7893 stories by Devin O'Connor
Plainridge Park Casino Praised by Massachusetts Gaming Commission, Slots Parlor Revenues Surge
The Plainridge Park Casino in Massachusetts is delivering millions of dollars in state taxes to government coffers each and every month, it has also avoided contributing to an increase in problem gambling in the process. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) traveled to...
Indian Casinos Win $32.4B in 2017, Tribes Considering Sports Betting
Indian casinos reported gross gaming revenue (GGR) of $32.4 billion in the fiscal 2017 year, which is a 3.9 percent increase on 2016. The National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) calculated the total win by auditing financial statements of 494 tribal gaming facilities...
Hard Rock Atlantic City Will Open Without Sportsbetting For The Moment
The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City will open Thursday without a sportsbook. While other casinos in the area have been scrambling to form partnerships with sports betting companies to get operations up and running, officials at Hard Rock are...
McCarran International Jets to New Passenger High, 4.3M People Fly Through Las Vegas Airport in May
McCarran International Airport reports 4.36 million people traveled through its terminals last month. That sets yet another new passenger traffic record for the nation's eighth-busiest airport. The Clark County Department of Aviation says 4,360,117 people used McCarran for air travel in May....
‘Pawn Stars’ Old Man Richard Harrison Dead at 77, Reality Series Made Las Vegas Staple Hip
Pawn Stars patriarch Richard Harrison -- the always-crusty curmudgeon affectionately known as "The Old Man" -- has died at the age of 77 following a long battle with Parkinson's disease. The long-running Las Vegas-based reality series, now in its ninth year, has...
Nevada Tesla Battery Plant Selling Tax Credits to Las Vegas Casinos
The multibillion dollar Tesla Gigafactory in Sparks is reportedly benefitting numerous Las Vegas casinos. According to the Los Angeles Times, casino operators such as MGM Resorts have been purchasing unused tax credits provided by the state that wooed the automobile company to...
Macau Casinos Adequately Prepared for Potential Terrorist Attack?
Macau gaming regulators have determined that the enclave's casinos are properly prepared to combat against an attack or act of terrorism. The Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau, stylized as the DICJ, tells GGRAsia that no further simulation drills are planned. Earlier this...
Japan IR Casino Bill Creates Gaming Monopolies and Hinders Competition, Says Analysts
Financial analysts have determined that the Japan IR casino bill will prevent the country from reaping the full benefits of authorizing commercial gambling. They issued a stark warning, claiming that the IR casino bill would ultimately inhibit competition and would lead to...
President Donald Trump in Las Vegas for Nevada GOP Push: Gaming Operators Applaud Tax Cuts, Billionaire Pals Get Face Time
President Donald Trump was in Las Vegas on Saturday -- star of the Nevada GOP State Convention that was held at the Suncoast Casino, with a subsequent roundtable at the South Point -- where he urged support for Republican gubernatorial candidate and...
Sports Betting Media Goes Mainstream, VSiN Inks Deal With New York Post
Sports betting is no longer confined outside Nevada to underground rings and offshore betting sites, and that means the gambling activity is beginning to receive some regular mainstream media attention. The Vegas Stats & Information Network, stylized VSiN, recently formed a partnership...
