7892 stories by Devin O'Connor
Olympics May Attract 20 Million US Bettors, Odds Shorten on Games Being Canceled
The Summer Olympics are set to officially run July 23 through August 8. The American Gaming Association (AGA) says roughly 20 million Americans will place a wager on the games -- some on the possibility of cancellation. The AGA, the chief lobbying...
US Marshals Service to Seize Imperial Palace Saipan Casino Assets
The United States Marshals Service has been instructed by a judge in the US District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands to seize assets from the shuttered Imperial Palace Saipan casino resort. Hong Kong-based Imperial Pacific International (IPI), the developer of the...
Georgia Casino Coalition Forms to Persuade Lawmakers to Legalize Gambling
Georgia casino legalization efforts have failed in each of the previous two legislative sessions. But gaming companies aren't folding on their ambitions to develop large-scale integrated resorts in the Peach State. Several of the world's biggest players in the global gaming industry,...
Fontainebleau, Now JW Marriott Las Vegas Blvd., Announces October 2023 Opening
The former Fontainebleau Las Vegas and The Drew, now currently known as JW Marriott Las Vegas Blvd., now says the long-delayed Strip eyesore will open in the fall of 2023. The towering 67-story blue behemoth has been a stark reminder of the...
FireKeepers Casino Hotel to Welcome Famed Tightrope Walker Nik Wallenda
FireKeepers Casino Hotel in Battle Creek, Mi., will welcome famed tightrope walker Nik Wallenda to the resort next month. Wallenda dubbed the "King of the High Wire," is one of the most celebrated tightrope walkers in the world. He's walked across Niagara...
Oakland Police Raid Alleged Casino, Seize Gaming Machines, Drugs, Rifles
The Oakland Police Department (OPD) recently raided an alleged illegal casino operation as part of ongoing crackdowns on illegal gaming in the state. These casinos are tied to other violent activity, police say. This week, Oakland, Ca., police executed a search warrant...
Canada Quarantine Requirement Ending August 9 for Fully Vaccinated US Citizens
Canada will end its 14-day quarantine requirement for US citizens who are fully vaccinated beginning Monday, Aug. 9. The COVID-19 relaxation of entry restrictions comes less than three weeks after Ontario casinos in Niagara Falls were permitted to reopen. On August 9,...
Las Vegas Casino Union Claims Americans Want More Labor Organizations
The leading casino union in Las Vegas says more workers want a voice on the job. The Culinary Workers Union Local 226 represents some 60,000 workers employed by Las Vegas and Reno casino resorts. Their members are occupied in a variety of...
China Casino Blacklist Expands, But Public in Dark Regarding Banned Destinations
The China casino blacklist of gaming resort destinations that the People's Republic wants its citizens to avoid has expanded. But to where remains unknown. Chinese officials in August of 2020 first announced the formation of a so-called blacklist of countries that market...
South Carolina Horse Racing Betting Supported by State Lawmakers
South Carolina horse racing is a long-cherished and widespread sport in the state, but wagering on such races remains prohibited. A committee reviewing how to expand the economic benefits of horse racing believes allowing betting might be one solution to grow the...
