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Tropicana Atlantic City Gambler Wins $1.1M, Tips Casino Staff $50,000
Tropicana Atlantic City was the site last weekend of an unprecedented $1.1 million progressive poker jackpot. Caesars Entertainment says a New Jersey man won $1,105,757.10 on a $5 wager at its Tropicana casino resort. Steve...
Macau Discussing E-Visa Resumption, Individual Visit Scheme Is Critical
Macau officials confirmed this week that the enclave's government is actively working with mainland China administrators to restore the e-visa process for the Individual Visit Scheme (IVS). Mainland China suspended electronic IVS applications in January...
MGM Resorts Resuming Weekly Hotel Operations at Mandalay Bay, Mirage, and Park MGM
MGM Resorts announced today that weekly hotel operations are resuming at three of its casino resorts located on the Las Vegas Strip. Effective March 3, the hotels at Mandalay Bay, The Mirage, and Park MGM...
Monzo Says UK Should Require Banks to Strengthen Betting Safeguards
Monzo, an online bank in the United Kingdom, says the government should force financial institutions to strengthen their gambling safeguards. More than five million people have online Monzo bank accounts. And the company says one...
Melco Resorts and Wynn Resorts Casino Hotels Receive Five-Star Accreditations
Melco Resorts and Wynn Resorts' entire casino hotel holdings have received Five-Star accreditations in the 2021 Forbes Travel Guide. The 63rd annual edition of the list features 283 Five-Star hotels. Melco and Wynn account for...
Rosie’s Gaming Emporium Pitches Dumfries, Virginia $389M Casino Resort
The parent company to Rosie's Gaming Emporium historical horse racing (HHR) parlors is pitching Dumfries, Va., a deal it seemingly cannot refuse. The new deal includes a $389 million development project. This week, Colonial Downs,...
Casino Business Talking Points: Pent-Up Demand Will Fuel New ‘Roaring Twenties’
Casino executives and gaming industry leaders continue to forecast a strong recovery, primarily due to pent-up demand. The frequent talking points from gaming industry brass recently target a new "Roaring Twenties." Wynn Resorts CEO Matt...
Trump Family Seeks to Regain Power Following Acquittal, Bettors Back Lara Trump
As political bettors forecast, former President Donald Trump was acquitted in the Senate on the lone impeachment charge brought by the House. With his second impeachment behind him, Trump and his family are reportedly prepping...
City of Dreams Mediterranean Opening Delayed Until 2022
The opening of City of Dreams Mediterranean has been pushed back until 2022 because of construction impacts caused by COVID-19. Set to become Europe's largest casino resort, the Financial Mirror reports that City of Dreams...
Osaka Concedes Integrated Resort Time Line a Mystery, No Target Date for Casino Opening
Osaka, one of the leading candidate cities for one of Japan's three casinos, says there is no set time line for the development and opening of the integrated resort (IR). When Japan's National Diet passed...
