7893 stories by Devin O'Connor
New Jersey Tourism Growth Begins in Atlantic City, Governor Remains Committed to Increasing Visitation
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy (D) wants to grow tourism and see visitation increase by more than a quarter by 2023, and the state official tasked with completing that mission says it all begins with Atlantic City. Jeff Vasser, executive director for...
MGM Grand Detroit Says Uncollected Gaming Debt Should Be Tax-Free
MGM Grand Detroit company officials say in legal filings that uncollected player gaming debts shouldn't be taxed by the state government. The casino operator filed two cases in the Michigan Court of Claims recently arguing that such losses incurred by the resort...
Tiger Woods Rusty at Northern Trust, 13 Shots Back After Round One
Update: Woods has withdrawn from The Northern Trust due to an injury. Tiger Woods has played just 10 rounds of competitive golf since the beginning of June, and his 11th round inside the ropes was one he'll want to soon forget. The...
Okada Manila Casino Win Up 45 Percent in 2019, Resort Delivers Universal Entertainment Strong Quarter
Okada Manila in the Philippines is winning more money on its gaming floor, and that's leading to higher revenues for the resort's parent company Universal Entertainment. In Universal's second quarter report, the Japanese-based conglomerate reveals that gross gaming revenue (GGR) January through...
MGM Resorts Files Suit Against US Interior Dept. Over Connecticut Tribal Casino Approval
MGM Resorts has filed a federal lawsuit in DC against the US Interior Department on grounds that the agency wrongfully approved of a tribal casino project in Connecticut on non-sovereign land. The complaint challenges the Department of the Interior's (DOI) decision to...
Former Miami Casino Employees Charged in $5M Theft at Tribal Resort
Federal prosecutors say The Miccosukee Resort & Gaming property owned by a Native American tribe was the target of a multiyear theft orchestrated by then-workers. The casino is located roughly 20 miles west of downtown Miami in the Everglades. Miami federal prosecutors...
Macau Gross Gaming Revenue August Forecast Adjusted Down by Analysts, Trade War Casts Economic Uncertainty
Macau gross gaming revenue (GGR) projections for August are being lowered by analysts after the month began slow in the world's richest casino market. Brokers at Sanford C. Bernstein and Nomura both observed weaker play in the Chinese Special Administrative Region during...
Eldorado Resorts CEO Says Several Casino Operators Not Currently on Las Vegas Strip Interested in Caesars Properties
Eldorado Resorts CEO Tom Reeg told investors this week during the company's second quarter conference call that several casino operators not currently invested on the Las Vegas Strip are interested in acquiring a Caesars Entertainment property. Eldorado has agreed to acquire the...
Northern Trust Golf Odds Feature Unlikely Longshots, Including Tiger, Jordan, Phil
The Las Vegas golf odds for this week's Northern Trust, the first of three tournaments in the 2019 FedEx Cup Playoffs, features some rather long lines on several superstars who are struggling to find their form. The top 125 players are invited...
US Treasury Designates China Currency Manipulator, Spurs Trade War Betting Odds
The United States Treasury has officially designated China a currency manipulator, and the ongoing trade war between the world's two largest economies is threatening global markets, as well as the odds on the 2020 US presidential election outcome. On Monday, Treasury Secretary...
