Main menu
Devin O'Connor
8705 stories by Devin O'Connor
Pennsylvania to Distribute $2M in Grants for Illegal Gambling Crackdown
Pennsylvania police will soon be better funded to crack down on illegal gambling operations. Illegal gambling schemes were put on high alert this week with the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) announcing the opening of...
Churchill Downs Betting Big on Horse Racing Revitalization with Colonial Downs
Churchill Downs Inc. is divulging details as to why it believes spending nearly $2.5 billion to acquire casino operator Peninsula Pacific Entertainment (P2E) is a sound bet. It largely has to do with the Colonial...
Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City Building $5M Sportsbook Venue
Ocean Casino Resort is nearing completion of its $75 million property upgrade. The Atlantic City Boardwalk property this week unveiled that its latest component of the project overhaul is a 12,000-square-foot sportsbook venue called The...
Frontier Airlines Again Expands Las Vegas Operations, Adds Seven Weekly Routes
Frontier Airlines is further expanding its weekly operations in and out of Harry Reid International, which is Las Vegas' primary commercial air hub. The ultra low-cost carrier (ULCC) announced last week that it's adding three...
Ontario Lawmaker Calls for iGaming Delay, Cites Furloughed Casino Workers
Ontario is set to debut legal iGaming sites with interactive slot machines and table games on April 4. At least one provincial lawmaker is siding with the land-based commercial casino industry in believing online gambling's...
West Virginia Satellite Casino Bill Dead, as Legislative Session Ends
Efforts in West Virginia to allow each of the state's five commercial casinos to potentially build smaller satellite gaming venues is dead for 2022. Senate Bill 100 was introduced in February by state Senator Eric...
Atlantic City Chamber Member Drops Out After Group Backs Casino Smoking
The Greater Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce's public declaration of its support for allowing indoor casino smoking to continue has consequences. It already led to one member severing ties with the business networking group. Atlantic...
Penn National Gaming Files Trademark Applications Prompting Name Change Speculation
Pennsylvania-based Penn National Gaming (PNG) has prompted speculation that it is mulling a corporate identity overhaul. The company recently filed 15 trademark applications for "Penn Entertainment" and "Penn Entertainment & Media." Trademark attorney Josh Gerben...
Virginia Gambling Education Classes Coming to Public State High Schools
Virginia became a commercial gaming state last year with the introduction of legal mobile sports betting. As many as five commercial casinos could also be on the way, and that has prompted state lawmakers to...
Seminole Tribe Thanks Florida for Pushing Back Against Gaming Interests
The Seminole Tribe of Florida is running a television commercial campaign thanking voters in the Sunshine State for continuing to support the Native American group's economic sovereignty. In a spot titled simply "Thank You," the...
