7660 stories by Devin O'Connor
Harvey Weinstein Odds Correctly Predict Lengthy Sentence, Disgraced Movie Tycoon Will Appeal
Harvey Weinstein was sentenced to 23 years in prison Wednesday for raping an actress in 2013 and forcibly performing oral sex on his former assistant Mimi Haleyi in 2006 at his New York City apartment. Online oddsmakers were offering lines on the...
Detroit Casinos Report 6.3 Percent Revenue Increase, Motor City Gaming Off to Fast 2020 Start
Detroit casinos collectively won $121.7 million last month, a 6.3 percent year-over-year increase. MGM Grand Detroit was the biggest winner in February, the casino floor raking in $52.6 million. MotorCity was second at $40.5 million, and Greektown third at $28.6 million. In...
Las Vegas Convention Officials Say Much Uncertainty Surrounding Coronavirus Economic Impact
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) says the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic is causing much uncertainty surrounding the city's economy. LVCVA Chairman Steve Hill reveals the agency is holding conference calls twice a day to address the global health crisis....
Alabama Bill Would Hand Poarch Creek Indians Casino Exclusivity, Legalize State Lottery
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey (R) wants to conduct an in-depth review of the merits of legalizing casino gambling. But one state senator wants to fast-track the process. Introduced by state Sen. Greg Albritton (R-Range), SB282 seeks to amend the Alabama Constitution to...
Floyd Mayweather Agrees to Unretire Again, But Only for $600M Guarantee
Boxing great Floyd Mayweather is willing to come out of retirement for a third time, but only if he's guaranteed $600 million. Since finishing his career for a third time in 2017 by defeating Conor McGregor in a cross-over boxing match, the...
Las Vegas Culinary Union Meeting with Casinos Regarding COVID-19 Coronavirus
The powerful Culinary Union Local 226 that represents casino workers in Nevada is meeting with gaming companies in Las Vegas and Reno regarding the deadly COVID-19 novel coronavirus outbreak. The Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) has confirmed the second presumptive positive case...
Eldorado Resorts Selling MontBleu Casino to Ease Lake Tahoe Overlap Concerns
Eldorado Resorts is divesting MontBleu Resort Casino in Lake Tahoe to appease potential saturation concerns regarding its $17.3 billion acquisition of Caesars Entertainment. In a brief statement Tuesday, the Reno-headquartered casino operator said it has "entered into a definitive agreement" to sell...
Joe Biden Extends 2020 Democratic Lead, PredictIt Political Betting Trade Volume Surges
PredictIt bettors say former VP Joe Biden is nearly a sure thing to win the 2020 Democratic Party race and square off against President Donald Trump in November's general election. At PredictIt, Biden's shares of winning the Democratic nomination are at 87...
Tiger Woods Back Injury Lengthens 2020 Masters Odds, World No. 1 Rory McIlroy Favored
Tiger Woods delivered the sports story of the year at the 2019 Masters, according to the Associated Press. But the odds of him wowing the golf and sports world again at Augusta National next month are lengthening. Woods announced just hours before...
Macau Adds Japan, Germany, Spain, France to Quarantine List, Tells Casinos to Avoid Layoffs
The Macau Health Bureau is requiring those arriving in the enclave from Japan, Germany, Spain, and France to enter a mandatory 14-day quarantine. Anyone arriving in the Chinese Special Administrative Region (SAR) who has recently spent time in those four countries –...
