8105 stories by Devin O'Connor
Casinos Faring Surprisingly Well Operating in Reduced Capacities
Casinos in numerous states are reporting unexpectedly strong gross gaming revenue (GGR), despite only operating at 50 percent or less capacities. Ohio and Maryland are the two latest states to post surprising casino numbers. In the Buckeye State, casinos and racinos posted...
Felonies Dismissed, Ex-Las Vegas Tourism Agency Exec Cuts Deal, Case Settled for $500
Cathy Tull, a former marketing executive at the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA), has settled her criminal case of misusing Southwest Airlines gift cards. Tull, 53, pleaded no contest in Las Vegas Justice Court to a misdemeanor charge of a...
Former Pamunkey Chief Slams Tribe’s Virginia Casino Push, Claims Billionaire Using Group
UPDATE: Our original article on the Pamunkey Indian Tribe and its former chief has garnered a strong response from tribal members, the community, and other Native Americans. The Pamunkey Indian Tribe released the following statement to Casino.org: The Tribe has not publicly...
Grand Lisboa Palace on Hiring Spree in Macau, $5B Cotai Casino Needs Workers
Casino workers around the globe have been furloughed or terminated from their jobs. But Grand Lisboa Palace on Macau's Cotai Strip has positions to fulfill. SJM Holdings, the gambling empire of the late Stanley Ho, who died in May at the age...
Wynn Las Vegas Buffet Suspends Operations Again, Casino Increasing Hotel Rates
Wynn Las Vegas is closing its buffet for a second time at the end of service today, Sept 7. Officials with the casino company said the decision is because of customer feedback. Wynn Resorts said the response to the new buffet, which...
California Card Clubs Get Creative with 24/7 Outdoor Gaming
California card clubs in counties where Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has maintained a ban on nonessential indoor business operations and gatherings have become quite resourceful in keeping the cards in the air. Newsom ordered California card clubs to suspend their indoor operations...
Yoshihide Suga, Japan Prime Minister Frontrunner, Committed to Casino Resorts
Yoshihide Suga, Japan's chief cabinet secretary under outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, says he remains committed to pursuing integrated resorts (IR). He would continue the country's push to legalize commercial gambling if chosen to succeed the longest-serving PM in Japanese history. Abe...
Joe Biden Maintains 2020 Betting Lead, as Election Less Than 60 Days Out
Former Vice President Joe Biden is maintaining a small betting lead over President Donald Trump with less than 60 days until Americans head to the polls to pick their Commander-in-Chief. The average of six sportsbooks permitted to take wagers on the 2020...
Lionel Messi Says €700M Transfer Tag Invalid, But He’s Staying at Barca
BREAKING: TyC Sports in Argentina reports that Lionel Messi will stay with Barcelona until June 30, 2021, when his contract is set to expire. Lionel Messi, speaking through his father and agent Jorge Messi, says the €700 million ($825 million) transfer clause...
China Using Big Data to Prevent Citizens From Gambling Internationally
Officials in China say they're using big data to crack down on citizens exiting the People's Republic to gamble. All forms of gambling in the People's Republic of China are outlawed, with the state-run national lottery the lone exception. Commercial casinos can...
