7781 stories by Devin O'Connor
Suffolk Downs Uninterested in Boston Casino Regardless of Wynn Resorts Suitability Outcome
Suffolk Downs CEO Chip Tuttle tells the Boston Herald that the company won't be rebidding for the Boston-area casino license regardless of whether the state determines Wynn Resorts is unsuitable to conduct gaming operations. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) is reviewing a...
Casino Lobbyists Make Pitch for New York City Gaming Venues, Pledge to Help Struggling Upstate Resorts
Lobbyists for the gaming industry want New York City badly, and in an effort to convince state lawmakers to allow them to build full-scale commercial casinos in the five boroughs, the special interest reps are pitching the economic benefits such venues would...
Showboat Atlantic City Owner Bart Blatstein Pitches Standalone Casino Next to Resort
Showboat owner Bart Blatstein has gained a "certificate of compliance" from the New Jersey Casino Control Commission (CCC) to become eligible to operate a gaming venue. Acquired in January of 2016 for $23 million, Blatstein's Showboat was one of four casinos that...
Former US District Attorney Preet Bharara Moves From Poker Prosecutor to Post-Trump Job Author
Preet Bharara, the former US attorney for New York's southern district, was responsible for online poker's so-called "Black Friday" in April of 2011. Now, the ex-federal prosecutor has written a book detailing his career trials. It was nearly eight years ago that...
Duke Heavy Favorite Entering NCAA March Madness, Majority of Money on Blue Devils Winning It All
The Duke Blue Devils (29-5) haven't lost since star Zion Williamson returned. They cruised through the ACC tournament in beating Syracuse, North Carolina, and Florida State, and in doing so solidified their standing as the overall No. 1 seed for the NCAA...
Resorts World Catskills Loses Nearly $140M in 2018, Casino Wants Sports Betting and Internet Gambling
Resorts World Catskills in Upstate New York delivered its parent company a nearly $140 million loss last year, as the integrated casino resort continues to struggle. One of four upstate commercial casinos, Empire Resorts – the owner of Resorts World Catskills –...
Las Vegas Raiders Stadium Fueling Southern Strip Investment, Developer Unveils New Casino Resort
The $1.8 billion Las Vegas Raiders stadium being built across Interstate 15 from the Strip's southern end is fueling investments in what's otherwise been a largely vacant area. The Las Vegas Review-Journal broke the news in July that the 8 Motel across...
Showboat Atlantic City Readying to Anchor Casino Floor, State Decision Coming Monday
Showboat Atlantic City owner Bart Blatstein is taking steps to obtain the appropriate licenses to return his non-gaming Boardwalk property to a full-scale casino resort. The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) has determined that the Philadelphia-based real estate developer is...
Kazuo Okada Launches Strange Social Media Campaign to Regain Universal Control, Pledges $890K Giveaway
Japanese-born billionaire Kazuo Okada is turning to social media in an effort to regain control of Universal Entertainment, the gaming conglomerate he founded 50 years ago. Worth an estimated $2 billion by Forbes, Okada, a Hong Kong resident, launched a YouTube channel...
Caesars Entertainment to Save $40M Annually by Reducing Corporate Positions
Caesars Entertainment has announced plans to trim its corporate costs by $40 million a year, as the future of the casino giant remains in limbo and billionaire corporate raider Carl Icahn continues to increase his position in the company. The $40 million...
