7893 stories by Devin O'Connor
Penn State, Pitt Among Those Voicing Concerns Over Pennsylvania Sports Betting Law
Penn State University, the largest college in Pennsylvania, is telling state lawmakers their sports betting law needs reworked before allowing casinos to take wagers on professional and collegiate games. In a letter to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB), Penn State President...
Pennsylvania Daily Fantasy Sports Generate $12.4 Million in Contest Fees During First Month
Pennsylvania daily fantasy sports (DFS) has its first full month in the books, and it was a strong debut for the industry's two major players. FanDuel and DraftKings respectively reported adjusted revenue (income after distributing winnings) of $673,013 and $632,008. That accounts...
PhilWeb Adds Two New Gaming Parlor Locations to Empire as Revenue Grows
PhilWeb has acquired two new electronic gaming parlor locations, as the company continues to snag up sites in an effort to regain market share in the Philippines. The newest locations are both located on the Cebu Province in the cities of Consolacion...
New York Sports Betting Could Come to Upstate Casinos Through 2013 Law
New York sports betting was a highly debated topic over the last month in the State Assembly, but with no common ground reached on several key topics, the legislature adjourned this week without passing a bill to legalize the gambling activity. For...
Ocean Resort Issued Casino License, Owner Bruce Deifik Purchased Former Revel Without Ever Visiting Atlantic City
Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City will open next week with a fully functional gaming floor. After a special two-day hearing held by the New Jersey Casino Control Commission (CCC), the three-member panel officially signed off on granting Ocean Resort a casino...
Palace Station in Las Vegas Unveils $192M Renovation, Casino Floor Expanded
Las Vegas off-Strip casino Palace Station will open parts of its $192 million renovation next week, and sneak peaks show the property has largely done away with the old in favor of the new. Station Casinos' flagship property announced in 2016 a...
North Jersey Casinos Still Possible, Sports Betting Boosts Gambling Prospects
North Jersey casinos could still become a reality outside Atlantic City. Despite voters adamantly rejecting a ballot referendum in November 2016 that would have allowed casinos to be built at least 72 miles outside Atlantic City, leaders of a coalition that lobbied...
The 13 Saga Drags On, Macau Hotel Requires Further Inspections
The 13 resort in Macau's Coloane Village has been a fiscal nightmare for investors, and the story scripted a new chapter this week when developers announced new inspections from enclave regulators are needed before the property can open. GGRAsia, an online media...
Hainan ‘Cashless Casinos’ Win-Win for Resorts, Potential Loss for Macau
Cashless casinos, or so-called "entertainment bars" that allow patrons to gamble for credits, could jeopardize Macau's gambling monopoly in the world's most populated country. Commercial casino gambling is outlawed throughout China, the exception of course being Macau, the Special Administrative Region (SAR)...
Congressional Sports Betting Hearing Postponed Due to ‘Scheduling Complications’
A rumored sports betting hearing held by the US Senate Judiciary Committee has been postponed due to scheduling conflicts. ESPN's David Purdum, who covers all things sports betting and gambling for the network, was first to report the meeting, as well as...
