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Fitch Ratings: US Gaming Industry Coronavirus Recovery Will Be Three-Year Process
The gaming industry in the United States will take several years to fully recover and rebound to pre-coronavirus levels. That's according to Fitch Ratings, one of the "Big Three" credit rating agencies. In their report, "US Gaming Will Experience a U-Shaped Recovery...
US Rep. Joe Kennedy Introduces Legislation to Protect Tribal Lands, Block DOI From Reversing Decisions
United States Rep. Joe Kennedy III (D-Massachusetts) has filed legislation with the House of Representatives that seeks to protect tribal lands taken into the federal trust by the Department of the Interior (DOI). Earlier this week, US District Judge Paul Friedman in...
Carl Icahn to Demolish Both Trump Plaza Towers, But Razing Could Be a Year Out
Billionaire Carl Icahn's publicly traded company, Icahn Enterprises, has filed plans with the Atlantic City government to completely raze the shuttered Trump Plaza casino resort. But it could be another year until the Boardwalk high-rises come down. A New Jersey Superior Court...
New Macau Gaming Director to Better Use Technology in Regulating Casinos
The Macau Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau (DICJ) has a new director, and he plans to overhaul how technology is used in monitoring casino operations. Adriano Ho was sworn in this week to as Paulo Martins Chan's successor. Chan requested to be...
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Awards Ad Agency $110M One-Year Contract
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) is extending its decades-long advertising contract with R&R Partners for at least another year. The city authority, responsible for marketing and promoting Southern Nevada for leisure and business travel, voted unanimously this week to...
Maryland Casinos Can Reopen June 19, State Loses $149M in Gaming Taxes
Governor Larry Hogan (R) says Maryland casinos can soon begin reopening with health safety measures in place. The governor this week announced he is lifting additional restrictions over the next two weeks to allow more businesses to resume operations. Casinos, along with...
Rory McIlroy Favorite at Charles Schwab Challenge, as PGA Tour Resumes Action
World No. 1 Rory McIlroy heads to Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas, this week as the favorite at the PGA Tour's Charles Schwab Challenge. For the first time since The Players Championship was abruptly canceled in March, golf bettors will...
Hong Kong, Macau Working on Travel Pact, Galaxy Entertainment Billionaire Says Enclave Should Ease Entry Restrictions
Hong Kong and Macau are developing a so-called "travel bubble." That would allow residents of the Chinese Special Administrative Regions (SAR) to come and go between the two areas without the need for a 14-day quarantine on each end. Jason Wong Chun-tat,...
Harrah’s New Orleans Reopening June 13, Big Easy Casino to Limit Capacity
Harrah's New Orleans, the only land-based commercial casino in Louisiana, says it will reopen its doors this Saturday, June 13, at 10 a.m. The announcement comes after New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said the city will move into Phase 2 of her...
Former Reno-Sparks CEO Allegedly Called Mayor ‘C-Word,’ Harassed Female Employees
Former Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority (RSCVA) CEO Phil DeLone allegedly used derogatory remarks about many people he worked closely with, including Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve. In February, DeLone announced he was resigning from the city's tourism agency for medical reasons. However,...
