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Atlantic City Casinos Post Best May in Nearly a Decade, Land-Based Win Tops $233M
Atlantic City casinos experienced their best May in almost a decade, as brick-and-mortar gross gaming revenue (GGR) exceeded $233 million. May 2022 represented a more than 9% year-over-year gain and 4.5% improvement on pre-pandemic May 2019. The land-based win marked the best...
Las Vegas Mayor Officiates Frank Marino Wedding in Pride Month Celebration
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman made history this week by being the first city mayor to officiate an LGBTQ+ wedding ceremony. The historic event comes in conjunction with the LGBTQ+ community designating June as its Pride Month. On Tuesday, Goodman performed the...
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan Wants Mobile Sports Betting Operational in Time for NFL
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan (R), like so many state residents who wish to gamble on sports legally over the internet, has grown impatient with state regulators tasked with issuing licenses for the emerging industry. The governor wrote the legislature's Sports Wagering and...
Atlantic City Casino Union Authorizes Strike, July 4 Walkout Threatens Busy Season
Members of the Atlantic City casino union Unite Here Local 54 have authorized their leaders to call a strike at any time after July 1 unless new labor agreements are reached with the nine resorts. The collective bargaining agreements that dictate minimum...
Live! Casino Maryland Marks Anniversary with $1M College Scholarship Gift
Live! Casino & Hotel Maryland, located in the DC/Baltimore corridor just off I-95, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this month. The Cordish Companies casino first opened its doors on June 6, 2012. To commemorate the property's successes, Cordish is looking ahead and...
Las Vegas Sheriff Joe Lombardo Challenges Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak in 2022 Election
Joe Lombardo will take on Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) in the 2022 gubernatorial election set for Nov. 8. Lombardo, the top law enforcement official in Southern Nevada, head of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD), and sheriff of Clark County,...
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Approves Pay Increases, Bonuses
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) Board of Directors approved 4% pay increases for 240 employees yesterday, plus one-time bonuses of $2,250 per worker. The expenditures will cost the government agency approximately $19.3 million. Founded in 1955, the LVCVA owns...
Adam Laxalt, Former Nevada AG, to Challenge Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
Adam Laxalt lost the 2018 Nevada gubernatorial election to Gov. Steve Sisolak (D). The former state's attorney general now has his sights set on the nation's capital. Laxalt, Nevada's attorney general from 2015 through 2018, won yesterday's Republican primary against a formidable...
DraftKings Expands Responsible Gaming Pledge with BetBlocker Partnership
DraftKings is further extending its commitment to responsible gaming by partnering with a not-for-profit charity that develops software tailored toward limiting excessive play. DraftKings, an iGaming and sports betting leader in the US, is partnering with Scotland-based BetBlocker to implement responsible gaming...
US Open Bettors Back Players Who Have Refrained From Joining LIV Golf
The 122nd US Open tees off this Thursday, June 16, at The Country Club in Brookline, Ma. The famed Massachusetts venue is one of the oldest country clubs in the United States. The club hosted its first USGA event in 1902 with...
