7584 stories by Devin O'Connor
Steve Wynn Claims He Was Victim in $7.5M Settlement, Wynn Resorts Execs Apologize in Massachusetts
Steve Wynn says he was the victim when he paid a female employee $7.5 million in 2005 after she claimed to have been raped by the Las Vegas billionaire. This week, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) began holding hearings into whether Wynn...
Sports Betting Revenue Not Delivering Forecasted Tax Benefit, Four States Say Sportsbooks Underperforming
Legalized sports betting is now operational in eight states, but officials in four of the markets where the liberalized gambling began last year say revenues are falling short of premarket forecasts. An Associated Press review finds that sports betting gross gaming revenues in...
Alliance of American Football Suspends Operations, Dispute With NFLPA Threatens League Future
The Alliance of American Football (AAF) is calling it quits prior to its inaugural season ending. NBC's Pro Football Talk and The Action Network's Darren Rovell broke the news Tuesday that the AAF is suspending operations. The league confirmed the reports during...
China Developing Hengqin Island to Complement Growing Tourism in Nearby Macau
China has announced plans to develop Hengqin Island into an "international recreation zone." It's part of an effort to expand Macau and ease congestion in the enclave's busiest corridors. The State Council of the People's Republic of China approved construction plans to...
Massachusetts Investigators: Wynn Resorts Concealed Alleged Sexual Misconduct of Billionaire Steve Wynn
Wynn Resorts purposely concealed knowledge of its founder Steve Wynn's alleged sexual misconduct when the company was bidding for its Boston casino license in 2013. That's according to a 199-page report released today from the Massachusetts Gaming Commission's (MGC) Investigations and Enforcement...
Macau Gaming Stocks Skyrocket Following Better-Than-Expected March
Macau gaming stocks are way up this week following the enclave's March report that showed the enclave's six licensed casino operators beat analyst expectations. Gross gaming revenue (GGR) came in at $3.2 billion, a decline of 0.4 percent. However, the general consensus...
Masters Field Set at 86 Players, Rory McIlroy Now Favored Over Dustin Johnson, Tiger Woods
The 2019 Masters field is all but set at just 86 players. Only the winner of this week's Valero Texas Open in San Antonio can additionally qualify for golf's first major of the year. At 8/1, Rory McIlroy is now the frontrunner,...
Elaine Wynn to Testify Before Massachusetts Gaming Regulators, State Hearing Begins This Week
Elaine Wynn, the ex-wife of Steve Wynn who is the largest single shareholder of the casino company she founded with her former husband, has been called to testify before the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) amid the state agency's review into whether Wynn...
Macau Gross Gaming Revenue Tops Expectations in March, Casinos Win $3.2B
Macau gross gaming revenue (GGR) totaled MOP25.84 billion ($3.2 billion) in March, a negligible loss of 0.4 percent. The $3.2 billion haul surpassed analyst expectations, which predicted the world's richest gambling hub would see a decline between three and six percent. Better...
Las Vegas NFL Win Totals Have New England Patriots at 11, Surging Cleveland Browns at Nine
The Las Vegas NFL season over/under win totals for the regular season have the defending champion New England Patriots out in front at 11 victories. The odds come from CG Technology, the sports betting operator responsible for mobile wagering in several legalized...
