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Pennsylvania Lottery to Break Revenue Record, But Unregulated Skill Machines Worry Officials
The Pennsylvania Lottery is on pace for a record banner year. Appearing before the state House Appropriations Committee this week, Pennsylvania Lottery Executive Director Drew Svitko said the lottery is on track to easily break its all-time sales record. The lottery sold...
Rivers Casino Pittsburgh Seeks Property Tax Reduction, Cites Mandatory Closures in 2020
The parent organization of Rivers Casino Pittsburgh is seeking to reduce the property's tax liability. Holdings Acquisition Co. LP, the entity that owns and operates Rivers Casino Pittsburgh, has asked the Allegheny Common Pleas Court to require county officials to consider its...
Tropicana Atlantic City Gambler Wins $1.1M, Tips Casino Staff $50,000
Tropicana Atlantic City was the site last weekend of an unprecedented $1.1 million progressive poker jackpot. Caesars Entertainment says a New Jersey man won $1,105,757.10 on a $5 wager at its Tropicana casino resort. Steve Callender, regional president for Caesars' three casinos...
Macau Discussing E-Visa Resumption, Individual Visit Scheme Is Critical
Macau officials confirmed this week that the enclave's government is actively working with mainland China administrators to restore the e-visa process for the Individual Visit Scheme (IVS). Mainland China suspended electronic IVS applications in January of 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. China...
MGM Resorts Resuming Weekly Hotel Operations at Mandalay Bay, Mirage, and Park MGM
MGM Resorts announced today that weekly hotel operations are resuming at three of its casino resorts located on the Las Vegas Strip. Effective March 3, the hotels at Mandalay Bay, The Mirage, and Park MGM will be open seven days a week,...
New Jersey Governor Proclaims State Tops In Sports Gambling
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) says the state has emerged as the premier destination to gamble on professional and collegiate sports. New Jersey sportsbooks kicked off the new year with yet another busy month. Oddsmakers took in more than $958.7 million...
Trump Plaza Implosion Symbolic Ending to Donald Trump Casino Career
Today's implosion of Trump Plaza in Atlantic City is the unofficial end to former President Donald Trump's business dealings in the gaming industry. A few minutes after 9 am ET, a series of loud explosions were heard at the Trump Plaza site....
Monzo Says UK Should Require Banks to Strengthen Betting Safeguards
Monzo, an online bank in the United Kingdom, says the government should force financial institutions to strengthen their gambling safeguards. More than five million people have online Monzo bank accounts. And the company says one of its product's most important features is...
Melco Resorts and Wynn Resorts Casino Hotels Receive Five-Star Accreditations
Melco Resorts and Wynn Resorts' entire casino hotel holdings have received Five-Star accreditations in the 2021 Forbes Travel Guide. The 63rd annual edition of the list features 283 Five-Star hotels. Melco and Wynn account for 11 of the properties. Melco Resorts' four...
Rosie’s Gaming Emporium Pitches Dumfries, Virginia $389M Casino Resort
The parent company to Rosie's Gaming Emporium historical horse racing (HHR) parlors is pitching Dumfries, Va., a deal it seemingly cannot refuse. The new deal includes a $389 million development project. This week, Colonial Downs, which owns the Colonial Downs Racetrack, as...
