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Macau Welcomes Over 30K Visitors on New Year’s Eve, But Entry Restrictions Return
Macau welcomed more than 30,000 visitors into the Chinese Special Administrative Region (SAR) for the Near Year's Eve holiday. It's the highest daily tally for entries in almost a year. The Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) revealed today that 30,747 visitors entered...
Penn National Gaming Donates $1M to Barstool Fund Supporting Small Businesses
Penn National Gaming, the largest regional casino operator in the United States, has committed $1 million to the Barstool Fund. The Barstool Fund supports small businesses that are struggling during state-ordered COVID-19 restrictions. Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy launched the fund in...
Decision Day in Georgia: Political Bettors Predict Republicans Retain Senate Control
It's decision day in Georgia, as voters in the Peach State head to the polls to decide who will be their two Senators in DC. The outcome will determine the balance of power in Congress. Political bettors are putting money on the...
Hard Rock International Reportedly Interested in Sands’ Venetian and Palazzo
Hard Rock International, the gaming and hospitality company owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, is reportedly interested in buying one or two casinos on the Las Vegas Strip. In October, the rumor mill began churning out gossip that Las Vegas Sands...
Yokohama Mayor Reverses Course, Now Opposes Casino Ballot Referendum
Yokohama Mayor Fumiko Hayashi says she now opposes holding a local ballot referendum to gauge public support for an integrated resort (IR) casino. Yokohama is one of four cities in Japan that plan to receive one of the three forthcoming IR permits....
Atlantic City Casino Executives Optimistic, Welcome in 2021
Atlantic City casino executives are more than happy to file away 2020 and get 2021 started. The city hopes 2021 will bring a return of visitors for its nine casino properties. The gaming capital of the East Coast is hoping for brighter...
Bally’s to Build Pennsylvania Satellite Casino Near Penn State University
Bally's Corporation and Pennsylvania businessman Ira Lubert are partnering to build a satellite casino near Penn State University in Centre County. Lubert was the high bidder during the September auction held by the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB). The Category 4 license...
Sheldon Adelson, James Packer Huddle For New Year’s – Sands/Crown Deal Forthcoming?
Billionaire casino tycoons Sheldon Adelson and James Packer were spotted together during a New Year's Eve bash in the French Caribbean. And that's prompted speculation that Packer could be in discussions to sell his more than 36 percent stake in Crown Resorts...
Navajo Nation Casinos Furlough 1,100 Workers, Warns of Permanent Closures
The Navajo Nation announced just hours before the ringing in of the new year that more than 1,100 workers at its four tribal casinos were being placed on furlough. Navajo Gaming, the casino enterprise of the Navajo Nation, announced the layoffs last...
Macau Casinos End 2020 on High Note, Gaming Analysts Expect 2021 Rebound
Macau casinos just wrapped up their worst year since 2006, the six commercial gaming operators collectively winning 60.4 billion patacas ($7.53 billion). 2020's gross gaming revenue (GGR) finished down 79.3 percent from 2019, when casinos in the Chinese Special Administrative Region won...
