7894 stories by Devin O'Connor
Former Trump Plaza Atlantic City Workers Receive Severance Checks Four Years After Resort Closing
Hundreds of former Trump Plaza employees in Atlantic City are receiving severance checks more than four years after the Boardwalk casino resort closed in September of 2014. The Unite Here Local 54 casino workers union negotiated a deal in 2009 with Trump...
Hard Rock Pitches Female Empowerment With Japan Integrated Resort Bid
Hard Rock International is taking a different approach than its competitors in trying to woo over Japanese officials for one of the three integrated resort casino licenses. Along with promising a substantial investment in developing an entertainment and hospitality complex featuring a...
Ocean Resort Casino Bringing VSiN Sports Betting Show to Atlantic City
Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City and the Vegas Stats & Information Network (VSiN) are teaming up to produce a weekend sports betting program that will be broadcasted live from the Boardwalk property's William Hill sportsbook. VSiN live streams its daily sports...
NFL Players Association Says League Fumbling Sports Integrity Issue
NFL Players Association (NFLPA) President DeMaurice Smith says the league's testimony before a congressional committee discussing the liberalization of sports betting did little to ease his ongoing concerns on protecting the integrity of the game. Five witnesses presented their expertise before the...
Boyd Gaming Announces Fremont Hotel Expansion in Thriving Downtown Las Vegas
Boyd Gaming wants to add hundreds of rooms at its Fremont Hotel and Casino by adding a new hotel tower at the downtown Las Vegas property. The casino operator has filed paperwork with the Las Vegas City Council seeking approval to build...
Alleged Bonanno Mob Associate and Joker Poker Machine Supplier Shot Dead at McDonald’s Drive-Thru
Sylvester Zottola, a reputed mob associate of the Bonanno family in New York who operated Joker Poker gambling machines for the criminal enterprise, was shot dead this week at a McDonald's drive-thru in the Bronx. Zottola, 71 at the time of his...
Pennsylvania Sports Betting Licenses Issued for Hollywood, Parx Casinos
Two sports betting licenses have been granted in Pennsylvania, but Keystone State residents won't be gambling on the Eagles and Steelers for at least several more weeks. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) signed off on applications from Penn National's Hollywood Casino...
Raiders Owner Mark Davis Threatens to Leave Oakland After City Official Says Lawsuit Imminent
The Raiders are coming to Las Vegas for the start of the 2020 NFL season, but the team might be relocating temporarily to a new home in the interim. The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that the Oakland Raiders are threatening to...
Golden Knights Bettors Think Las Vegas Sportsbooks Underestimating Home Team
Vegas Golden Knights fans and bettors are printing ticket slips on futures and propositions at startling rates, and the flurry, or should we say Fleury, of activity is prompting sportsbooks to readjust their lines. The Westgate SuperBook opened Vegas' season-long point over/under at...
William Hill Continues US Expansion: Acquires New Sports Betting Operations in Nevada, Montana, Maryland
William Hill, the largest bookmaker in the United States, continues to expand its portfolio by reaching new partnerships. Its latest comes by way of Golden Entertainment, and the casino company's decision to further hand over sports betting operations for its properties in...
