7892 stories by Devin O'Connor
Palace Station Casino Workers Vote to Exit Culinary Union, But Labor Group Wins Fiesta Henderson Dispute
Palace Station casino workers have spoken, and it's not what the powerful Culinary Union wanted to hear. Station Casinos, the operating subsidiary of the publicly traded Red Rock Resorts, said this week that employees at the off-Strip casino resort voted to sever...
Michigan Island Resort Casino Continues Construction on $33M Hotel Expansion
Island Resort & Casino in Harris, Mich., owned and operated by the Hannahville Indian Community, isn't halting construction on its $33 million hotel expansion despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Island Resort & Casino isn't actually located on an island but Michigan's Upper Peninsula....
Macau Lawmaker Calls for Online Gambling to Provide COVID-19 Relief
Macau lawmaker Jose Maria Pereira Coutinho is urging the enclave government to legalize online gambling in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Gross gaming revenue (GGR) in Macau is down 81.6 percent January through August, casino win totaling roughly $4.5 billion. The...
Academy Award Winner Jamie Foxx Cast as Face of BetMGM Sportsbook
Actor Jamie Foxx is starring in a new advertising campaign promoting BetMGM, the sports betting and online gaming platform of MGM Resorts. MGM says Foxx will be its leading man in a variety of traditional and social media advertising. The first brand...
Hotel Industry on ‘Brink of Collapse,’ Resorts Warn More Layoffs Without Federal Relief
The American Hotel and Lodging Association (AHLA), the industry's leading trade association and lobbying voice in DC, is warning Congress that more than two out of three (67 percent) of US hotels can't last another six months without federal assistance. A survey...
Anti-Casino Group in Norfolk, Virginia Questions Tribal Partnership
"Informed Norfolk" is seeking to sway local Virginia residents into voting "no" on a ballot referendum question on November 3 that would legalize commercial gambling. Virginia's casino legislation, signed earlier this year by Gov. Ralph Northam (D), allows cities facing economic hardship...
Virginia Churches Unite in Opposition of Bristol Casino, November Gambling Referendum
Four churches in Virginia are congregating to get out their message of opposition to a potential casino resort in Bristol. Two churches in Bristol, and one each in nearby Abingdon and Lebanon, Virginia, are funding a campaign to warn voters on the...
Bipartisan Federal Bill to Protect Catawba Indian Land in North Carolina Introduced
The Catawba Indian Nation, the only federally recognized tribe in South Carolina, is moving forward with its $273 million casino resort in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. A new federal bill has been introduced in DC that seeks to provide the tribe with...
Bryson DeChambeau U.S. Open Win Positive Outcome for Sportsbooks
Bryson DeChambeau is a major winner after dominating 143 of the best players in the world at Winged Foot Golf Club in New York. The 27-year-old was victorious in the unlikeliest of ways. He hit just 23 of 56 fairways, traditionally a...
Virginia Lawmakers Committed to Banning Skill Games in 2021, Despite Terminals Providing COVID-19 Relief
Virginia lawmakers say the General Assembly remains committed to banning skill gaming machines next year, even as the terminals are providing the state with critical COVID-19 relief money in 2020. The General Assembly considered banning the controversial gambling machines earlier this year....
