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Richmond Crusade for Voters Lambastes Effort to Relocate City’s Casino Opportunity
Richmond's Crusade for Voters, a nonprofit organization that works to elevate the political influence and voting strength of Blacks in the Virginia capital, says efforts to relocate the city's casino opportunity are unjust. Founded in...
Gateway Casinos in Ontario Begin Reopening Following Cyberattack
Gateway Casinos began reopening some of its properties in Ontario over the weekend, roughly two weeks after a cyberattack forced the Canadian gaming firm to shutter most of its operations in the province. Gateway Casinos...
Macau Maintains Recovery Momentum, April Gaming Revenue Totals $1.82B
Macau casinos maintained their recovery momentum in April, as gross gaming revenue (GGR) continued to rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic. Macau's Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau revealed Monday that the region's six commercial casino operators...
Former Sands Exec George Markantonis Named to Nevada Gaming Commission
Former Las Vegas Sands President and Chief Operating Officer George Markantonis has been appointed to the Nevada Gaming Commission (NGC) by Gov. Joe Lombardo (R). Markantonis replaces Commissioner Steve Cohen, a Las Vegas attorney who...
Bally’s Wins Over Rhode Island Senate President for iGaming, Legislation Introduced
Rhode Island-based Bally's Corporation has successfully convinced several of the state's most powerful lawmakers to support the legalization of iGaming. In February, Bally's began campaigning for online casino privileges. The company cited concerns that the...
SJM Holdings CEO Dr. Ambrose So Retiring After 48 Years With Macau Casino Giant
The executive director, vice chair, and CEO of Hong Kong-based SJM Holdings Limited and its Macau gaming subsidiary, SJM Resorts, is set to retire in June. Dr. Ambrose So Shu Fai, 68, who has served...
Nevada Resorts, Casino Union Spar Over Daily Housekeeping
The Nevada Resort Association and Culinary Union Local 226 chapter in Las Vegas are at odds over state legislation that seeks to repeal a lingering law stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. That law requires daily...
Churchill Downs Committed to Richmond Opportunity, Targeting 2023 Referendum
In February 2022, Churchill Downs Inc. agreed to purchase most of Peninsula Pacific Entertainment's (P2E) casinos and resort assets. The nearly $2.5 billion acquisition also delivered the Kentucky-based casino and horse racetrack group the potential...
Live! Casino Hotel Maryland Receives AAA Four Diamonds for Fifth Consecutive Year
Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland in Hanover has been designated as a AAA Four Diamond resort property by the nonprofit roadside assistant service provider and hospitality inspector. AAA annually reviews more than 32K hotels and...
The 13 Macau Chairman Denied Bail, Remains in US Custody
The former chairman of The 13 Macau, a planned $1.6 billion resort and casino that never opened its ultra-luxury gaming space, remains in US custody after being denied bail. Peter Lee Coker Jr. co-chaired South...
