7584 stories by Devin O'Connor
Deadwood Sports Betting Voter Referendum Measure Dead, Proponents Going Grassroots
Gaming officials say legal sports betting in South Dakota would provide a critical boost to Deadwood tourism and subsequent casino and hospitality revenue, but it appears sportsbooks won't be coming to the historic mining town for at least several years. Lawmakers in...
Analysts Say Las Vegas Sands in Good Hands Despite CEO Sheldon Adelson Cancer Diagnosis
Las Vegas Sands is alive and well despite the recent revelation that the casino company's billionaire founder and CEO Sheldon Adelson is undergoing treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma at the age of 85. Gaming analysts commenting on the health disclosure say news regarding...
Las Vegas Tourism Officials Believe Themed Sports Weekends Can Lure Millennials
Las Vegas tourism officials want to develop so-called "mega weekends" in an effort to grow overall visitation to Southern Nevada in what would otherwise be slow periods of the year. Speaking with the Nevada Independent, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA)...
Sports Betting Landscape: Odds Favor California, Florida, and Texas Remaining on Sidelines
Sports betting in the US continues to expand across the country, but the three largest states – California, Texas, and Florida – aren't expected to participate anytime soon. The Associated Press reports that the three states have been home to teams that...
Department of Justice Extends Wire Act Opinion Implementation Until June 14
The new Wire Act opinion written by the Department of Justice (DOJ) in November but only made public in January won't be implemented until June 14, as ongoing legal challenges linger. The DOJ sent a memo to state attorneys general late last...
Carl Icahn Afforded Three Caesars Entertainment Board Seats, Billionaire Urges Company Sale
Carl Icahn has been given three seats on the board of Caesars Entertainment after the billionaire corporate raider acquired a nearly 10 percent stake in the financially distressed casino operator. Caesars confirmed the appointments in a press release naming Icahn Enterprises CEO...
Macau Casinos Rebound With 4.4 Percent February Gain, Win Totals $3.14B
Macau casinos bounced back from a disappointing January with a 4.4 percent gross gaming revenue (GGR) win in February. Casino win across the enclave totaled nearly $3.14 billion. The month followed a five percent loss to begin 2019 that saw gaming floors...
President Trump Walks Away From Kim Summit, Political Odds Correctly Predict Outcome
Political odds on the outcome of the summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korea Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un largely went the way in which bettors predicted. Prior to the historic meeting – the second between the two leaders –...
Nevada Casinos Begin 2019 Slow, January Gross Gaming Revenue Down Three Percent
Nevada casinos reported gross gaming revenue (GGR) for January was $984.5 million, a three percent year-over-year decline. Clark County won $532.2 million, which is a more than four percent decline on the same month a year ago. The Las Vegas Strip fell...
New Jersey Online Gamblers Detect Slot Flaw, Win Nearly $1M But Casinos Slow to Pay
Online gamblers in New Jersey detected a flaw in the popular interactive slot game "Ocean Magic," and used the defect to their advantage to win nearly $1 million. NJ Online Gambling talked to two players who – along with several others –...
