7776 stories by Devin O'Connor
CES Announces All-Digital 2021 Show, Largest Las Vegas Convention Powered Down
CES, the world's largest consumer electronics show, is pulling the plug on its in-person 2021 convention, which was scheduled for Las Vegas in January. It's the latest devastating fiscal fallout for Southern Nevada in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. CES brings in...
DraftKings Named Official Betting Operator of PGA Tour, Golf Sportsbook’s Fourth-Most Popular Sport
DraftKings has been named the first "Official Betting Partner" of the PGA Tour. The deal gives the sportsbook rights to use PGA Tour trademarks, opportunities to advertise within the tour, and content and video distribution privileges. DraftKings became the PGA Tour's first...
US House Passes Spending Bill That Protects Massachusetts Tribal Reservation
The United States House of Representatives passed a massive spending package last Friday. That includes an amendment that would block the Trump administration from denying a Massachusetts tribe sovereign land. The Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe successfully had the US Department of the Interior...
Pennsylvania Convenience Store Owners Say Skill Games Critical to Survival
Small convenience store owners in Pennsylvania say skill games -- slot-like terminals that have proliferated throughout the Commonwealth -- are playing a crucial role in keeping their businesses open. Recently, an informal, unnamed grassroots coalition of small convenience store owners has emerged...
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt Costs State $1.5M Contesting Tribal Gaming Compacts
Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt (R) has run up more than $1.5 million in legal costs in relation to his signing of new gaming compacts with four Native American tribes. Information disclosed by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services reveals the Governor's...
Icahn Enterprises CEO Keith Cozza Departs Caesars Entertainment Board
Icahn Enterprises CEO Keith Cozza has resigned from the Caesars Entertainment Board of Directors less than a week after the company completed its $17.3 billion merger with Eldorado Resorts. Cozza has led Icahn Enterprises -- the investment conglomerate of billionaire Carl Icahn...
Atlantic City Casinos Desperately Need Guests, But One Boardwalk Property Has 400 Rooms Booked Thanks to Students
Atlantic City has become nearly a ghost town because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But one Boardwalk property has managed to book 400 rooms throughout the fall and spring of 2021 by converting their casino into student housing. Stockton University and Showboat Atlantic...
Odds for Mike Tyson vs. Roy Jones Jr. Vary Greatly Depending on Sportsbook
Mike Tyson, 54, is making his return to the boxing ring for his first fight in more than 15 years, and that has oddsmakers struggling to determine a consensus line. Tyson's opponent is 51-year-old Roy Jones Jr., who last fought in 2018....
Sports Betting Included in Massachusetts Economic Development Package
A Massachusetts economic development package designed to reignite Bay State businesses and fuel new jobs would also legalize sports betting. H.4879, "An Act Enabling Partnerships for Growth," a massive 118-page omnibus package, is a more than $370 million spending bill that would...
Bill to Remove Federal Sports Betting Taxes Introduced, Gaming Industry Applauds
A federal sports betting bill has been introduced in Congress that seeks to repeal the 0.25 percent tax the United States government collects on most legal bets wagered. US Reps. Dina Titus (D-Nev.) and Guy Reschenthaler (R-Pa.), co-chairs of the Congressional Gaming...
