7778 stories by Devin O'Connor
Nebraska Pro-Casino Campaign Submits Signatures, Voters Could Face November Referendum
Nebraska voters could be faced with a ballot referendum this November asking whether they want to authorize commercial casinos at horse racetracks. On Thursday, a pro-casino campaign called Keep the Money in Nebraska submitted three ballot measures to Secretary of State Robert...
Nevada Gaming Regulators Open 111 Cases Regarding Casino Noncompliance
The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) announced this week that it has opened 111 investigations into possible compliance failures at state casinos. In a press release issued yesterday, the gaming regulator said its Enforcement Division has conducted 1,453 inspections and observations of...
Atlantic City Casinos Reopen Following 108 Days Dark
Atlantic City casinos began reopening today, July 2, following 108 days of being closed on New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy's (D) orders. The coronavirus pandemic resulted in the extraordinary decision for the state to force gaming to halt for more than three...
Joey Chestnut Top Dog for Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, Oddsmakers Have Champ Heavy Favorite
Joey Chestnut — the four-time defending champion of the Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest — is the betting favorite for this weekend. Unlike in 2019 — when New Jersey gaming regulators denied requests from oddsmakers to offer...
Illinois Governor Signs Chicago Casino Tax Bill, Improves Odds of Downtown Resort
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker (D) has signed legislation into law that reduces taxes on gross gaming revenue (GGR) that will be generated by an integrated casino resort in downtown Chicago. The Illinois General Assembly passed Senate Bill 516 during their special session...
Macau Casinos Win $90M in June, Gross Gaming Revenue Down 97 Percent
Macau casinos won just shy of $90 million last month, a 97 percent year-over-year decline that brings gross gaming revenue (GGR) January through June to $4.2 billion. June's win of MOP716 million ($89.7 million) marked the Special Administrative Region's (SAR) largest year-over-year...
Philippines Government Threatens Illegal Online Gambling Operations with Prosecution
The Philippines' government is warning its citizens to avoid engaging in online gambling and threatening prosecution if they do, pointing to the link between illegal gambling and organized crime. In a statement posted to the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) website,...
Carl Reiner Loved Making People Laugh, But Las Vegas Couldn’t Woo Him or Mel Brooks
Carl Reiner — the beloved creator of the Dick Van Dyke Show, and who appeared in the Ocean's movie trilogy — is dead at the age of 98. Reiner's career spanned decades and different mediums, including live television, Broadway, film, record albums,...
Nevada Casino Shutdown Costs Operators $976M in May Gaming Revenue
Nevada casinos were closed throughout the month of May, and the shuttering of their land-based operations cost the properties more than $976 million in gross gaming revenue (GGR). The Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) announced today that GGR in May 2020 totaled...
Japan Government Mulling Changes to Integrated Resort Timeline
The end of the bidding period for three integrated resort (IR) licenses in Japan could be delayed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet, because of travel restrictions caused by COVID-19. Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Kazuyoshi Akaba revealed at a press...
