7894 stories by Devin O'Connor
Chicago Bears ‘Double Doink’ Missed Field Goal Major Score for Las Vegas Oddsmakers
Chicago Bears kicker Cody Parkey's last-second missed field goal against the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFL Wild Card round was a major financial victory for Las Vegas oddsmakers. With time about to expire and the Bears trailing by just a point, Chicago...
Virginia Town Passes Casino Resolution, Councilman Says It’s City’s ‘Amazon’
The Virginia town of Danville has joined two other jurisdictions in passing a city council resolution that supports state legislation to authorize casinos. The Danville City Council voted unanimously on the resolution. It doesn't specifically authorize gambling, but simply states that if...
Billionaire Carl Icahn Closer to Selling Shuttered Trump Plaza in Atlantic City
The odds of Carl Icahn unloading his shuttered Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City and selling the Boardwalk resort built in the early 1980s by President Donald Trump might be increasing. The Press of Atlantic City reports this week that...
Money on Alabama Over Clemson in College Football Playoff National Championship
No. 1 Alabama Crimson Tide (14-0) is attracting much more money in Las Vegas than rival opponent Clemson (14-0) for tonight's College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship. As of last night, ESPN's David Purdum reports that 72 percent of the spread money...
Despite Sen. Elizabeth Warren Announcing Presidential Committee, Beto O’Rourke Betting Favorite for 2020 Democratic Nomination
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) announced on New Year's Eve she has formed an exploratory committee for president, but online political bettors say she's a longshot to secure the Democratic Party's nomination to challenge presumed opponent President Donald Trump. PredictIt, the online site...
Caesars Entertainment First Casino Operator to Join Global Initiatives to Combat Human Trafficking
Caesars Entertainment is the first casino operator to sign the ECPAT Tourism Child-Protection Code of Conduct and join the International Tourism Partnership (ITP) to end human and child trafficking. Known as "The Code," companies that join the ECPAT mission are given a...
Westgate SuperContest Awards Winner $1.4M, NFL Season-Long Contest Breaks Entry Record
The Westgate SuperContest has a winner, and the 44-year-old man from Irvine, California, is now $1.4 million wealthier. Eric Kahane came out on top of the record 3,123-entry field to claim the first-place prize. Each buy-in costs $1,500. Kahane went 5-0 in...
Las Vegas Metro Police Say No More October 1 Shooting Materials Will Be Released
Las Vegas Metro says its near-weekly releases of materials and information regarding the October 1, 2017, mass shooting have ended, in accordance with a court order. The Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement this week that it has no further plans...
JPMorgan Forecasts Macau Gross Gaming Revenue Slowdown in 2019
Gaming analysts at JPMorgan say the days of double-digit gross gambling revenue growth (GGR) for the enclave's six licensed casino operators are over, at least temporarily. And when it comes to full-year forecasts, the experts have proven to be quite accurate. In...
MGM Resorts to Lay Off Three Percent of Workforce to Reduce Costs, Increase Earnings
MGM Resorts revealed this week in its "2020 Plan" that it will trim its total workforce by roughly three percent over the next 12 months, which means around 2,100 current staffers will likely be out of a job at this time next...
