6092 stories by Devin O'Connor
Steve Cohen, Mets Owner/NYC Casino Bidder, May Invest in PGA Tour
Steve Cohen -- the billionaire owner of MLB's New York Mets who wants to bring a casino to his Citi Field ballpark complex -- is reportedly part of a sports investment group prepping a $3 billion injection into the PGA Tour's commercial...
Alaska Marine Highway System Proposed for Onboard Slot Machines
The Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) is once again being targeted for slot machines through legislation in the Juneau capital. Alaska Rep. Jesse Sumner (R-Wasilla) filed House Bill 197 last year, but the statute never made it out of the House Transportation...
Hawaii Online Sports Betting Bills Face Long Odds
Hawaii is one of the most restrictive states when it comes to gambling. The island state, located 2,000 miles from the mainland United States, doesn't allow commercial or tribal casinos, racinos, sports betting, iGaming, pari-mutuel wagering, or charitable games of chance. Hawaii...
Caesars Entertainment Sets North Carolina Online Sportsbook Launch
Caesars Entertainment is expanding its relationship with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) to include online sports betting. The Las Vegas-based casino giant has operated the EBCI's tribal casinos in North Carolina since Harrah's Cherokee opened in November 1997. Today, the...
Atlantic City Casino Smoking Cessation Legislation Gains Support
Atlantic City casino smoking is allowed on up to 25% of the gaming floors. But that could soon change after legislation seeking to close the indoor tobacco use loophole moved out of its first committee Monday in Trenton. Senate Bill 1493 seeks...
Star Sydney Fined $60K, Served Woman 12 Drinks in Four Hours
The Star Sydney in New South Wales (NSW) has been slapped with a fine for overserving a female patron alcoholic drinks. NSW's Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority fielded a complaint earlier this month about The Star Sydney allegedly serving a 44-year-old woman...
Fairfax County Supervisors Weigh in on Tysons Casino
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors says they weren't privy to legislative discussions about potentially allowing a casino resort in Tysons. That's before a powerful state Senator filed a bill in Richmond earlier this month. On Friday night -- facing the wrath...
Early Super Bowl Money on Kansas City Chiefs, No Taylor Swift Prop Bets
Super Bowl LVIII on Sunday, February 11, from Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, will be a rematch of Super Bowl LIV between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers. The early betting public thinks the big game redo will come with...
Ex-Los Angeles Councilman Who Accepted Casino Bribes Sentenced
A former Los Angeles City Councilmember who pleaded guilty a year ago this month to tax evasion and conspiracy to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act has been sentenced. On Friday, U.S. Judge John Walter in the Central District...
NFL Warns Players About Las Vegas Activities During Super Bowl LVIII
For the first time, the NFL is hosting its biggest game of the year in Las Vegas. The casino and sports betting town was shunned by the professional football league for decades until everything changed in May 2018. It was nearly six...
