8105 stories by Devin O'Connor
Los Angeles Lakers Attracting Most NBA Title Bets in Las Vegas
Las Vegas bettors are backing the Los Angeles Lakers for the NBA championship more than any other team in the league. With LeBron James now the biggest star inside the Staples Center, there's unsurprisingly a renewed interest in the Lakers after the...
Stock Market Tumble Sends Casino Shares Lower, 2018 Difficult Year for Gaming Industry
This week's stock market sell-off has further negatively impacted an already reeling gaming industry. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 832 points in Wednesday trading, and another 546 points on Thursday. The nearly 1,400-point loss equates to a roughly six percent decline....
Tiger Woods vs. Phil Mickelson Match Details Emerge, Woods Remains Heavy Favorite in $9M Showdown
Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson tee off golf's first pay per view event in roughly a month and a half, with $9 million on the line in the winner-takes-all showdown at Shadow Creek Golf Course in Las Vegas. Bettors have been placing...
Generation Z Poses Even Greater Challenges for Land-Based Casinos Than Millennials
The oldest members of Generation Z, those born roughly between 1997 and 2016, are just now turning 21-years-old, but brick-and-mortar casinos are already considering the demographic's characteristics. Land-based casinos still haven't figured out the millennial, a generation that has far less appetite...
Studio City Macau Files US Initial Public Offering for Cotai Strip Casino Resort
The parent company to Studio City Macau has filed with US securities regulators to hold an initial public offering (IPO) to sell shares in the $3.2 billion integrated casino resort that's located on the Cotai Strip. The shares would be in an...
Caesars Entertainment Exec Says A-List Headliners Critical in Keeping Las Vegas Current
Caesars Entertainment executive Jason Gastwirth says A-list residencies at Las Vegas casino resorts are critical to the city's ongoing growth and ability to attract new visitors to the Strip. Speaking at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) during a conversation titled "Retail, Dining...
New Jersey Sports Betting Tax Increases, Funds Earmarked for Casino Reinvestment Development Authority
The New Jersey sports betting tax on gross win is increasing 1.25 percent beginning in December, and the added funds will be earmarked for the state's Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA). When the added tariff goes into effect, sports wagers placed at...
Scientific Games Acquires Real-Time Sports Betting Data Supplier Don Best
Scientific Games, the Las Vegas company that manufactures slot machines and table games and develops interactive online gaming and lottery products, is acquiring real-time sports betting data firm Don Best. Based in Las Vegas, Don Best provides subscribers real-time odds from both...
Japan Integrated Resort Committee Details Casino Site Selection Process
Japan's integrated resort (IR) committee tasked with overseeing site selection of the country's three forthcoming commercial casinos wants a regulatory plan in place to begin reviewing potential host cities by July 2019. GGRAsia says the Office of Integrated Resort Regime Promotion is...
Rio Rumor Mill: Las Vegas Casino Could Be Demolished, Possible Future Site of MLB Ballpark
The Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino rumor mill is once again churning, and the latest gossip is that the off-Strip property is headed for demolition to make way for a Major League Baseball (MLB) ballpark. The latest comes with Vital Vegas, which...
