7584 stories by Devin O'Connor
Massachusetts Tribes Mattakeeset and Mashpee Quarrel Over Casino Privileges in Taunton
A recently revived Massachusetts Native American tribe is staking its claims that it has historical ties to Taunton. The Mattakeeset Massachusetts Tribe says the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe has pulled a fast one on the state and nation. The Mattakeesets say their tribe...
US Commercial Casinos Win $3.38B in October, Sports Betting Handle Sets Record
Commercial casinos in the United States won $3.379 billion in October, and sportsbooks set an all-time record in wagers taken. The American Gaming Association (AGA) reports that commercial casinos won $2.11 billion on their slot machines, $542.9 million on table games, and...
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...
Hard Rock Atlantic City to Pay Strip Club And Steak House Tenant $1M Annually Through 2032
Hard Rock Atlantic City will pay a businessman who had two leases inside the Boardwalk casino resort $1 million annually through 2032. In January, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino settled a legal dispute that leaves the resort with a $1 million annual...
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...
President Donald Trump Hints at 2024 Run, Odds Favor Another Reelection Try
President Donald Trump seems to be inching closer to acknowledging defeat in the 2020 presidential election. He also is prompting speculation that he will seek a second term in 2024. The closest the 45th president has come to conceding that Joe Biden...
