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Macau Casinos Post Positive February Revenue, as Mass Play Returns
Macau casinos generated gross gaming revenue (GGR) of MOP7.76 billion (US$963.8 million) in February of 2022. Last month was a strong performance for the casino hub that remains under China's "zero COVID" policy. The draconian...
Vladimir Putin Odds Favor Russian President Remaining in Power
Russia President Vladimir Putin is likely to stay in power for the world's largest country by land area through the end of the year, or so say political bettors. Putin launched an invasion on neighboring...
Borgata Announces Renovation Plan to Keep Pace with Hard Rock, Ocean Casinos
Borgata Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City recently appointed a new boss. And the freshly minted president has big plans in store for the MGM Resorts property. MGM last month promoted Travis Lunn to the...
Penn National Says 100K Participants in ‘myheroes’ Casino Rewards Program
Pennsylvania-based Penn National Gaming (PNG) is celebrating a milestone for its "myheroes" program, which honors active-duty military, veterans, and first responders with an array of incentives and rewards in exchange for their patronage. PNG launched...
Taunton Residents File Lawsuit Challenging Mashpee Wampanoag Land
Residents in Taunton, Massachusetts, aren't giving up on their efforts to prevent a Native American casino resort from coming to town. The US Department of the Interior (DOI) late last year issued its third and...
Las Vegas Casinos, Executives Heavily Funding Nevada Gubernatorial Campaigns
Las Vegas casinos and the billionaires who own them are donating substantial amounts of money across the political aisle for Nevada's 2022 gubernatorial election. Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak (D) endured a most difficult first term...
Atlantic City Casino Property Tax Adjustment Violates 2018 Consent Order, Judge Rules
Atlantic City casinos were dealt a great hand by New Jersey lawmakers late last year. That's when legislation to substantially reduce their annual property tax liabilities was signed by Governor Phil Murphy (D). This week,...
Nevada Casinos Outpacing Pre-Pandemic, But Las Vegas Strip Numbers Cause Concern
For an unparalleled 11th consecutive month, Nevada casinos have won at least $1 billion off their gamblers. Nevada's 306 licensed gaming locations reported gross gaming revenue (GGR) of $1.078 billion in the first month of...
JB Smoove Talk Show Sponsored by Caesars Sportsbook Premieres on MSG Networks
Caesars Sportsbook is sponsoring a new version of actor and comedian JB Smoove's dinner and talk show series on MSG Networks. One Course with JB Smoove, Presented by Caesars Sportsbook is a slight twist on the...
Pennsylvania Dems Bid to Redirect Slot Money From Horsemen to Education Nixed by GOP
Pennsylvania Democrats led by Governor Tom Wolf (D) want to end most of the casino gaming subsidies provided to state horsemen in favor of redirecting that tax money to higher education. But state Republicans, which...
