7779 stories by Devin O'Connor
Alaska Native Corporations to Receive Coronavirus Relief Earmarked for Indian Tribes
Alaska Native Corporations (ANC), for-profit enterprises that are owned by Native Americans, will receive coronavirus stimulus money designated for sovereign Indian tribes. Under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), $8 billion was set aside for Native American communities...
Phil Ruffin Readying His Las Vegas Casinos to Reopen May 15, Odds Long It Will Happen
Billionaire Phil Ruffin plans to reopen his Las Vegas casinos, Treasure Island and Circus Circus, on May 15. But the odds seem long that gaming will be permitted to resume operations on that date. On the Treasure Island website, the property says...
Hard Rock International CEO Jim Allen Gives Grim Outlook for Casino and Hospitality Business
Hard Rock International CEO Jim Allen says it will take a least a year for the company's businesses to recover once they're allowed to reopen. Appearing on CNBC Wednesday, the chairman of the corporation owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida said...
Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning Favored Against Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady
Tiger Woods and Peyton Manning are the favorites in a charity golf match against their sport rivals Phil Mickelson and Tom Brady. The event is set to take place next month. Turner Sports, which will air the event live on TNT next...
Joe Biden Enjoys Best Fundraising Month, But Trump Campaign Has Nearly $250M to Spend
Former Vice President Joe Biden raised $46.7 million in March, his best month ever. But his campaign is still at a serious disadvantage compared to President Donald Trump. Filings with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) disclose that Biden's campaign received a surge...
Virginia Casino and Sports Betting Amendments Approved, Five Towns Face Referendums
The Virginia casino amendments made by Governor Ralph Northam (D) have been approved by the General Assembly, potentially clearing the way for five gaming resorts in the Old Dominion State. Northam sent Senate Bill 36/House Bill 4 back to the legislature on...
Americans Have Travel Itch Amid Continued Lockdowns: Good News for US Casinos
Travel has become basically nonexistent in the United States over the past two months, resulting in nearly one in two Americans saying they're itching to get out of their house and on the road. Every commercial casino in the US remains closed....
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Super Bowl Odds Slashed Following Gronk Announcement
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will enter the 2020 NFL season with more hype than any other team in the league after landing future Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady last month. Now they have added to it by enlisting his future Canton...
Two Oklahoma Tribes Reach New State Gaming Compacts, Sports Betting Included, Disputed
Two Oklahoma tribes have reached new compacts with the state to continue lawfully operating Class III gaming (slot machines and table games) at their tribal casinos. Governor Kevin Stitt (R) announced today that new 15-year gaming compacts had been reached with the...
Analysts: Coronavirus Pandemic Worse for South Jersey Than Hurricane Sandy, Great Recession
The coronavirus is expected to economically damage South Jersey even more so than Hurricane Sandy in 2012, and the Great Recession and financial crisis of 2008-09. The South Jersey Economic Review's (SJER) Spring 2020 report – published biannually by Stockton University's William...
