7955 stories by Devin O'Connor
Sri Lanka Bets on Casino Billionaire Dhammika Perera to Jumpstart National Economy
Sri Lankan native Dhammika Perera knows a thing or two about building wealth. Back in 1999, at the age of 32, he set the audacious goal of leading each of the country's 12 primary business sectors. More than two decades later, the...
Atlantic City Casino Workers Grow Frustrated with Resorts Amid Record Inflation
Atlantic City casino workers are seeking higher wages as inflation continues to lessen the purchasing power of their take-home pay. But with the nine gaming resorts not yet willing to budge on increased compensation, a strike is growing more likely by the...
Bob Baffert Could Make Horse Racing Return at Monmouth Park Haskell
Horse trainer Bob Baffert can return to the sport that he's become the face of effective Sunday, July 3. The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) earlier this year suspended Baffert for 90 days after Medina Spirit, the three-year-old colt who won the...
New York Casinos Heavily Supporting Gov. Kathy Hochul Reelection Campaign
Casinos like to keep the odds in their favor. And in New York, the state's gaming interests believe they have a winner in incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) when it comes to the 2022 gubernatorial election. On November 8, 2022, Hochul hopes...
Hard Rock Unveils ‘Unity’ Rewards Program, as Virginia’s First Casino Nears Opening
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol has unveiled its forthcoming loyalty rewards program. The initiative will accompany the temporary gaming space set to open next month. Hard Rock International, the hospitality and gaming empire owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, has...
Macau Casino Entry Procedures Tighten to Include Negative COVID-19 Tests
What little foot traffic Macau casino floors have seen over the past week will likely only become even more scarce. That's after local officials implemented additional COVID-19 precautionary measures. Macau managed to successfully keep the coronavirus outside of its borders for most...
Harrah’s Pompano Beach Expansion Project Raises Owl Population Concerns
Isle Casino Pompano's multimillion-dollar expansion project and rebranding to Harrah's Pompano Beach could threaten the South Florida property's burrowing owl population, former racetrack workers contend. Caesars Entertainment acquired the Isle Casino some 35 miles north of Miami through its merger with Eldorado...
Kazuo Okada Group Denies $36.4M Payment to Newly Installed Okada Manila Chairman
Another day, another controversy stemming from Kazuo Okada's May 31 forcible takeover of his namesake integrated resort, Okada Manila in the Philippines. Reports surfaced this week that the Kazuo-led group that took control of the $2.4 billion casino late last month has...
Deadwood Casino Regulators Uphold Ban on Poker Player Appealing Blacklist Inclusion
The gaming agency that regulates Deadwood casinos has refused a poker player's request to be removed from the regulator's involuntary Exclusion List. The South Dakota Commission on Gaming yesterday rejected Rick Burleson's plea that he be restored entry privileges to Deadwood's 18...
Atlantic City Officials Urge Casinos to Increase Wages, Avoid Union Strike
The Atlantic City Council this week passed a resolution calling on the town's nine casinos to adhere to the union's primary demand of higher wages for resort workers. The City Council last night approved Resolution No. 423, a motion in support of...
