7893 stories by Devin O'Connor
Japan Casino Management Commission Receives Budget, Group Will Oversee IR Licensing
The Japan Casino Management Commission has received a JPY6.4 billion ($58.4 million) allocation from the federal government to oversee the licensing process of three forthcoming multibillion-dollar integrated resorts. Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet Office set aside the money for the fiscal...
Brothers Found Guilty in Washington Casino Murder – Botched Robbery Was Over $7,000
Two men involved in a casino murder case have been found guilty for robbing and killing a man for his $7,000 in gambling winnings. On Christmas Eve, one jury found the two men guilty of first-degree murder. Jorge Nava "Speedy" Martinez Jr,...
Tiger Woods Masters Victory Declared Associated Press Sports Story of 2019
Tiger Woods winning his fifth green jacket in April has been named the Associated Press Sports Story of the Year for 2019. Woods shocked the sports and golf world with a comeback that few saw coming. Though he had 14 majors to...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren Woos Oklahoma Native American Tribes, Attempts to Restore Relationship
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D) is in her native Oklahoma this week for the holidays, and the 2020 hopeful took the opportunity to meet with tribal leaders in an effort to repair her strained relationship with Native Americans. Warren met with members...
Casino Stocks Deliver Investors Christmas Gifts in 2019, Gaming Companies Top Thriving Stock Market
Shares of casino stocks flourished in 2019, with several publicly traded gaming industry companies bettering the burgeoning Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) and Nasdaq Composite indexes. Financial advisers say there's little similarity between investing in the stock market and gambling on a...
Oklahoma Secretary of Native American Affairs Resigns Amid Tribal Casino Revenue Sharing Dispute
Oklahoma Secretary of Native American Affairs Lisa Billy resigned from the governor's cabinet this week because of "unnecessary conflict" with the tribes. Governor Kevin Stitt (R) is engulfed in a contentious battle with the state's tribes regarding their expiring gaming compacts. He...
Georgia Casino Push Gaining Momentum Ahead of 2020 State Legislative Session
Georgia casino legislation will be back on the table when the state General Assembly convenes for its 2020 session on January 13. Casino bills have been floated in the Atlanta capital for years. But amid ongoing reductions in current tax revenues, 2019...
Connecticut Gov. Emails Reveal East Windsor Casino Odds Long, Alternative Gaming Expansion Preferred
Emails from Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont (D) sent to a tribal leader in the state reveal that the odds of the East Windsor satellite casino coming to reality are becoming quite long. The Associated Press obtained communications between Lamont and Mashantucket Pequot...
Political Odds Forecast Mid-January Appointment for Speaker Pelosi Impeachment Managers
Political bettors believe impeachment managers, the appointed House of Representatives members who will make the lower chamber's impeachment case against President Donald Trump during the Senate trial, won't be named for a couple of weeks. The PredictIt market asking, "When will the...
Japan Casino Regulations Might Resemble Nevada’s, the Gaming Industry Gold Standard
The three forthcoming Japan casino integrated resorts (IR) could be governed in the country by gaming regulations that closely resemble those found in Nevada. Nevada's regulatory environment that oversees the richest casino state in America has long been considered the gold standard...
