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MGM Springfield Casino Win Soars 19 Percent, $25.7M Haul Resort’s Second All-Time Best Month
MGM Springfield enjoyed a prosperous March where the integrated resort saw its casino floor win $25.7 million, an increase of 19 percent compared to the prior month. The $960 million property opened August 24, 2018. March was the casino's second-highest gross gaming...
Pennsylvania Online Gaming and Internet Poker Goes Live July 15
Pennsylvania online gaming and internet poker will commence in July, as state regulators have informed casino operators of the scheduled go-live date. In a letter to the state's 13 licensed casino operators, Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) Executive Director Kevin O'Toole says...
Late Rapper Nipsey Hussle Investor in Virgin Hotels Las Vegas Casino Resort
Late rapper Nipsey Hussle, who was murdered on March 31 outside his clothing store in Los Angeles, is said to be an investor in Sir Richard Branson's transformation of the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. Virgin Hotels Las Vegas...
The Drew Las Vegas Delays Opening by Two Years, 2022 Now Targeted for Strip Casino Resort
The Drew, a 67-story blue behemoth that has sat unfinished on the Las Vegas Strip for more than a decade, will need at least another three years until the casino resort welcomes its first guests. Real estate developer Steven Witkoff originally hoped...
UK Oddsmakers Say Prince Harry and Meghan Will Have Baby Girl Named Diana
UK oddsmakers running the betting shops that litter main streets believe Prince Harry and his wife Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, will give birth to a girl and name her Diana. Britons love their royals, and when it comes to marriages and...
Las Vegas Casino Execs Pressure Congress to Forgo Funding for Yucca Nuclear Waste Repository
Numerous Las Vegas casino executives are calling on Congress to forgo funding for the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste depository some 90 miles northwest of the gambling mecca. President Donald Trump's current budget proposal for the Department of Energy (DOE) includes $116 million...
‘Jeopardy!’ Win Streak Continues for Las Vegas Sports Bettor, James Holzhauer Now Second All-Time Winningest Player
"Jeopardy!" player James Holzhauer – a self-described professional sports bettor in Las Vegas – has now won more than $460,000 in just eight games, which makes him the gameshow's second all-time winningest player. Holzhauer's historic streak has been unlike anything ever seen...
Las Vegas Strip Casinos Feel Revenue Pinch From Airbnb Growth
Casinos on the Las Vegas Strip are estimated to have lost around $150 million in room revenues due to accommodations booking service Airbnb. In a study conducted by Telsey Group Advisory – a research firm headquartered in New York City – casino...
Atlantic City Gaming Revenue Increasing Despite Casinos’ Reduced Profits
Atlantic City casinos are winning more money than they have in previous years, but the resorts are continuing to see their gross operating profits decline. The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) reveals gross gaming revenue (GGR) in March totaled $293.96...
Pennsylvania Casino Plan Divides Conservative Amish Community, Gaming Opponents Say ‘Deal With Devil’
A Pennsylvania casino plan in a rural conservative community with Amish residents has plenty of opponents who are trying to block the gaming venue from being built. Penn National Gaming – the oldest casino operator in the Keystone State – last year...
