8105 stories by Devin O'Connor
Best Casinos Outside Las Vegas List Dominated by Native American Resorts
USA Today released its best casino hotels in the US last month, with Mohegan Sun in Connecticut taking top honors. This week, USA Today delivered another list of gaming-related rankings. The "10Best Readers' Choice Awards: Best Casino Outside of Las Vegas 2019"...
Washington Nationals World Series Favorites After Taking Two-Game Lead
The Washington Nationals have shocked the baseball world. Following two wins at Minute Maid Park against two of the game's best pitchers, the National League champs are the World Series betting favorites. Few saw this coming. The FanDuel sportsbook now has the...
Macau Welcomes 30.2M Visitors Through September 2019, But Gaming Win Lagging Tourism Growth
Macau is experiencing a surge in visitor arrivals this year. But the increase in the number of people in the Chinese Special Administrative Region (SAR) isn't leading to better gaming revenues for casinos. The uptick in visitor arrivals has actually led to...
Philippines POGO Operators Face Additional Five Percent Gaming Revenue Tax, Higher Fees
Philippines Offshore Gaming Operators (POGO) could soon face higher taxes on their gross revenue, as well as elevated licensing fees. Philippine House Rep. Joey Salceda, a member of President Rodrigo Duterte's ruling Democratic Party, introduced legislation this week that seeks to levy...
Scientific Games and IGT Win Brazil Lottery Contract, Country Continues Pursuing More Open Economy
Scientific Games and IGT have partnered to successfully win the operational rights to Brazil's instant lottery. Two of the world's largest gaming manufacturers and lottery services providers, Las Vegas-based Scientific Games and UK-headquartered IGT, will pay the Brazilian government a total of...
Japan Welcomes PGA Tour Superstars, Odds Favor Justin Thomas, Rory McIlroy
The PGA Tour is staying in Asia for another week. This time, the world's best golfers are traveling to Chiba, Japan, for the ZOZO Championship. Justin Thomas won last week's CJ Cup at Nine Bridges Golf Club on Jeju Island, South Korea....
$1B Atlanta Motor Speedway Casino Resort Proposed, Peach State Gaming Battle Off to Races
Owners of the Atlanta Motor Speedway (AMS) are prepared to invest $1 billion to transform the property into a major casino resort complex that would feature private residences, hotel, convention space, a theme park, movie theater, and retail shopping. Atlanta Motor Speedway...
Sports Betting Could Rescue Atlantic City Race Course, Redevelopment Plan Announced
Legal sports betting in New Jersey is fueling an effort to redevelop and reopen the shuttered Atlantic City Race Course that has sat vacant for more than four years. Property owner Greenwood ACRA purchased the track in 2001 for $15 million. Greenwood...
Japan Casino Management Commission Coming in January, Federal Agency Will Monitor Integrated Resorts
The Japan Casino Management Commission (CMC) that will regulate the country's forthcoming commercial gaming industry will be revealed on January 7, 2020. GGRAsia, an online media outlet focused on gaming matters throughout Asia, relayed the information from Japan's federal government that details...
World Series Odds: Houston Astros Biggest Favorite Since 2007 Boston Red Sox
The World Series odds on the Houston Astros beating the Washington Nationals has a price on the best-of-seven title that hasn't been seen in more than a decade. The FanDuel sportsbook has the American League champs at -240 (implied odds of 70.59...
