8022 stories by Devin O'Connor
Pennsylvania Casinos Not Betting on Online Gambling, But That Could Soon Change
Of the 12 Pennsylvania casinos, none have yet submitted applications to become licensed to operate online gambling. Last October, Governor Tom Wolf (D) signed a massive gambling expansion package that included the legalization of internet casinos. Now eight months later, and Keystone...
Atlantic City Casino Employees Getting Back to Work, More Than Half of Previously Laid-Off Union Members Ready to Clock in at Hard Rock, Ocean Resort
In ten days, Atlantic City will once more become a nine-casino town. And with the same-day openings of Hard Rock and Ocean Resort, thousands of workers who lost their jobs due to five closures between 2014 and 2016 will finally be clocking...
Brooks Koepka Defends US Open Title, Pal Dustin Johnson Still Favored for The Open
Brooks Koepka has only won three times on the PGA Tour, but with two being major championships, the 28-year-old already has a resume that might one day put him in the World Golf Hall of Fame. Thanks in part to his good...
Analysts: Macau Casinos Won’t Benefit From HKZM Bridge Linking Hong Kong
Macau casinos will not see a substantial increase in gaming revenue when the HKZM bridge connecting the enclave to Hong Kong opens later this year. The 34-mile connection that spans across the Pearl River Delta will cut travel time from Hong Kong...
William Hill CEO Says Pro Sports Teams Want Partnerships With Sportsbook Company
William Hill CEO Joe Asher tells Reuters this week that numerous franchises in the "big four" of American professional sports have reached out to the bookmaker seeking sponsorship deals. William Hill, the largest sportsbook operator in Nevada, is now up and running...
Outgoing AGA Chief Geoff Freeman Says Gaming Going ‘Mainstream’ Critical to Lobbying Efforts
American Gaming Association's (AGA) Geoff Freeman says transforming the overall perception of the gambling industry is vital to lobbying DC lawmakers. Appearing at this week's East Coast Gaming Congress at Harrah's Atlantic City, Freeman said removing the negative stigmatisms of casinos will...
Atlantic City Casinos Unlucky in May, Revenue Plummets 5.1 Percent
Atlantic City casinos reported gross gaming revenue (GGR) losses of 5.1 percent in May, and without online gambling, things would have been even worse. Brick-and-mortar play in Atlantic City plummeted more than seven percent to $193.4 million, a loss of nearly $15...
‘Mr. Las Vegas’ Wayne Newton Increasing Security After Returning Home to Find Burglary in Progress: Part of Dramatic Crime Wave Across Valley
Perennial Las Vegas headliner Wayne Newton and wife Kathleen were the victims of a home invasion burglary Wednesday night, which they interrupted in flagrante. In response, the couple says they're now upping security measures at their residence. The Newtons returned to their...
Lawyers Claim Stephen Paddock Asset Distribution Delayed by FBI, Police Release New Footage
The family of Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock wants nothing to do with his assets and has asked lawyers to distribute whatever equity he left behind to his 1 October victims. But lawyers working on the case say the FBI is preventing...
SJM Holdings Puts Its Money on Cotai Casino Reversing Downward Spiral of Gaming Operator That Once Ruled Macau Market
SJM Holdings hopes its first casino resort on the Cotai Strip will turnaround the Macau casino giant's dwindling market share in Macau. SJM is the casino empire of recently retired billionaire Stanley Ho, who controlled a gambling monopoly on Macau for decades,...
