7579 stories by Devin O'Connor
Resorts World Las Vegas Announces Strip’s ‘Most Technologically Advanced Nightclub’
Resorts World Las Vegas' presence is already known, as the Strip structure standing at 57 stories makes it the second- tallest building in the city. The property's 100,000-square-foot LED façade on the West Tower is impossible to miss. But Resorts World plans...
Borgata Cuts More Jobs, Atlantic City Casino Revenue Improves in October
Borgata in Atlantic City told 73 employees today that their jobs are being cut, and let 349 other workers know that their hours are being reduced. Borgata President Melonie Johnson said the workforce reduction is the result of new COVID-19 restrictions imposed...
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Chairman Cedric Cromwell Indicted on Bribery and Extortion Charges
Cedric Cromwell, chairman of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe in Massachusetts, has been indicted on federal bribery and extortion charges in connection to a proposed casino resort in Taunton. The US Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts alleges that the 55-year-old Cromwell...
Crown Resorts Could Receive Billions of Dollars if Found Unsuitable in Sydney
If Crown Resorts is deemed unsuitable to hold a casino license in New South Wales (NSW), the Australian state might be on the hook for billions of dollars in compensation made payable to the gaming company. When Crown Resorts struck its development...
Rhode Island Casinos Deliver State Less Tax Money, Pandemic and New Competition Blamed
Rhode Island's two commercial casinos delivered the state far fewer gaming tax dollars in the latest fiscal year. Twin River Casino Hotel and Tiverton Casino Hotel, both owned and operated by Twin River Worldwide Holdings, were forced to close on Rhode Island...
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...
