8105 stories by Devin O'Connor
Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo Defend Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest Titles, Combined Scarf Down 102 Dogs
Joey Chestnut, 35, and Miki Sudo, 34, have successfully defended their respective titles at the 2019 Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest. The annual Fourth of July event brought many of the world's best competitive eaters to Coney Island, New York....
Mohegan Gaming Announces $9B Casino Resort Bid for Athens Hellinikon Airport
Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment, the casino unit of the Mohegan Tribe in Connecticut, is making a bid to be part of a $9 billion casino resort complex in Greece. Greek conglomerate GEK Terna and Mohegan are teaming up for the project. The...
Illinois Riverboat Casino Regulations Author Discusses State Expanded Gaming, Chicago Bidders
The lawyer who helped write Illinois' riverboat casino regulations back in the 1990s spoke with Casino.org to discuss the state's massive expansion of gaming signed into law last week. Donna More, a partner at Fox Rothschild LLP's Chicago office, served as the...
Caesars Entertainment Shareholders Approve Carl Icahn Board Members, Vote to Review Compensation Annually
Caesars Entertainment investors have formally approved of several board of directors handpicked by billionaire Carl Icahn who will help lead the company through its $17.3 billion acquisition by Eldorado Resorts. In filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Caesars...
Judge Rules Against Harrah’s New Orleans, Casino Must Pay Hotel Comp Taxes
Harrah's New Orleans has lost a lawsuit in Louisiana state court arguing it wasn't legally required to pay taxes on discounted or comped hotel rooms. Judicial Court Judge William Morvant said otherwise. The judge ruled that Harrah's and parent company Caesars Entertainment...
AGA President Bill Miller Says Next Five Years in Gaming Industry More Complex Than Last Three Decades
American Gaming Association (AGA) President Bill Miller says the next five years could be more important – and perhaps more exciting – for the gaming industry than the last three decades combined. It's a big statement, and one he made while sitting...
President Donald Trump Reelection Fundraising Tops $105M in Q2, Casino Billionaires Helping Shorten 2020 Odds
Just how popular is President Donald Trump among conservatives? The committees backing the 45th commander-in-chief's 2020 campaign raised $105 million in the second quarter of 2019, which outpaces former President Barack Obama during the same period during No. 44's reelection effort. Trump...
Mississippi Casino Cashier Cage Ransacked by Alleged Robber, Marks Yet Another Southern Riverboat Crime
Police say a Mississippi casino was targeted in a robbery on Sunday morning, but the 44-year-old man was apprehended when he rushed the cashier cage at the Ameristar riverboat. The Vicksburg Police Department says Edwin Berrell Adams of Madison has been charged...
Poker Professional Joe Sal Claims He Was Robbed at Gunpoint Exiting WSOP at Rio in Las Vegas
A poker professional says he was robbed at gunpoint after leaving a World Series of Poker (WSOP) event in Las Vegas at the Rio All-Suite Hotel. Joe Sal, a self-described professional poker player, said the incident occurred at 5:05 am this morning...
Wynn Resorts CEO Matt Maddox Perfectly Fine Being Watched by Massachusetts Regulators
Wynn Resorts CEO Matt Maddox – the longtime protégé of billionaire Steve Wynn who assumed the position following the Las Vegas casino tycoon's alleged sexual misconduct scandal – will be monitored by a state-appointed official in Massachusetts for the next three years....
