7778 stories by Devin O'Connor
South Point Furloughs Employees Indefinitely, Owner Michael Gaughan Says Workers Better Off
South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa in Las Vegas is furloughing its 2,200 workers effective May 3, owner Michael Gaughan saying the decision is in their best interests. The casino is one of the few non-union properties in Las Vegas. In a...
Las Vegas Casino Stocks Battered During Monday Sell-off, Resort Reopenings Seem Distant
Casino stocks fell along with US and global markets on Monday, as oil prices dropped below zero for the first time ever. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) dropped 592 points (-2.44 percent), and the Nasdaq 89 points (-1.03 percent). With the...
Las Vegas Sands Sale of Pennsylvania Casino Saves Company Millions of Dollars
Las Vegas Sands completed its $1.3 billion sale of its former Pennsylvania casino resort in Bethlehem to Wind Creek Hospitality last May. Fast forward to today, and the transaction is proving to be a sound decision by the casino giant. Few saw...
Group Calls on State Lotteries to Suspend Operations Until Coronavirus Crisis Subsides
State lotteries continue operating amid the coronavirus pandemic, and that's something a leading anti-gambling group wants changed immediately. At least 316 million people in 42 states remain under orders or recommendations to stay home whenever possible. Nonessential businesses are shuttered in dozens...
Golden Nugget Billionaire Tilman Fertitta, ‘Mattress Mack’ Named to Texas Strike Force
Tilman Fertitta, the billionaire owner of Golden Nugget casinos, Landry's hospitality empire, and the NBA's Houston Rockets, has been named to Texas Governor Greg Abbott's (R) reopening task force. Abbott recently announced his Special Advisory Council to the Governor's Strike Force to...
NBC ‘Dateline’ Airs Murder Mystery, Dead FBI Agent Last Seen at Maryland Casino
NBC's Dateline aired a new episode on Friday, and it surrounded the murder mystery of a former FBI agent who was a known gambler and last seen at a Maryland casino. SPOILER ALERT: for those planning to watch the episode on demand,...
Native Americans Sue Feds Over Alaska Native Corporations Inclusion in Tribal Coronavirus Relief
Native Americans are suing the federal government on claims that $8 billion in coronavirus relief money earmarked for tribes is being wrongly allocated. Six tribes have united to bring litigation against the US Treasury Department, with Secretary Steven Mnuchin named as defendant....
Las Vegas Casino Leaders Unite to Discuss Reopening Safety Measures
Las Vegas casino executives and union leaders are banding together to decide which safety measures should be implemented when the properties are permitted to reopen. Executives from rival casinos are working collaboratively on a series of safeguards that could potentially expedite their...
Governor Steve Sisolak Says ‘Nevadans Ahead of Dollars’ in Determining Reopening Timeline
Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak (D) says he will not rush into reopening the state unless there's concrete evidence and recommendations from health officials that it's safe to do so. Addressing the media from the state capital building in Carson City Thursday evening,...
Electoral College Odds Predict Democratic Win, But Biden Remains Unpopular Among Bettors
Odds on the Electoral College outcome this November have been released on the political exchange PredictIt, and bettors are snagging up shares of a Democratic Party win. PredictIt has shares on both the Republican and Democratic parties winning by various amounts. They...
