7660 stories by Devin O'Connor
Singapore Casino Resorts See Hope, as COVID-19 Restrictions Finally Eased
Singapore is finally beginning to ease restrictions related to COVID-19, and that's much-welcomed news to the sovereign island city-state's two integrated casino resorts. The Singapore Ministry of Health announced yesterday that indoor capacity limits have been increased from 25 percent to 50...
Richmond Voters to Decide on $600M Casino, Project Dubbed First Black-Owned US Casino
Voters in Richmond, Va., will decide on Nov. 2 whether to authorize a more than $600 million integrated casino resort in the Virginia capital city. Last night, the Richmond City Council voted 8-1 in favor of placing a ballot referendum before voters...
YouTube Bans Gambling and Sports Betting Ads From Coveted Masthead
YouTube announced this week that it is no longer accepting advertisements for its website's homepage masthead from companies marketing gambling. YouTube's masthead ads are the commercial spots site users see at the top of the video-sharing and social media platform's homepage. Google,...
Phil Mickelson PGA Win Fueling US Open Betting, Lefty Major Liability for Sportsbooks
Phil Mickelson made history on Kiawah Island at the PGA Championship last month when he became the oldest man to win a major. Now, with the world's best players arriving in Southern California at Torrey Pines, a slew of golf bettors are...
Connecticut Budget Bill May Compensate East Windsor For Casino Loss
Connecticut lawmakers are considering allocating millions of dollars annually to East Windsor after the town lost out in the state's expansion of tribal gaming. Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) last month signed new Class III gaming compacts that allow the state's two...
Woman Found Dead in Hard Rock Atlantic City Casino Hotel Room, Boyfriend Sought
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City was the site of a gruesome murder last Friday night. Atlantic City Police responded to the boardwalk casino resort on June 11 at approximately 9:45 pm. Law enforcement was called to the Hard Rock after...
Missouri Companies Engaged in No-Chance Gaming Increase Political Lobbying
Two companies in Missouri that are deeply invested in so-called "no-chance" gaming are again donating to state lawmakers. Torch Electronics manufactures what the company calls no-chance gaming machines. The slot look-alikes differ from the casino terminals in that they offer the player...
Illinois Casino Union Bill Signed, Mandates Gaming Venue Labor Agreements
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) signed legislation this week that requires state casinos to allow their workers to enter into labor agreements. Senate Bill 1360 passed the Illinois General Assembly last month. The legislation, which received Pritzker's signature yesterday, requires that casino...
Yokohama Casino Resort Submission Period Ends, Genting Front-Runner
Yokohama has concluded its request-for-proposal submission period for its potential integrated casino resort development. Japan's second-largest city by population, Yokohama and the Kanagawa Prefecture announced today that it is no longer accepting development schemes from interested commercial casino consortiums. The city confirmed...
Dr. Miriam Adelson Officially Controls More Than Half of Las Vegas Sands Empire
Dr. Miriam Adelson, the widow of late Sheldon Adelson, has formally been appointed as executor of the billionaire Las Vegas Sands founder's estate. According to filings made public this week by the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Dr. Adelson, as of June...
