7894 stories by Devin O'Connor
Macau Expected to Post Record Visitation Tally in 2018
Macau casinos have reduced their focus on the high roller VIP, and their transition to the mass market is leading to record visitation traffic in the Chinese Special Administrative Region (SAR). The Macau Government Tourist Office (MGTO) reports this week that visitor...
Craziest, Wildest, Most Bizarre Casino Gaming News of 2018: A Look Back
For casino gaming news, 2018 was the year that kept on giving. Between scandals and politics and a good number of just plain nuts, we were often simultaneously entertained and horrified as each day seemed to bring more scenarios that were impossible...
Steve Wynn Lawsuit Scheduled for January 4 Hearing, Longtime Board Member Departs Company
The lawsuit filed by Steve Wynn against his former company and Massachusetts state gaming regulators will have its day in a Nevada court early next year. Clark County District Court Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez has scheduled a January 4 hearing to listen to...
Nevada Black Book Adds 35th Member After Gaming Commission Rejects Plea
The so-called Nevada "black book" has a new inductee after the state Gaming Commission refused an exclusion plea from Jeffrey Martin for his role in a craps theft that took place at the Bellagio between August 2012 and July 2014. Martin's brother-in-law...
MGM Real Estate Investment Trust Paying for Monte Carlo Renovation, Increases Annual Lease by $50M
MGM Growth Properties (MGP), the casino operator's real estate investment trust (REIT), announced this week that it's paying for the Monte Carlo transformation to split the Strip resort into Park MGM and NoMad Las Vegas. MGP is paying MGM Resorts $637.5 million...
Hard Rock Las Vegas Announces 2019 Transformation to Virgin Casino Hotel
Hard Rock Las Vegas will undergo an eight-month makeover next year to transform the off-Strip property into a Virgin-branded casino and hotel. Billionaire Richard Branson announced in April that his company Virgin Hotels, along with several investment firms, was acquiring the casino...
Wynn Resorts Prepared to Take Entire Board Before Massachusetts Gaming Commission
Wynn Resorts Chairman Phil Satre says the company's entire board of directors is ready to travel to Massachusetts and make their case before state gaming regulators as to why the casino operator is suitable to maintain its license for Encore Boston Harbor....
Federal Sports Betting Bill Introduced to Congress, Seeks to Create Regulatory Framework
A sports betting bill introduced by US Senators Chuck Schumer (D-New York) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) would create a regulatory minimum framework that states wishing to participate in the gambling activity would be required to obey. The Supreme Court of the United...
Ambulance Chasing Attorney’s Alleged $2M Embezzlement No Accident, Used Money to Gamble
Nevada personal injury attorney Matthew Dunkley, 53, is in jail after being charged in Henderson Justice Court with nine counts of theft and one count of exploitation of an elderly person. Metro Police allege that the lawyer stole money from his clients'...
Caesars Entertainment CEO Search to Replace Mark Frissora Could Take Many Months
Caesars Entertainment CEO Mark Frissora plans to resign from the chief executive capacity in February, and one gaming industry analyst believes it could take several months for the casino company to name his successor. Deutsche Bank gaming analyst Carlo Santarelli says in...
