7587 stories by Devin O'Connor
Macau Casino Unions Want Three Percent Pay Increase in 2019
Macau casino unions that represent thousands of gaming industry workers are demanding their members receive at least a three percent wage increase in 2019. GGRAsia, an online media outlet focused on Asian gaming industry matters, reports that at least three trade groups...
Atlantic City Ocean Resort Casino Announces Concert Schedule Targeting Baby Boomers
Atlantic City's Ocean Resort Casino opened in June with such celebrities as Mark Wahlberg, Jamie Foxx, and Kesha, but the Boardwalk property appears to be marketing towards a new demographic through a concert partnership reached this week. Ocean Resort and The Bowery...
Caesars Entertainment Exec Jan Jones Blackhurst Predicts Company Will Win Japan License
Caesars Entertainment Executive VP of Government Relations Jan Jones Blackhurst expressed her opinion this week that the casino operator is well-positioned to win one of the three coveted gaming licenses in Japan. In an interview with Nevada Newsmakers, the gaming industry veteran...
Claimed Howard Hughes Heir Melvin Dummar Dead at 74, Nevadan Supposedly Rescued Billionaire in 1967
An alleged heir to Howard Hughes is dead at the age of 74. Melvin Dummar, who claims to have saved the billionaire's life in 1967 and was the beneficiary of a handwritten will that left him $156 million, died at his home...
Okada Manila Raises $600M to Complete Philippines Integrated Casino Resort
Okada Manila parent company Universal Entertainment has raised $600 million through the issuance of privately placed debt notes in order to complete the integrated casino resort in the Philippines' capital city. Opened in stages beginning in late 2016, Okada Manila is situated...
Ocean Resort Sued for $10M, Lawsuit Alleges Sexual Misconduct Against Casino Owner Bruce Deifik
Ocean Resort Casino owner Bruce Deifik is being sued by a former partner in the property's HQ2 nightclub for $10 million. Joe Morrissey argues in a lawsuit filed with the New York Supreme Court that Deifik wrongly pushed him out of the...
Grand Lisboa Palace Requests 500 Table Games From Macau Regulators
Grand Lisboa Palace is asking Macau gaming regulators for authorization of between 300 and 500 new-to-market table games for its Cotai Strip resort. SJM Holdings, the parent company to the $4.6 billion property, says it hopes to have the resort completed in...
Las Vegas MLB Rumor Mill Churning Out New Speculation, Investors Working to Bring City Pro Team
Las Vegas has quickly gone from a city shunned by the four major professional sports leagues in the US due to its widespread gambling, to a town that could soon be home to three teams. The NHL Vegas Golden Knights began playing...
MGM Springfield Further Angers Connecticut Tribes With Door-to-Door Bus Service to Neighboring State
MGM Springfield is adding fuel to an already blazing fire between the Massachusetts casino and its Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun competitors in neighboring Connecticut by announcing a new door-to-door bus service offered to residents in both states. Beginning Monday, December 10, MGM's...
Las Vegas Tourism Officials Say Over $16B Will Be Spent on Development Projects Through 2025
Las Vegas tourism officials expect more than $16 billion to be invested in developments across the city between now and through 2025. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) released its Construction Bulletin update this week showing that $16.22 billion is...
