7660 stories by Devin O'Connor
Encore Boston Harbor Furloughs Coming, as Hotel Goes Dark
Encore Boston Harbor, as well as Massachusetts' two other commercial gaming properties -- MGM Springfield and Plainridge Park -- implemented reduced operating hours yesterday on Gov. Charlie Baker's (R) orders. Effective last night, casinos in Massachusetts must close between 9:30 pm and...
Macau Reports October Surge in Visitor Numbers, Golden Weeks Pays Off
Macau officials say they experienced a much-needed surge in visitor arrivals last month. Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes said in her remarks today that the initial count of visitors in October totaled more than 600,000. If...
When Will It End? Oddsmakers Trying to Forecast Election Decision
Oddsmakers have assumed a central role in forecasting the eventual result of the 2020 presidential election, and the latest lines suggest we could know today. The vast majority of pollsters once again got Election Day wrong. The pre-election polling average on Real...
Bets Paid on Joe Biden Becoming 46th President, While US Election Remains Unsettled
Bets on former VP Joe Biden becoming the next president of the United States are being paid out. Despite the 2020 US presidential election not being fully resolved, Australian sports betting platform Sportsbet feels confident enough in an eventual Biden victory that...
Foxwoods Debuts 55 and Older Casino, Luring Gamblers with Free Boone’s Farm
Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, is debuting a casino space reserved for people aged 55 and older. Grocery stores are dedicating times for seniors to shop, so why not a casino? Beginning tomorrow, November 6, one of the five gaming floors...
Cordish Companies to Sue Norfolk Over Casino Plan with Pamunkey Indian Tribe
The Cordish Companies, a Baltimore-based real estate developer and casino and hospitality firm, says it will sue the City of Norfolk, Virginia, over its plans to move forward with a gaming resort. On Election Day, Norfolk voters passed a local ballot referendum...
Maryland Sports Betting Could Be Operational by Summer 2021
Maryland legalized sports betting on Election Day through a statewide ballot referendum, and sportsbooks could be up and running by the summer of 2021. More than 66 percent of voters backed Question 2 -- the Sports Betting Expansion Measure -- that allows...
PredictIt Betting Exchange Biggest Loser During Election Night, Bettors Furious
PredictIt crashed during what should have been its busiest night in the platform's history. The company is the lone legal betting exchange in the United States Americans are prohibited from legally betting on political outcomes. No state -- not even Nevada and...
Virginia Voters Legalize Four Casinos, Becomes 26th Commercial Gaming State
Virginia voters in four cities on have passed local ballot referendums to allow one commercial casino each in their towns. Voters in Bristol, Danville, Portsmouth, and Norfolk all supported bringing a casino to their city in the hopes of providing an economic...
Maryland Sports Betting Referendum Passes Easily, Joins Neighboring States
Maryland voters easily passed a ballot referendum on Election Day that legalizes sports betting. Question 2 asked Marylanders whether they approve of "commercial gaming in the State of Maryland to authorize sports and events betting for the primary purpose of raising revenue...
