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Atlantic City Casino Smoking Ban Would Hurt Gaming Revenues Up To 25 Percent, Analyst Projects
An Atlantic City casino smoking ban would have a devasting consequence on gaming revenue, or so says an analyst at CBRE Equity Research. John DeCree, a senior analyst at Union Gaming, a subsidiary of CBRE...
Elaine Wynn Wall Street Journal Exposé Paints Billionaire in Positive Light
Elaine Wynn was featured in a profile published over the weekend in The Wall Street Journal. The exposé was much kinder to Wynn than the media outlet's January 2018 report on her former husband, Steve...
Adele Reportedly Moving Las Vegas Show from Caesars Palace to Planet Hollywood
It's apparently "Water Under the Bridge" for Adele and Caesars Entertainment. Celebrity gossip site TMZ recently broke the news that Adele's relationship with Caesars Entertainment is apparently not strained beyond repair. Caesars Entertainment and Adele...
Macau Casino Revenue Posts Worst Month Since September 2020
Macau casino revenue totaled just MOP2.68 billion (US$331.2 million) in April of 2022. It was the worst monthly outcome for the six casinos operating in the Chinese gambling enclave since September of 2020. With incoming...
Atlantic City Casino Unions Split on Indoor Smoking, as Dealers Call on Tobacco Ban
The Atlantic City casino unions that represent the roughly 22,000 workers employed by the nine resorts have differing opinions when it comes to indoor smoking. The United Auto Workers (UAW) first ventured into the Atlantic...
Las Vegas Visitors Returning, March 2022 Numbers Highlight Ongoing Recovery
Las Vegas is bustling once again, and numbers released this week show that the world's most famous casino market is approaching pre-pandemic visitor levels. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) revealed in its...
Massachusetts Sports Betting Bill Passes Senate, But Much Work Remains
The Massachusetts sports betting bill passed last July by the House of Representatives has finally gained approval in the upper assembly chamber. Yesterday, the State Senate approved Senate Bill 2844 (House Bill 3933) by a...
Single Powerball Ticket Hits $473.1M Jackpot, Top 20 All-Time Lottery Win
Last night's Powerball draw made one very lucky player in Arizona a multimillionaire many times over. Powerball's April 27 drawing turned up the winning white ball numbers of 11, 36, 61, 62, and 68. The...
Nevada Gaming Win Eclipses $1B for 13th Consecutive Month, as Record Play Continues
It's a baker's dozen for Nevada casinos, as gross gaming revenue (GGR) in March eclipsed $1 billion for the 13th consecutive month. Today, the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) revealed statewide March casino revenue totaled...
Hard Rock Bristol Receives First Virginia Commercial Casino License
Hard Rock Bristol has received the first commercial casino license to be issued in Virginia. It was seemingly unimaginable that Virginia would move to legalize commercial casinos just a decade ago. The state had long...
