7892 stories by Devin O'Connor
Horseshoe Baltimore Casino Betting Stadium Corridor Investments Pay Off
Horseshoe Baltimore Casino and local economic officials are betting big on infrastructure investments being made. Those will, ideally, overhaul the corridor between the Caesars Entertainment venue and the city's professional sports stadiums. Known as the Warner Street District, the presently industrial, uninviting...
Atlantic City Casino Revenue Down Nine Percent in June Compared with 2019
Atlantic City casino brick-and-mortar gross gaming revenue (GGR) totaled $214.5 million in June 2021. That's a loss of nine percent, or $21.5 million, compared with June 2019. The headlines are reading as if the gaming market in New Jersey's casino town is...
Yokohama Mayor Fumiko Hayashi Committed to Casino Resort
Yokohama Mayor Fumiko Hayashi has formally announced her reelection campaign for what would be a nearly unprecedented fourth term. Her Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), which controls the National Diet in Japan's central government as well as the Yokohama City Council, has opted...
Southern Nevada Reimplements Mask Recommendation, Los Angeles Warns Against Las Vegas Travel
Southern Nevada health officials are urging both vaccinated and unvaccinated people to once again wear face masks while in public. The US Centers for Disease and Prevention reports that Nevada, Missouri, Florida, Arkansas, and Louisiana are all experiencing worrisome seven-day new case...
Maryland Sports Betting Regulatory Draft Released, Public Comment Period to Come
Maryland sports betting licensing fees and associated taxes were proposed today by the Maryland Lottery and Gaming Control Commission. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) signed House Bill 940 -- a measure to legalize and regulate sports betting -- in May. The shell...
St. Tammany Casino Challengers Contend Process Legally Flawed
The effort to build a $325 million casino resort in Louisiana's St. Tammany Parish is meeting opposition, and some of the project's critics are taking their case to court. On November 13, parish voters are set to decide whether they wish to...
Cordish Companies Paying Pennsylvania Another $10M for Second Sports Betting License
The Cordish Companies has been approved by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) to acquire a second $10 million sports betting license. The PGCB this week agreed to allow Cordish to purchase a second sports wagering permit. The Baltimore-based casino and hospitality...
PredictIt Opens Marijuana Betting Market, Sets Outcome for April 20
PredictIt is getting in on the forthcoming congressional debate on cannabis. The betting exchange, which operates legally in the US through a "no-action" relief issued from the US Commodity of Futures Trading Commission, has opened up a market on how Congress categorizes...
Yokohama LDP Will Not Back Anti-Casino Mayoral Candidate, Supports Free Election
The controlling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in Yokohama says it will not endorse party member Hachiro Okonogi for mayor. In June, Okonogi shocked Japan by announcing his intentions to run for mayor of Yokohama, ousting incumbent Mayor Fumiko Hayashi. Hayashi and Okonogi...
Pennsylvania Casino Gamblers Staying Online, Analysts Warn
Pennsylvania is the nation's second-richest gaming state in terms of total gross revenue. But one analyst is concerned that some of the play has moved online permanently in the wake of the pandemic. Deutsche Bank gaming specialist Carlo Santarelli is troubled that...
