8105 stories by Devin O'Connor
Rio Hotel Casino Reopening December 22, But Weekends Only After Holidays
Caesars Entertainment's Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino will reopen its doors on December 22. But after the holidays, the resort will only welcome guests on the weekends. Rio is the only remaining Caesars-owned casino resort in Las Vegas that remains dark. The...
Las Vegas Convention Center Expansion Nearly Complete, But Large Indoor Gatherings Remain on Hold
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) said at its meeting this week that the $980.3 million expansion of its Convention Center is 97 percent complete. Plans to expand the Las Vegas Convention Center were announced in 2018. Originally budgeted at...
Penn National Gaming Resumes Casino Construction in York, Pennsylvania
Penn National Gaming (PNG) has resumed construction on its mini-casino in York, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania expanded gaming in the Keystone State through legislation passed in 2017 and signed by Gov. Tom Wolf (D). The package authorized online gambling, sports betting, fantasy sports, and...
President Donald Trump Odds on Conceding to President-Elect Joe Biden Remain Long
President Donald Trump is showing no signs that he's preparing to concede the November 3 election to President-elect Joe Biden. Trump continues to contest the validity of the presidential election, which media outlets, including the Associated Press, CBS News, ABC News, Fox...
Las Vegas Convention Center Reopens, Mecum Auctions Permitted 1,000 In-Person Attendees
The Las Vegas Convention Center will hold its first event in seven months this weekend, as Mecum Auctions drives into town for its annual car sale. The exhibition complex has been shut down since early March, as COVID-19 quickly halted, postponed, and...
Detroit Casinos Win $93.8M in October, Sports Betting Sets Record Handle
Detroit casinos kept just shy of $93.8 million of the money wagered last month on their slot machines and table games, a 19 percent decline compared with October 2019. MGM Grand Detroit commanded the largest market share, the MGM Resorts casino reporting...
One Percent of Pennsylvania Casino Workers Have Contracted COVID-19
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) says approximately one percent of workers employed at the state's 12 brick-and-mortar casinos have contracted COVID-19 since the venues began reopening in early June. The state gaming regulatory reports that only 108 casino workers have tested...
Connecticut Tribal Casinos Pan Gov. Lamont Reopening Rollbacks, But Will Adhere
Connecticut tribal casinos Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun will adhere to Gov. Ned Lamont's (D) reimplementation of COVID-19 restrictions on indoor dining. That's despite not necessarily agreeing with the science behind the decision. Last week, Lamont ordered all indoor food and beverage service...
Ohio Casinos Experience Record October, Maryland Gaming Nearly Breaks Even
Regional casinos continue to fare well despite continuing to operate at reduced capacities because of COVID-19 regulations. Few could have predicted what's happening in Ohio. The state's four commercial casinos and seven racinos are on a heater. Gross gaming revenue (GGR) in...
NJ Gov. Murphy Orders Atlantic City Casinos to Suspend Overnight Indoor Food and Beverage Service
Atlantic City casinos, on the order of New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (D), must stop serving food and beverages indoors between 10 pm and 5 am ET. Effective Thursday, November 12, restaurants across the Garden State, including those inside casinos, must stop...
