7579 stories by Devin O'Connor
Joe Biden 2024 Odds Shorten After President Reportedly Tells Obama He’s Running Again
The odds of President Joe Biden being on the Democratic presidential ticket in two years are shortening. That's based on reports that the 79-year-old commander-in-chief told his former boss that he plans to seek a second term. Political news outlet The Hill...
Southwest Masks No Longer Required, as Top Las Vegas Airline Celebrates Federal Order
Southwest Airlines no longer requires face masks for passengers. The decision comes after a federal judge in Florida yesterday ruled against the ongoing federal transportation mask mandate. US District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle -- who was appointed to the court at the...
Circus Circus Las Vegas Casino Loses COVID-19 Insurance Lawsuit
Circus Circus Las Vegas and Baltimore-based Cordish Companies each recently lost appeals regarding their COVID-19 coverage lawsuits against their property insurers. The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco last week ruled in favor of American International Group...
Atlantic City Brick-and-Mortar Casino Revenue in March Short of Pre-Pandemic
Atlantic City casinos are amid a fight to maintain indoor cigarette smoking. The March gaming revenue report for the nine properties could serve as fodder for maintaining status quo when it comes to tobacco use on the gaming floors. Numbers released by...
Okada Manila iGaming Site Launches for Domestic Gamblers in the Philippines
Okada Manila is at long last entering the iGaming space for players located inside the Philippines. Tiger Resort, Leisure and Entertainment Inc. announced yesterday that its internet gaming platform is underway with its soft launch. A full expansion of the online casino...
Massachusetts Woman Indicted on Casino Loansharking Charges
A 50-year-old Massachusetts woman is facing criminal usury charges -- better known as loansharking -- for her alleged criminal operation that authorities say she ran inside Encore Boston Harbor. Attorney General Maura Healey's office alleges that Kimanh Le of Quincy has been...
Massachusetts Casino Study Concludes COVID-19 ‘Unequal Recession’
A Massachusetts casino study regarding job losses caused by COVID-19 concluded that gaming industry layoffs disproportionately affected minorities. Funded by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) and conducted by the UMass Donahue Institute's Economic & Public Policy Research Group, researchers found that nonwhite...
Maine Sports Betting Fight May Bleed Into 2023, Entities Remain At Odds
The Maine sports betting effort became cloudier this week. That's after state Sen. Joseph Baldacci (D-Bangor) introduced an amendment to the governor's proposed arrangement with the state's four Native American tribes. Maine Governor Janet Mills (D) pledged to improve tribal relations with...
Pennsylvania Casinos Fined $145K, State Gaming Agency Teases Record Revenue
Four Pennsylvania casinos have been fined by the state for various operating infractions. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) announced yesterday numerous regulatory fines totaling $238,500. The fines were levied against four casinos and two licensed vendors that do direct business with...
Red Rock Resort, Station Casinos Ordered to Bargain with Culinary Union
Red Rock Resort (RRR) and its owner, Station Casinos, have been dealt another legal defeat. The latest is coming from US Administrative Law Judge Jeffrey Wedekind. The judge yesterday issued a cease-and-desist order and instructed the casino to negotiate with the Culinary...
