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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,...
California Tribes Sue State Over Sports Betting Ballot Initiative, Demand More Time
California tribes are suing the state to obtain more time to collect the necessary signatures to place a sports betting ballot referendum measure before voters. The Coalition to Authorize Regulated Sports Wagering, consisting of more than 25 Native American tribes in California,...
UFC Fight Island Revealed, League Announces Four July Events in Abu Dhabi
UFC Fight Island is real. The disclosed venue is in Abu Dhabi and will be used for four events next month, beginning with UFC 251, headlined by Kamaru Usman and Gilbert Burns in a welterweight title bout. After more than two months...
Seneca Niagara Casino Reopening June 18, Other New York Tribal Venues to Follow
Seneca Niagara Resort & Casino in Upstate New York will reopen on June 18, with numerous health and safety measures in place. The Seneca Nation announced yesterday that after being closed for nearly three months, the tribe is ready to move forward...
Oklahoma Gaming Compacts for Comanche Nation and Otoe-Missouria Tribe Approved
Two new gaming compacts reached by tribes in Oklahoma with Governor Kevin Stitt (R) have been approved by the US Department of the Interior (DOI). Following a 45-day review period, the DOI said the gaming compacts have been "deemed approved." Stitt and...
