7779 stories by Devin O'Connor
Philippines Casino Opens on Former Grounds of US Air Force Military Base
A new casino in the Philippines has opened for business. The gaming venue is inside the Clark Freeport Zone, which was a US military base for the Air Force from 1903 to 1991. The Business Mirror, a media outlet in the Philippines,...
Political Bettors Buying Shares of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross Ousting Following Census Controversy
Political bettors online are buying shares of the possibility that Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross will be the next cabinet official to depart the president's administration. President Donald Trump and Ross are at odds on how to move forward with the 2020 Census...
Miami Beach Mayor Opposes Monorail Pitch From Casino Giant Genting
Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber (D) has urged the Miami-Dade Board of Commissioners to forego a vote on a monorail proposal from casino giant Genting that's scheduled to occur next Wednesday. Genting and its gaming brand Resorts World has long been trying...
Las Vegas Strip Casinos Feel 6.4 Mag Southern California Earthquake on July 4, Experts Warn More Coming
Las Vegas Strip casinos felt a whole lotta shakin' going on for Independence Day, and it wasn't from fireworks displays. A 6.4 magnitude earthquake epicentered in the Mojave Desert was felt across several Strip casinos by terrified tourists. The Fourth of July...
Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo Defend Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest Titles, Combined Scarf Down 102 Dogs
Joey Chestnut, 35, and Miki Sudo, 34, have successfully defended their respective titles at the 2019 Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest. The annual Fourth of July event brought many of the world's best competitive eaters to Coney Island, New York....
NBA Commissioner Says League Not Considering Expansion, Las Vegas Dreams Delayed
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is in Las Vegas this week for the tipoff of the Summer League. And with the casino mecca now home to an NHL franchise and soon NFL team, the basketball boss was naturally asked whether Sin City might...
Mohegan Gaming Announces $9B Casino Resort Bid for Athens Hellinikon Airport
Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment, the casino unit of the Mohegan Tribe in Connecticut, is making a bid to be part of a $9 billion casino resort complex in Greece. Greek conglomerate GEK Terna and Mohegan are teaming up for the project. The...
Illinois Riverboat Casino Regulations Author Discusses State Expanded Gaming, Chicago Bidders
The lawyer who helped write Illinois' riverboat casino regulations back in the 1990s spoke with Casino.org to discuss the state's massive expansion of gaming signed into law last week. Donna More, a partner at Fox Rothschild LLP's Chicago office, served as the...
Team USA Strong FIFA Women’s World Cup Favorite, Unlikely White House Visitors
The United States is the heavy favorite to win the FIFA Women's World Cup, regardless of whether the team faces Sweden or the Netherlands in the finale on July 7 at the Parc Olympique Lyonnais stadium in Decines-Charpieu, France. The US women...
Caesars Entertainment Shareholders Approve Carl Icahn Board Members, Vote to Review Compensation Annually
Caesars Entertainment investors have formally approved of several board of directors handpicked by billionaire Carl Icahn who will help lead the company through its $17.3 billion acquisition by Eldorado Resorts. In filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Caesars...
