8021 stories by Devin O'Connor
Native American Casinos Win Record $34.6B in 2019 Fiscal Year, But There Will Be No Celebrating
Indigenous casinos won a record $34.6 billion during the 2019 fiscal year. But tribes say the COVID-19 pandemic has negated a celebration. The National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) released gross gaming revenue numbers for FY19, which ran from Oct 1, 2018, through...
Connecticut Tribes Abandon East Windsor Casino, Gov. Backs iGaming and Sports Betting
Connecticut's two Native American tribes -- the Mohegan Tribe and Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation -- have called off their plans to jointly construct a satellite casino in East Windsor called Tribal Winds. The long-delayed $200 million-$300 million casino that was to house...
Macau Will Offer COVID-19 Vaccine Free to Residents
Macau residents will have free access to a COVID-19 vaccine once adequate doses become available in the Chinese Special Administrative Region (SAR). The Macau Health Bureau says that while participation is voluntary, the enclave government will strongly encourage locals to become vaccinated....
Foxwoods Casino Resort Shutters Two Hotels, Furloughs Approximately 100 Employees
Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut has temporarily closed two of its hotels because of low demand as a result of COVID-19. The tribal casino resort owned and operated by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation announced this week that the Fox Tower and...
San Manuel Tribe Donates $14M to Claremont Graduate University
The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians has given $14 million to Claremont Graduate University in Southern California to build a research facility that will be called the Yuhaaviatam Center for Health Studies. The tribe's economic stability is largely based on its...
Maryland Casino Revenue Hit By COVID-19 Orders, Horseshoe Posts Record Low
A surge in new COVID-19 cases in Maryland along with stricter coronavirus regulations resulted in reduced casino wins in the state last month. Maryland's six casinos reported gross gaming revenue (GGR) of $130.3 million in November. That's a 7.4 percent decline, or...
Singapore Casino Resorts Offering Voucher Promotions, as City-State Gives Residents Tourism Money
Singapore is taking a page out of Macau's playbook by issuing its residents tourism vouchers. Earlier this year, Macau, the world's richest gaming hub that relies heavily on tourism and its casinos, issued each adult resident a 3,000 patacas ($375 USD) voucher...
Hard Rock International Becomes Official Casino Developer of Bristol Resort in Virginia
Hard Rock International has been formally selected to build and operate a casino resort in Bristol, Va. The casino and hotel are owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The Bristol City Council met briefly this morning and unanimously approved Hard Rock...
Las Vegas Execs and Economic Experts Increasingly Optimistic on Quick Recovery
The Las Vegas business community, including those in the gaming industry, is becoming increasingly optimistic about a quick recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak (D) announced this week that the first federally distributed doses of the coronavirus vaccine are...
Nevada Gaming Control Board Will Appeal Steve Wynn Court Ruling
The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) voted during its Wednesday meeting to appeal a recent court decision that went in favor of disgraced casino tycoon Steve Wynn. Clark County District Court Judge Adriana Escobar ruled last month that gaming regulators in Nevada...
