7779 stories by Devin O'Connor
Encore Boston Harbor Dominating Massachusetts Gaming Industry, MGM Springfield $144M Short of Expectations
Encore Boston Harbor has taken a commanding lead in the Massachusetts three-casino gaming industry, as the $2.6 billion integrated resort controlled more than 60 percent of the market in August. Figures from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission reveal the Wynn Resorts casino reported...
Estate of MGM Resorts Founder Kirk Kerkorian Sells Remaining Stake in Casino Giant
MGM Resorts no longer has any financial ties to its founder, Kirk Kerkorian, after the late billionaire's estate divested its remaining shares in the casino operator. MGM announced Monday that Tracinda Corp – Kerkorian's holding company that serves as his trust for...
Wynn Resorts Restores Free Valet Parking on Las Vegas Strip, Small Win For The People
Wynn Resorts is bringing back free valet parking at its two Las Vegas properties, a move that comes following much public hysteria regarding Strip casinos nickel-and-diming guests. Wynn Resorts restored free self-parking at its Strip casinos on May 1. Effective at midnight...
Philippines Offshore Gaming Operators Face Shutdown Unless Appropriate Taxes Paid
Philippines Offshore Gaming Operators (POGOs) that are found in violation of paying the federal government their appropriate share of gaming revenue taxes will be shuttered immediately. That's the word from the Philippines Department of Finance, which is spearheading the country's crackdown on...
Macau Casinos Deliver Enclave Government $9.5B in Tax Revenue Despite Recession
Macau casinos generated MOP75.32 billion ($9.5 billion) in tax revenue for the local government in the eight months completed in 2019. That's a 1.5 percent gain on the same period in 2018. The uptick comes despite Macau gross gaming revenue (GGR) being...
Incoming Macau Chief Executive Discusses 2022 Casino Licensing Process, Says Facing ‘Historical Problems’
Macau's next chief executive Ho Iat Seng is finally providing some public insight on how the licensing process will play out for the enclave's casino operators when the current six concessions expire in 2022. Ho will replace Fernando Chui on December 20...
Goldman Sachs VP in India Charged with Theft, Allegedly Used Stolen Funds to Pay Down Online Poker Debt
A Goldman Sachs executive working at the financial firm's office in Bengaluru (also known as Bangalore), India has been arrested and charged with swindling money from the company to pay down his gambling debts. Bengaluru Police were tipped off to the alleged...
Las Vegas Casinos Tone-Deaf on Resort and Drink Fee Outrage, Daily Housekeeping Could Soon Checkout
Las Vegas resort fees are the ire of many guests, now reaching as high as $45 per day at luxury Strip properties, including The Venetian and Palazzo, Wynn and Encore, and Bellagio and Aria. Along with the seemingly never-ending resort fee increases,...
New York Casinos Receive Sports Betting Assist, Report Increased Foot Traffic During Football Kickoff
The four New York casinos located upstate say the first week of the National Football League (NFL) season was a roaring success, as their sports betting lounges increased foot traffic. The NFL kicked off its 2019-20 season last week, and while the...
Macau Anniversary Celebration Could Inhibit Casino Win, But 2020 Promising
The 20th Macau anniversary celebration this December to commemorate the enclave's return to China could impede general tourism and subsequently hurt casino revenues. Comments this week from MGM China CEO Grant Bowie relayed by Asian gaming media outlet GGRAsia reveal the executive...
