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Atlantic City Casinos Employing Nearly 22 Percent Fewer Workers
Atlantic City casinos continue to lay off workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic as the summer resort season comes to a close. The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) says as of September 1, the nine casinos employed 22,352 people. That's a...
Las Vegas Strip Casinos Win $317M in August, Down 39 Percent
The Las Vegas Strip reported $317.3 million in gross gaming revenue (GGR) last month, a 39 percent year-over-year loss. Data from the Nevada Gaming Control Board reveals that slot machines kept $173.8 million of gamblers' money, while tables and sports won $143.5...
MGM Resorts ‘Convene with Confidence’ Plan Utilizes Rapid COVID-19 Testing
MGM Resorts has developed a plan that it hopes will return conventions to Las Vegas and its US properties once states allow large indoor gatherings. "Convene with Confidence" is the casino giant's health and safety approach to hosting meetings and exhibitions in...
Brightline West Offers $3.2B in Bonds to Build Las Vegas to California High-Speed Train
Brightline West, formerly known as XpressWest, the high-speed rail project that seeks to connect Las Vegas with Southern California, is turning to investors to raise capital through the issuance of $3.2 billion in bonds. High-speed rail operator Brightline has announced it will...
Indiana Casino Executive Indicted for Violating Federal Campaign Finance Laws
Indiana casino executive John Keeler, the vice president and general counsel of Spectacle Entertainment, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly violating federal campaign finance laws. Keeler is accused of orchestrating a scheme in 2016 to finance the congressional...
UK Gambling Commission, Facebook Partner to Reduce Gambling Ads on Social Media
The UK Gambling Commission (UKGC) has partnered with Facebook to reduce gambling-related content that is shown to at-risk people on the social media platform. Under the arrangement, Facebook and the UKGC have issued guidance explaining to users how they can limit the...
US Sportsbooks Offering Free Presidential Debate Pools, Cash Winnings on Line
The first of three planned presidential debates will be held tomorrow in Cleveland, Ohio, and legal sportsbooks in the United States are offering their customers free-to-play pools with cash prizes. BetMGM, DraftKings, and FanDuel are three sports betting operators that are holding...
Nevada Tobacco Prevention Coalition Urges All Casinos to Go Smoke-Free
The Nevada Tobacco Prevention Coalition (NTPC) is urging all casinos in the state to follow Park MGM's lead and go completely smoke-free. MGM Resorts is reopening Park MGM on Wednesday as a fully smoke-free casino resort, the first in Las Vegas Strip...
China Claims $146B Moved Illegally Offshore via Gambling Networks
Authorities in China say more than one trillion Chinese yuan ($146.5 billion) was moved out of the country last year through gambling networks and syndicates. Liao Jinrong, director general of the International Cooperation Department at China's Ministry of Public Security, made the...
COVID-19 Eliminates 41 Percent of Pennsylvania Gaming Industry Workforce
Pennsylvania casinos are employing nearly 41 percent fewer people in the wake of COVID-19, the coronavirus causing the reduction of 6,834 jobs. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) recently released its 2019-20 Gaming Diversity Report, and in it, the startling numbers of...
