Main menu
Devin O'Connor
8492 stories by Devin O'Connor
PGA Tour Players Concerned Legal Sports Betting Will Turn Respectful Crowds Rowdy
PGA Tour players are voicing worries that the spread of legal sports betting in the US will turn its typically polite patrons into rowdy and boisterous fans, not unlike those at NFL football games. During...
MGM Resorts Raises Daily Resort Fees to $45 at Bellagio, Aria, Vdara
MGM Resorts is again raising the cost of a Las Vegas Strip hotel room by further elevating its resort fees, those pesky add-on charges that aren't initially advertised during the booking process. As of August...
Moulin Rouge Developer Says $1.6B Project Still Happening Despite Missing Land Purchase Deadline
Developers of the $1.6 billion Moulin Rouge rebirth have missed a deadline to deposit the full $9.5 million purchase price into an escrow account for the 15 acres of land that once housed the historic...
Tech Billionaire Henry Nicholas, Friend Reach $1M Plea Deal in Las Vegas Drug Trafficking Case
Henry Nicholas III, the tech billionaire founder of Broadcom, and his friend Ashley Christine Fargo won't serve any time behind bars for their summer 2018 arrest when law enforcement found a variety of drugs in...
Macau VIP Play Crashes 20 Percent in July, Gaming Analyst Concerns Increase Regarding Enclave Outlook
Editor's note: The below section on the trade war was published prior to President Donald Trump announcing new tariffs on China this afternoon. Macau VIP play dropped more than 20 percent last month, and gaming...
Former VP Joe Biden Emerges From Democratic Debates as Betting Frontrunner, Sen. Kamala Harris Odds Drop
Former Vice President Joe Biden has emerged as the betting favorite following the second round of Democratic debates featuring 20 White House hopefuls. The debates, which ran Tuesday and Wednesday, featured several instances where the...
Ex-Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke Who Delayed Connecticut Tribal Casino Probed for Allegedly Using Personal Email for Official Business
Former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke is the subject of a Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation over his actions while working for the US government. That probe has now been extended to his alleged use of...
NASCAR Revving Up Sports Betting Product, But Race Integrity Remains Primary Concern
NASCAR is racing full throttle ahead to embrace legal sports betting across the US in an effort to grow interest in the world's premiere stock-car circuit. NASCAR Managing Director of Gaming Scott Warfield spoke recently...
Las Vegas Strip Casinos Allege Man Stole $625K Through Marker Credits
Three Las Vegas Strip casinos say a 46-year-old man stole from them by arranging credit advances through markers. The Las Vegas Review-Journal obtained an arrest warrant and criminal complaint from Clark County District Attorney Steve...
Bipartisan Connecticut Gaming Bill Introduced, Would Authorize Bridgeport Casino, Sports Betting, Online Gaming
The Connecticut gaming industry could undergo a major overhaul should legislation introduced this week that has bipartisan support become law. On Wednesday, lawmakers unveiled a working draft for "An Act Concerning Jobs In and Revenue...
