario Opens Competitive Bidding
Caesars Entertainment's operating license at Caesars Windsor will expire in 2025. In anticipation of reaching a new partnership with the Las Vegas Strip firm or a new gaming management entity, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) this week opened up a...
Cleveland Guardians Backtrack Tweet About Bettors Chasing Superstar José Ramírez
The social media team for MLB's Cleveland Guardians is backtracking on a tweet that bizarrely claimed that as a youth in the Dominican Republic, the team's best player was regularly chased by angry bettors with "machetes and guns." José Ramírez plays third...
US Gaming Industry National Leader in Diverse Workforces, Research Finds
The US gaming industry outpaces most other business sectors when it comes to diversity and workplace inclusion. That's according to new data compiled by the American Gaming Association (AGA), the preeminent lobbying group in DC working on behalf of commercial and tribal...
Boston Marathon Betting? Massachusetts Regulators Reject DraftKings’ Request
The 127th Boston Marathon will run on Monday, April 17. The 2023 race marks the first time in its history that legal sports betting is operational in the 26.2-mile event's home state of Massachusetts. In-person retail sportsbooks opened on January 31 at...
