8021 stories by Devin O'Connor
Maryland Casinos Argue State Sports Betting Licensing Process Unjustly Delayed
Maryland's three largest casinos are urging the state to speed up the issuing of their sports betting licenses. MGM National Harbor, Live! Casino Maryland, and Horseshoe Baltimore wrote the state's Sports Wagering Application and Review Commission (SWARC) this week. They called on...
Evolution Gaming, Largest Live Dealer Firm in US, Accused of Operating in Black Markets
The Sweden-based parent company of Evolution Gaming, the largest live dealer business-to-business firm in the United States, is denying allegations that it allows its products and services to be used by bad actors. Evolution AB, through its many subsidiaries, conducts real money...
Las Vegas Expected to Marry Five Millionth Couple Early Next Year
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) says the five millionth wedding license issued in Clark County will likely happen in early 2022. In anticipation, the marketing and promotion agency has unveiled a new campaign to commemorate the milestone. Titled "Forever...
Sega Sammy Mulling Online Gaming Markets Following Japan IR Exit
Sega Sammy Group, best known in the US for its iconic arcade and video games, tells investors that it's exploring potential entries into regulated online betting markets. In a recent investor update, Sega Sammy revealed that it's considering new investment spaces. The...
Massachusetts Casinos Set Another Revenue Record, October Win Totals $96M
Massachusetts casinos have done it again. Encore Boston Harbor, MGM Springfield, and Plainridge Park combined to win $95.98 million in October, which is yet another monthly revenue record for the state gaming industry. Massachusetts' three casinos set their previous all-time best gross...
Melco Resorts Studio City Expansion in Macau Aims at Leisure Tours, Family Activities
Melco Resorts yesterday celebrated the topping out of the second expansion phase of its Studio City integrated casino resort on Macau's Cotai Strip. Melco reps, including the company's billionaire founder, chairman, and CEO Lawrence Ho, were on hand in Cotai to divulge...
Outgoing NJ Senate President Stephen Sweeney Pushes Atlantic City Casino Relief
New Jersey Senate President Stephen Sweeney (D) has been a loyal ally of Atlantic City casinos during his nearly 20-year run as a state Senator in Trenton. Now a lame duck, Sweeney's swan song could be a major concession to the current...
Final Arkansas Casino License Issued to Cherokee Nation, Dallas Cowboys’ Jerry Jones Firm
More than three years after Arkansas legalized commercial gambling in four counties, the final license has at long last been issued. Following years of legal contentions, the Arkansas Racing Commission (ARC) last Friday issued the gaming permit allocated for Pope County to...
New Jersey Online Casino Players File Lawsuits Against iGaming Firm
New Jersey online casino players who gambled on an interactive slot manufactured by American Gaming Systems (AGS) are demanding compensation for a tech glitch that wrongly told them that they had won big. Plaintiff Lisa Piluso, a suburban Philadelphia resident who works...
Cherokee Nation Ready to Begin Construction on Arkansas Casino in Pope County
Oklahoma's Cherokee Nation is hoping to soon begin construction on its proposed $225 million Arkansas casino resort in Pope County. Legends Resort & Casino was presented to state and local Pope County officials in 2019. The project targeting Russellville comes from the...
