7579 stories by Devin O'Connor
Richmond Casino Defeat Good for Norfolk, Portsmouth Gaming Resorts, Economist Says
Richmond voters rejected a local ballot referendum on Election Day asking if they support allowing a single commercial gaming development to be built in the Virginia capital city. Urban One, a publicly traded media conglomerate, and casino operator Peninsula Pacific Entertainment (P2E),...
Mohegan Gaming Expansion Focus Shifts from Greece to South Korea
Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE) last week officially withdrew its involvement in a more than $1 billion integrated resort casino project in Athens, Greece. MGE, the gaming entity owned by the Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut, says it will instead devote all of...
Live! Casino is Top Maryland Earner for Only Second Time Since 2016 MGM Opening
Live! Casino Hotel Maryland was the state's top grossing casino in October. It's only the second time since MGM National Harbor opened in December of 2016 that the Anne Arundel County gaming floor outpaced its primary competitor. Gross gaming revenue (GGR) from...
Manila Casinos Welcome Back Guests, as Philippines Eases Capacity Limits
Manila casinos are finally able to open their doors to meaningful numbers of guests. That's after the Philippines government decided to ease their operating restrictions in the wake of decreasing COVID-19 case counts and hospitalizations. Harry Roque, the spokesperson for Philippines President...
Navajo Nation Casinos Remaining Smoke-Free, as Tribal Government Signs Ban
Navajo Nation casinos in New Mexico and Arizona will not allow smokers to light back up on the casino floors post-pandemic. Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez signed the "Air is Life" statute over the weekend. The tribal resolution prohibits the use of...
Delaware Park Casino Sold to Clairvest Group and Former Caesars Board Member
Delaware Park will soon have a new owner for the first time in 38 years. The storied thoroughbred horse racetrack and casino, located in Wilmington, is being sold to Canadian private equity firm Clairvest Group and Rubico Gaming LLC. Rubico is a...
Arkansas Casino Resort Plan Rejected by Pope County Officials
Arkansas lawmakers that backed a 2018 bill to authorize four commercial casinos likely couldn't have imagined the chaos that has ensued in Pope County. More than three years after Pope County was designated as a casino zone, state and local officials are...
FBI Cyber Crime Division Warns Tribal Casinos About Ongoing Threats
The FBI Cyber Crime Division says casinos owned by Native Americans should remain on high alert for ransomware attacks. Numerous counts of cyber attacks on tribal casino resorts have been reported in recent years. But there's been an uptick of such crime,...
Hard Rock International Chairman Jim Allen to Lead American Gaming Association
Jim Allen, the chairman of Hard Rock International, will take the helm of the US gaming industry's preeminent trade organization early next year. The American Gaming Association (AGA) announced today that Allen will become the lobbying group's board chairman beginning in January....
North Carolina Sports Betting Bill Revived in State House
A North Carolina sports betting bill has found new life after sitting idle for more than two months in the Raleigh capital. Senate Bill 688, an act to authorize and regulate sports wagering in North Carolina, passed the General Assembly's upper chamber...
