7892 stories by Devin O'Connor
Crown Resorts Bidding War Intensifies, as Aussie Casino Giant Names New CEO
Crown Resorts has two offers on the table for its casino business in Australia. The seekers are The Star Entertainment Group and Blackstone Group. Blackstone, the private equity business of billionaire Stephen Schwarzman, has been targeting Crown since March. Blackstone is looking...
Nevada Regulators Postpone Online Gaming and Sports Betting Workshop
The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) is delaying its planned workshop regarding online gaming and in-person registration requirements for new sports betting accounts. Originally scheduled for May 13, the NGCB says the meeting will now take place once the Nevada Legislature concludes...
Alabama Lottery and Casino Expansion Bill Likely Dead, as House Reps Clash
The odds are lengthening for Alabama voters being asked next November if they want to legalize a state-run lottery and add more casinos, including full-scale gaming with traditional slot machines and table games. Senate Bill 319 passed the Alabama Senate last month...
UK Online Gaming Revenue Totals $759M in March, as Britain Remained in Lockdown
UK online gambling continued to flourish in March, as the vast majority of Brits were continued to be locked down on stay-at-home orders. The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) this week reported record online slot machine revenue for a single month. Interactive gaming...
April Maryland Gaming Industry’s Third-Best Month Ever, Casinos Win $162.1M
Maryland casinos won more than $162.1 million from gamblers last month. The haul is the state gaming industry's third-highest gross gaming revenue (GGR) monthly performance in history. Maryland's first casino opened in September of 2010. The six licensed commercial casinos followed up...
Pennsylvania Casinos Can Return to 100 Percent Capacity on Memorial Day
Pennsylvania casinos, for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March of 2020, will soon be free of reduced operating capacity restrictions. On the same day that New Jersey announced that Atlantic City casinos can return to 100...
Seneca Nation Argues 25 Percent Slot Machine Revenue Share Too High
The Seneca Nation of Indians says sharing 25 percent of its slot machine revenue with New York no longer allows its three casinos resorts the same economic benefits that the gaming facilities once did. Seneca President Matthew Pagels opined this week that...
Poll Concludes Florida Voters Want Say in Seminole Gaming Expansion
A new poll finds that a majority of Florida voters want a say on whether the state should allow the Seminole Tribe to expand its gaming privileges. Last month, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and the Seminole Tribe inked a deal that...
Macau Gaming Boss Extended Two Years, Will Oversee License Renewals
The Macau government is retaining its chief gaming boss for at least another 24 months. Adriano Marques Ho became the director of Macau's Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau -- stylized DICJ -- on June 10 of 2020. The one-year term is being...
Time Ticking on Slidell Casino Bid, as Louisiana Legislative Session Ends June 10
If voters in Slidell and St. Tammany Parish are to face a local ballot referendum this November regarding a potential casino resort, state lawmakers in Baton Rouge must act quickly. The Louisiana Legislature's 2021 session is set to end on June 10....
