7779 stories by Devin O'Connor
Bettors Taking Brad Rutter Early in ‘Jeopardy! Greatest of All Time’ Odds
Brad Rutter is the early betting favorite to win the "Jeopardy! Greatest of All Time" competition against Ken Jennings and Las Vegas sports bettor James Holzhauer. The best-of-seven showdown will begin January 7 in primetime on ABC (8-9 pm ET). The first...
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...
Springfield Mayor Communication Director Charged With ‘Malicious Destruction’ at MGM Springfield
Springfield Mayor Domenic Sarno's communications director was arrested and charged over the weekend with malicious destruction of property at the $960 million MGM Springfield. Massachusetts State Police say Marian Sullivan, 27, was arrested around 3 am ET Sunday. Law enforcement says she...
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...
NFL Suspends Myles Garrett Indefinitely Following Steelers-Browns Brawl
Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett has been suspended indefinitely by the NFL for ripping the helmet off Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph and striking him with it at the end of Thursday night's game. Garrett, the No. 1 pick in the 2017...
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...
