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Pennsylvania Police Charge Two in Presque Isle Downs Casino Bomb Threat
Pennsylvania State Police arrested two people yesterday for their alleged involvement in making a bomb threat to the Presque Isle Downs & Casino in Erie. Norman Antuzzi, 48, of Erie, and Parlee Jo Ferko, 38,...
Nevada Casinos Experience Record Gaming Revenue, Pent-Up Demand a Real Thing
Pent-up demand has been the go-to phrase for casino execs in explaining their optimism in the aftermath of COVID-19. Per the latest casino report from the Nevada Gaming Control Board, that pent-up demand is certainly...
Mohegan Gaming Announces iGaming and Mobile Sports Betting Platform
Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment (MGE), the casino unit of the Mohegan Tribe in Connecticut, unveiled its online gaming and mobile sports betting platform today. A release from MGE announced its first foray into the online...
Powerball Revamping Lottery Schedule, Adding Monday Draw
Powerball is expanding its schedule to include a third weekly drawing of the massively popular interstate lottery game. Lottery officials confirmed today that Powerball plans to add a Monday night drawing beginning August 23. Following...
Michigan Tribes Seek Federal Investigation of Trump Interior Department
Three tribes in Michigan are asking the US Interior Department (DOI) to investigate the agency's actions relating to Native American gambling under the previous administration. Leaders of the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, Nottawaseppi Huron...
Melco Resorts Third Macau Casino Licensee to List Notes on MOX Bond Exchange
Melco Resorts & Entertainment is joining SJM Resorts and MGM China in listing senior notes on Macau's newly formed bond exchange. The Macau Financial Asset Exchange -- referred to as the MOX -- launched late...
Virginia Convenience Store Owners Allege Racism in Skill Gaming Ban
Effective Thursday, July 1, skill gaming machines will become illegal under state law in Virginia. The Asian American Business Owners Association (AABOA) says the state's ban on the controversial terminals is nothing short of racist....
SJM Holdings Rebranding Casino Subsidiary Name SJM Resorts
SJM Holdings, the late business empire of billionaire Stanley Ho, the so-called "King of Gambling," is changing the name of its gaming subsidiary unit. The move is being made in an effort to better represent...
The 13 Macau Hotel Files for Voluntary Liquidation, Lenders Demand Payment
The nightmare that is The 13 Macau continues. This week, the owner of the $1.6 billion hotel financial catastrophe, New Concordia Hotel Limited, applied for voluntary liquidation. Lending firms out more than half of a...
Harrah’s Philadelphia Removes 563 Slot Machines Following State Approval
Returning patrons at Harrah's Philadelphia will find a rearranged casino floor that features 563 fewer slot machines at the Caesars Entertainment property. Last week, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) approved Harrah's Philadelphia to remove...
