8021 stories by Devin O'Connor
Las Vegas Shooting Metro Police Response Revealed in Latest Released Footage: Officers Froze When They Heard Gunfire
In newly released Las Vegas shooting body camera footage, Metro officer Cordell Hendrex and second-day female trainee Elif Varsin responded to a call from Mandalay Bay about an unrelated trespassing call on the night of October 1, 2017. Moments later, mass murderer...
Pennsylvania Casinos Ask Tom Wolf Administration to Scratch Online Lottery
Pennsylvania casinos are calling on Governor Tom Wolf's (D) administration to suspend online lottery games, which the operators believe too closely resemble internet slot machines. The state's 2017 gambling expansion package authorized up to 10 satellite casinos, online gambling, daily fantasy sports,...
Hard Rock, Ocean Resort Open Early in Atlantic City, Casinos Sold Out
Hard Rock and Ocean Resort casinos are both open for business in Atlantic City. The former Trump Taj Mahal and Revel were scheduled to open on Thursday, but surprised Boardwalk pedestrians by opening their doors on Wednesday after receiving the go-ahead from...
Anthony Wrobel, Accused Venetian Executives Shooter, Back in Las Vegas Facing Homicide Charges
Anthony Wrobel -- the former Venetian dealer who is accused of murdering his superior and severely injuring another -- was back in Las Vegas court, facing homicide charges earlier today. He was returned by law enforcement after losing a two-month extradition battle...
US Sports Betting Market Could Become World’s Richest Surpassing China and UK
The expanding sports betting market in the United States could one day soon become the world's largest. That's according to a new report from Gambling Compliance, which predicts that casino sportsbooks in the US will generate higher gross gaming revenues than those...
Plainridge Park Casino Praised by Massachusetts Gaming Commission, Slots Parlor Revenues Surge
The Plainridge Park Casino in Massachusetts is delivering millions of dollars in state taxes to government coffers each and every month, it has also avoided contributing to an increase in problem gambling in the process. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) traveled to...
Indian Casinos Win $32.4B in 2017, Tribes Considering Sports Betting
Indian casinos reported gross gaming revenue (GGR) of $32.4 billion in the fiscal 2017 year, which is a 3.9 percent increase on 2016. The National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) calculated the total win by auditing financial statements of 494 tribal gaming facilities...
Hard Rock Atlantic City Will Open Without Sportsbetting For The Moment
The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City will open Thursday without a sportsbook. While other casinos in the area have been scrambling to form partnerships with sports betting companies to get operations up and running, officials at Hard Rock are...
McCarran International Jets to New Passenger High, 4.3M People Fly Through Las Vegas Airport in May
McCarran International Airport reports 4.36 million people traveled through its terminals last month. That sets yet another new passenger traffic record for the nation's eighth-busiest airport. The Clark County Department of Aviation says 4,360,117 people used McCarran for air travel in May....
‘Pawn Stars’ Old Man Richard Harrison Dead at 77, Reality Series Made Las Vegas Staple Hip
Pawn Stars patriarch Richard Harrison -- the always-crusty curmudgeon affectionately known as "The Old Man" -- has died at the age of 77 following a long battle with Parkinson's disease. The long-running Las Vegas-based reality series, now in its ninth year, has...
