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Supreme Court Front-Runner Ketanji Brown Jackson Picked by President Joe Biden
President Joe Biden wants to fill the Supreme Court's forthcoming vacancy with Ketanji Brown Jackson, 51, a federal appeals court judge currently serving in the District of Columbia Circuit. Jackson's instantly historic nomination will pay...
Atlantic City Casino Smoking Debate Gets Ugly, Advocacy Demands Apology From Hard Rock Boss
The Atlantic City casino smoking debate boils down to this: the health of employees versus claims from the industry that extinguishing indoor cigarettes could result in as many as 2,500 jobs being eliminated. With such...
West Virginia Casino Satellite Bill Advances, Legislation Could Help Malls
West Virginia casinos would be afforded satellite gaming location opportunities under new legislation that is making progress in the state legislature. Senate Bill 100 was introduced last month by state Sen. Eric Nelson (R-Kanawha). The...
Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak Wins Over Some Bettors, as Reelection Odds Improve
Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak (D) is facing the biggest election of his more than two-decade political career in 2022. Sisolak gave an informal "State of the State" virtual address yesterday from Allegiant Stadium in Las...
Russia Invasion of Ukraine Has World Peace in Peril, Casinos Shutter on Martial Law
Russia began its invasion of neighboring Ukraine early this morning, Eastern European Standard Time. Many foreign policy experts believed Russian President Vladimir Putin would command his military forces to enter Ukraine's eastern regions, where pro-Russian...
Atlantic City Casinos Commission Smoking Ban Impact Study, Critics Rebuff Findings
The Casino Association of New Jersey (CANJ) says a smoking ban indoors on its nine Atlantic City gaming floors would have devastating consequences to the industry and region as a whole. Spectrum Gaming Group, a...
Virginia Budget Proposal Would Block Richmond Casino Revote Until 2023
A Virginia budget proposal approved by the Senate Finance & Appropriations Committee would prevent Richmond from again asking residents for at least a year whether they support bringing a casino to the capital region. The...
World Series of Poker Announces 2022 Dates, Strip Debut Features ‘Housewarming’
The 53rd installment of the World Series of Poker (WSOP) will run May 31 through July 20. And for the first time in history, poker's most prestigious tournament series will take place on the Las...
Peninsula Pacific Acquisition Adds Uncertainty to DiamondJacks Casino
Churchill Downs Inc. announced yesterday that it will spend nearly $2.5 billion to acquire most of Peninsula Pacific Entertainment's (P2E) assets. One exemption from the takeover is P2E's shuttered DiamondJacks Casino in Bossier City, Louisiana....
Maryland Casinos Offer Slots, Tables, Sports Betting, and COVID-19 Boosters
Maryland casinos recently expanded their gaming operations with the introduction of sports betting. But that isn't all that's new at the six casinos. Last week, the state's casinos began offering guests on-site COVID-19 booster shots....
