7892 stories by Devin O'Connor
Atlantic City Casinos Prosper in July, Match 2019 Pre-Pandemic Land-Based Revenue
Atlantic City is back. After 15 months of being dealt difficult hands by way of mandatory closures and operating restrictions, the town's nine casinos won nearly as much money from gamblers last month as they did in July of 2019. Land-based gross...
Circa Las Vegas Receives Coveted AAA Hotel Rating, First for Downtown
Circa Las Vegas has created buzz downtown since opening amid the pandemic last October. Now the nation's largest leisure travel agency has taken notice. AAA recently sent a few unannounced inspectors to Circa to spend a couple of nights at the 777-room...
Houston Texans, Caesars Reach Marketing Pact, But Texas Casinos Remain Illegal
The Houston Texans and Caesars Entertainment have reached a deal to allow the casino giant to market its Las Vegas properties. Caesars Entertainment, effective immediately, is the Official Casino Partner of the Texans, and as a result, the casino brand will be...
Louisiana Casino Developer Attacks Opposition in Slidell, Calls it ‘Unfounded’
A company holding a Louisiana casino license says opposition to its efforts to relocate the gaming permit to St. Tammany Parish is without merit. Peninsula Pacific Entertainment (P2E) permanently closed its DiamondJacks Casino last year. The company blamed the pandemic for its...
Incoming New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Has Very Close Ties to Gaming Industry
New York Governor-designate Kathy Hochul (D) is set to assume the office of disgraced Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Aug. 24. She will soon oversee nearly all state-run agencies, including the New York State Gaming Commission. When Lt. Gov. Hochul becomes the...
Richmond Casino Ballot Approved, Residents to Decide $600M Resort Fate
The Richmond casino ballot referendum will go before city voters during the Nov. 2 election. If a simple majority say "yes," ONE Casino + Resort will be authorized to construct its proposed $600 million integrated resort casino. The Richmond Circuit Court made...
Mohegan Gaming CEO Ray Pineault Explains Japan Partner Withdrawal in Nagasaki
Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment is finally divulging details regarding the sudden withdrawal of its integrated resort (IR) development partner in Japan. Mohegan Gaming, the gaming unit of the Mohegan Tribe of Connecticut, says it was Oshidori International Development's decision -- and its...
West Virginia Casino Expansion Bill Coming, Seeks Satellite Gaming Venues
A West Virginia lawmaker says he will soon introduce legislation to allow the state's full-scale commercial casinos to build smaller satellite gaming properties. State Sen. Eric Nelson (R-Kanawha) tells the Charleston Gazette-Mail that satellite casinos -- or boutique gaming venues that operate...
Caesars Sportsbook Debuting at Arizona Diamondbacks Ballpark Sept. 9
The newly revealed Caesars Sportsbook brand is set to launch sports betting at Chase Field next month. The field is home to the MLB Arizona Diamondbacks. The Arizona Department of Gaming is currently reviewing sports betting applications from the state's professional sports...
Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga Backs Yokohama Anti-Casino Candidate
Japan Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has narrowed down his pick of the eight candidates running for mayor of Yokohama. And to some surprise, Suga isn't backing the incumbent who shares his party affiliation. Japan's top government official said today that he's backing...
