8105 stories by Devin O'Connor
Las Vegas Sands Has Big Plans for Multibillion Dollar Integrated Resorts And Stock Buyback
Las Vegas Sands announced this week that it's increasing a term loan issued in the US by $1.35 billion. The funds will be used to help repurchase nearly $1 billion more shares of the company than previously announced. Sands CEO Sheldon Adelson...
Massachusetts Gaming Commission Urged to Reconsider Southeastern Casino Proposal
Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) Chairman Stephen Crosby confirmed during a meeting on Thursday that the agency was in receipt of a letter from a casino operator requesting its denied proposal for a gaming venue in the southeastern part of the state be...
Wynn Resorts Puts Las Vegas Parking Fee Policy in Reverse, Charges Lifted for Paying Guests
Wynn Resorts says beginning July 1 overnight hotel guests and patrons of its Las Vegas casinos who spend at least $50 will be afforded free parking. The policy change is the first of what many hope becomes a trend. In 2016, MGM...
Las Vegas in Running to Host 2020 Republican National Convention
Las Vegas is one of two finalist host cities officials at the Republican National Committee (RNC) are considering for the party's 2020 convention. Sometime between July and September 2020, the RNC will gather to presumably again nominate President Donald Trump to the...
Golden State Warriors, Led by ‘Assassin’ Kevin Durant, Take 3-0 NBA Finals Lead
If the Golden State Warriors don't win their third NBA title in four years in the coming week, they'll be on the wrong side of the biggest comeback in the history of American sports. Of course, the odds of an upset like...
US Open Odds Favor Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy at Shinnecock
The 2018 US Open field is nearly set. And with just two weeks to go before the best golfers in the world tee it up on Long Island at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club, oddsmakers believe Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy are the...
Las Vegas Culinary Union Claiming Upper Hand in Ongoing Contract Negotiations
The Culinary Union has reached new five-year contracts with MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment, the two companies that represent the bulk of the 50,000 workers who were threatening a strike. Negotiations continue with 15 casino properties on the Strip and downtown Las...
Caesars Entertainment Continues Non-Gaming Expansion, Seeks Brand Partnerships
Caesars Entertainment is reducing its focus on gaming in favor of finding partners interested in licensing four of its brands. In a Monday press release, the casino operator announced plans "to create unique branding and licensing opportunities" with select partners. The announcement...
American Gaming Association Chief Geoff Freeman Lands Top Shelf Lobbying Spot With Grocery Group
Geoff Freeman is leaving as CEO of the American Gaming Association (AGA), the casino industry's chief lobbying group in DC, to become CEO and president of the Grocery Manufacturers Association. Freeman's resignation comes less than a month after the Supreme Court repealed...
Caesars Windsor Strike Over: Casino and Union Reach Three-Year Deal
Caesars Windsor in Ontario, Canada will reopen its doors Thursday morning at 11 am ET, after being closed for more than 60 days, due to a strike by Unifor Local 444 and 2,000 of its members employed at the casino resort. The...
