7955 stories by Devin O'Connor
Hollywood Casino York Announces August Opening, Hiring Spree
Hollywood Casino York, one of Penn National Gaming's two Category 4 satellite casinos under construction in Pennsylvania, is targeting an August opening. Hollywood Casino York is an approximately $120 million investment Penn National is making. It hopes to protect a key feeding...
Chicago Officials Remain Optimistic About Casino Interest Despite MGM Pass
Officials in Chicago remain optimistic regarding interest for the city's lone gaming license, despite MGM Resorts announcing this week that the odds of it making a bid are long. During the company's first-quarter 2021 earnings call this week, MGM executives revealed that...
Las Vegas Jackpots String Continues, as $5 Bet Wins $10.5M at South Point Hotel Casino
Las Vegas is back open, and anyone who has visited the Strip or Fremont Street recently knows visitors are returning in bunches. And those who have ventured back to Southern Nevada have recently found an abundance of luck on slot machines, with...
Anti-Smoking Group Says Atlantic City Casinos Should Remain Smoke-Free
Smoking inside Atlantic City casinos remains prohibited on New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy's (D) orders. Some want to keep the gaming floors that way. Murphy's Executive Order on the nine Atlantic City gaming properties temporarily bans indoor casino smoking and vaping. Guests...
Slidell City Council Rejects St. Tammany Parish Casino Referendum
The Slidell City Council in Louisiana this week voted against a proposed ballot referendum that would allow residents in St. Tammany Parish to decide whether they wish to lift a long-standing ban on commercial gambling. With two of the nine city council...
Caesars Entertainment Donates Las Vegas Parking Fees to Charities
Caesars Entertainment says some of the money generated from its much-despised parking fees at its Las Vegas casino resorts will be used for good. The casino group announced yesterday that it's contributing $3.1 million to programs that support vulnerable populations in the...
Imperial Palace Casino License Faces Suspension, Parent Ordered to Pay $25M
The Imperial Palace Saipan casino resort in the Northern Mariana Islands has six months to pay $25 million to the US territory's local government. In an order issued late last week, the Commonwealth Casino Commission (CCC) of the Northern Mariana Islands said...
Late MGM Resorts Founder Kirk Kerkorian Finally Gets Wish, as US Recognizes Armenian Genocide
Kirk Kerkorian, the founder of MGM Resorts, wanted the United States to formally recognize the Armenian genocide for much of his life. Nearly six years after his passing in June of 2015 at the age of 98, that wish has finally been...
‘Nomadland’ Favorite for Oscars Best Picture, But Only Three States Permit Bets
Nomadland tells the story of a widow in Nevada who looks for new work after the gypsum planet in Empire, Nevada where she was employed closes. She decides to become "houseless" and travel the country. While Nomadland is the odds-on favorite to win...
BetMGM Penalized $10K Plus Fine For NFL Playoff Typo
During the NFL AFC Divisional Round playoff game between the Cleveland Browns and Kansas City Chiefs in January, a technical glitch on the BetMGM online sportsbook platform ended up costing the operator more than $10,000. A glitch, or perhaps a typo, resulted...
