7892 stories by Devin O'Connor
Philippines Offshore Gaming Operators Tax Dispute Could Sink Internet Casino Networks
Philippines Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) have paid the country PHP2.66 billion ($52 million) in taxes through the first two quarters of 2019. But that tax money could soon disappear. On Monday, the Philippines House Committee on Ways and Means passed a measure...
Macau Billionaire Lawrence Ho Blames US-China Trade War for ‘Down Year,’ Optimistic on 2020
Billionaire Melco Resorts CEO Lawrence Ho says the ongoing trade war between China and the US is most responsible for what he calls a "down year" in the casino enclave. Through October, gross gaming revenue (GGR) in the Chinese Special Administrative Region...
Gaming Expert Opines Current Norfolk Casino Plan Flawed, Urges Mixed-Use Development
The Norfolk casino resort plan being floated by the Pamunkey Indian Tribe wouldn't bring the economic boom it promises to the waterfront city. So says one expert who has over 20 years of experience consulting the gaming industry. Cory Morowitz, a gaming...
Connecticut Tribes End Slot Revenue Slide, More Good News for Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan Indians
Connecticut tribes saw their casino slot machine win post a gain in October, the first time that has occurred since June of 2018. The Native American's two casinos – Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods – both reported 15 consecutive months of gross slot...
Alabama College Football Odds Lengthen Following Tua Season-Ending Injury, Ohio State and LSU Favorites
The Alabama Crimson Tide's college football odds have lengthened significantly following the season-ending hip injury to superstar quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. The junior QB exited the second quarter of the Crimson Tide's 38-7 victory over Mississippi State. Prior to his injury, Tagovailoa appeared...
Tokyo Governor Unlikely to Express Casino Resort Support Before July 2020 Elections
Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike isn't expected to make her position known regarding whether she supports an integrated casino resort before the July 2020 gubernatorial elections. As is the case in all of Japan's 47 prefectures, governors are elected to four-year terms. Following...
Exorbitant Chicago Casino Tax Remains, as Illinois General Assembly Adjourns for 2019
The Chicago casino tax structure that has been deemed excessive by an independent gaming industry firm that conducted a feasibility study on the project will remain in place, at least for the time being. The Illinois General Assembly passed a far-reaching gaming...
Macau Government Forecasts Flat 2020 Casino Win, But Workers Demand Pay Hike
The Macau government is assuming in its 2020 operating budget that casino gross gaming revenue (GGR) will be flat next year. But that isn't stopping the largest labor union in the Chinese enclave from demanding a substantial pay hike. In the Special...
New Jersey Sports Betting October Handle Totals $488M, Atlantic City Casinos Enjoy Strong Month
New Jersey sports betting handle has once again hit an all-time high, as oddsmakers said they took $487.9 million in wagers last month. October's record sports betting handle eclipses the previous high of $445 million set in September 2019. The first legal...
Las Vegas Commercials Advertise Fun Over Family This Holiday Season, Marketing First for City
The latest commercials from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) are geared toward luring people to Sin City during the November and December holidays. It's the first time the marketing organization has released a campaign targeting Thanksgiving and the religious...
