7956 stories by Devin O'Connor
Arkansas Casino Group Needs More Signatures, State Grants Additional Time
The Arkansas casino group that wants voters to decide this November about legalizing commercial gambling is short on signatures, but has received an extension from the state. According to Secretary of State Mark Martin, Driving Arkansas Forward (DAF), a nonprofit organization pushing...
Macau Billionaire Heiress Pansy Ho Purchases $115M Home, as MGM China Stakeholder Fortune Grows
Macau billionaire Pansy Ho has reportedly purchased a home in Hong Kong for HK $900 million (US$115 million). The property located at 28 Gough Hill Road spans 5,579 square feet, and is located in the city's ultra-ritzy Peak district. The purchase price...
Penn National Gaming Reports Strong Earnings, Remains Focused on Expansion
Penn National Gaming, one of the largest regional casino operators in the United States, reported better-than-expected earnings in its second quarter. Penn National CEO Timothy Wilmott said revenues grew at nearly two-thirds of the company's casinos. Net revenues totaled $826.9 million between...
Pennsylvania Family Charged With Running Three-Decades-Long Illegal Video Poker Operation
A family in Western Pennsylvania is being accused of operating an illegal video poker enterprise that made millions of dollars and endured for more than three decades. Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro alleges in a presentment that four members of the Biros...
Demi Lovato Apparent Drug Overdose Prompts Atlantic City Officials to Rebook Beach Concert
Demi Lovato's apparent drug overdose this week has led to her Thursday show in Atlantic City being canceled, and local concert organizers scrambling to find a replacement. Lovato was set to headline the Atlantic City BeachFest Concert Series. Early Tuesday, the 25-year-old...
Interior Department Says No Plans to Remove Mashpee Wampanoag Land From Federal Trust
A US Interior Department official told a congressional committee this week that the federal agency has no plans to remove land owned by the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe in Massachusetts from its federal trust. Bureau of Indian Affairs Acting Director Darryl LaCounte testified...
Pennsylvania Satellite Casino Could Come to Westmoreland Mall
A so-called "satellite casino" might be on the way to the Westmoreland Mall in Western Pennsylvania should state regulators sign off on plans submitted by Stadium Casino LLC. Pennsylvania authorized up to 10 Category 4 satellite casinos with 750 slot machines and...
Proposal to Change Macau Gaming Law Under Review According to Secretary of Economy and Finance Lionel Leong
Macau Secretary for Economy and Finance Lionel Leong announced this week that a proposal to set the future regulatory conditions of the enclave's massive casino industry has been received by the government and is currently under review. In less than two years,...
Penn National Gaming Drops Lawsuit Against Pennsylvania, Moving Forward With Satellite Casinos
Penn National Gaming confirmed this week that it has dropped its lawsuit against the State of Pennsylvania challenging the legality of so-called "mini-casinos." The Category 4 satellite casinos are permitted to house up to 750 slot machines and 30 table games. The...
Dover Downs Acquired by Rhode Island Casino Group Twin River, Company Plans Public Offering
Dover Downs Hotel & Casino in the Delaware capital is being acquired by Rhode Island casino operator Twin River Worldwide. Investors in the struggling Dover Downs Gaming & Entertainment will see their shares exchanged into Twin River stock once the privately held...
