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Devin O'Connor
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Steve Wynn Lawsuit Scheduled for January 4 Hearing, Longtime Board Member Departs Company
The lawsuit filed by Steve Wynn against his former company and Massachusetts state gaming regulators will have its day in a Nevada court early next year. Clark County District Court Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez has scheduled...
Nevada Black Book Adds 35th Member After Gaming Commission Rejects Plea
The so-called Nevada "black book" has a new inductee after the state Gaming Commission refused an exclusion plea from Jeffrey Martin for his role in a craps theft that took place at the Bellagio between...
MGM Real Estate Investment Trust Paying for Monte Carlo Renovation, Increases Annual Lease by $50M
MGM Growth Properties (MGP), the casino operator's real estate investment trust (REIT), announced this week that it's paying for the Monte Carlo transformation to split the Strip resort into Park MGM and NoMad Las Vegas....
Hard Rock Las Vegas Announces 2019 Transformation to Virgin Casino Hotel
Hard Rock Las Vegas will undergo an eight-month makeover next year to transform the off-Strip property into a Virgin-branded casino and hotel. Billionaire Richard Branson announced in April that his company Virgin Hotels, along with...
Wynn Resorts Prepared to Take Entire Board Before Massachusetts Gaming Commission
Wynn Resorts Chairman Phil Satre says the company's entire board of directors is ready to travel to Massachusetts and make their case before state gaming regulators as to why the casino operator is suitable to...
Federal Sports Betting Bill Introduced to Congress, Seeks to Create Regulatory Framework
A sports betting bill introduced by US Senators Chuck Schumer (D-New York) and Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) would create a regulatory minimum framework that states wishing to participate in the gambling activity would be required to...
Ambulance Chasing Attorney’s Alleged $2M Embezzlement No Accident, Used Money to Gamble
Nevada personal injury attorney Matthew Dunkley, 53, is in jail after being charged in Henderson Justice Court with nine counts of theft and one count of exploitation of an elderly person. Metro Police allege that...
Caesars Entertainment CEO Search to Replace Mark Frissora Could Take Many Months
Caesars Entertainment CEO Mark Frissora plans to resign from the chief executive capacity in February, and one gaming industry analyst believes it could take several months for the casino company to name his successor. Deutsche...
Controversial Bump Stocks, Used in Las Vegas Shooting, Banned by Trump Administration
Bump stocks, the controversial accessory that allows semiautomatic weapons to fire quicker, are being banned by the Trump administration a little more than a year after they were used in the Las Vegas shooting that...
MGM Springfield Reports Third Consecutive Monthly Revenue Decline, Connecticut Tribes Renew Satellite Casino Push
MGM Springfield has won fewer gross gaming revenue dollars in each month since it opened in August. The $960 million integrated casino resort reported a roughly 4.5 percent decline in November compared to October. Gross...
