8021 stories by Devin O'Connor
Louisiana Casino Rejected, as St. Tammany Voters Say ‘No’ to Slidell Resort
A Louisiana casino project called Camellia Bay Resort on the Lakeshore Marina in Slidell met its fate yesterday. And it wasn't one developers of the proposed $325 million mission had hoped for. Voters in St. Tammany Parish faced only a single question...
Blackstone Eyeing Another IPO Try of Spanish Gaming Operator Cirsa
Private equity behemoth Blackstone Group is considering another initial public offering (IPO) of its fully owned Cirsa Gaming Corporation. Blackstone acquired the Spanish casino and gaming operator in 2018 for an undisclosed sum. But the company prior to the acquisition said it...
Fitch Ratings Forecasts Macau Rebound Mid-2022, But Cautious on Casino Giants
Fitch Ratings believes the Macau gaming and tourism industries will begin recovering from more than two years of economic hardship at some point next year. The credit rating agency in its report, 2022 Outlook: Greater China, suggests a meaningful gaming activity rebound...
Macau and Hong Kong Quarantine-Free Travel Approaching, as Beijing Signals Approval
Macau is in desperate need of some good news, and the Chinese Special Administrative Region (SAR) received a bit this week by way of pending border openings in nearby Hong Kong. The South China Morning Post (SCMP) reports that People's Republic officials...
Hard Rock Bristol Casino Plans Mid-2022 Opening for Temporary Gaming Space
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol held a ceremonial groundbreaking this week of its temporary 30,000-square-foot gaming space inside the former Bristol Mall. Company officials told attendees that they should expect the first legal bet to be placed in the Virginia-Tennessee border...
Clark County Buys Land to Protect McCarran Airport, as Strip Southern End Booms
It's a good time to be a landowner on the southern end of the Las Vegas Strip. Acreage is going for premium prices amid a development boom. Just a few of the reasons why Clark County is snagging up vacant land in...
North Carolina Cherokee Casinos Implementing Indoor Smoking Safeguards
North Carolina's two Cherokee casinos -- Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort in Cherokee and Harrah's Cherokee Valley River in Murphy -- will soon welcome back smokers. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians' (EBCI) Tribal Council today voted in favor of an ordinance that...
US Casinos Have Won More Money From Gamblers in 2021 Than in Any Other Year
Casinos in the United States had a most difficult 2020. But the downturn caused by the pandemic didn't last long, as 2021 is their best year on record. The American Gaming Association (AGA) revealed today that commercial casinos have generated record gaming...
Ohio Casinos Set Yearly Gaming Revenue Record With Month Remaining
For Ohio casinos and racinos, December will simply be icing on the cake, as the Buckeye State gaming industry has already broken its all-time revenue record with a month to go. Numbers from the Ohio Casino Control Commission and Ohio Lottery Commission...
Atlantic City Casino Smoking Opponents Taking Campaign to New Jersey Capital
Atlantic City casino smoking remains prevalent on the nine gaming floors, despite the ongoing presence of a global respiratory pandemic. Advocates campaigning for clean indoor air in the resorts plan to take their message to Trenton, the New Jersey capital, as of...
