7664 stories by Devin O'Connor
Oklahoma Tribe Selected to Develop Arkansas Casino in Jefferson County
The Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma and its Downstream Development Company has been selected by local officials in Arkansas to build and operate a casino in Jefferson County. In letters expressing their support, Jefferson County Judge Booker Clemons and Pine Bluff Mayor Shirley...
Macau Casinos Top Expectations, November Gross Gaming Revenue Increases 8.5 Percent
Macau casinos won nearly MOP 25 billion ($3.10 billion) in November, an 8.5 percent year-over-year increase and a haul that surpassed many analyst expectations. Gross gambling revenue (GGR) is now up 13.7 percent with one month remaining. More than $34.3 billion has...
Station Casinos Appeals Order Requiring Green Valley Ranch to Negotiate With Culinary Union
Station Casinos is fighting an order issued by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) requiring its Green Valley Ranch casino to negotiate with the Culinary Union. In an order filed on November 26, the NLRB concluded, "By failing and refusing since July...
Nevada Governor-Elect Steve Sisolak, Casino Industry Non-Player, to Name New Gaming Control Board Appointees
Nevada Governor-elect Steve Sisolak (D) -- who has no gaming industry background to speak of -- will need to appoint two members to the state's important Gaming Control Board (NGCB) soon after taking office on January 7, 2019. It will be one...
College Football Playoff Odds Set, Alabama Crimson Tide Heavy Favorite
The College Football Playoff (CFP) is set, as No. 1 Alabama, No. 2 Clemson, No. 3 Notre Dame, and No. 4 Oklahoma are the four teams still in the running to win the 2019 National Championship. The Crimson Tide (13-0) enter the...
Analyst: Las Vegas Not Only Entertainment Capital of World, But Also Sports Capital
Prominent Las Vegas analyst Jeremy Aguero says the town might need to rethink its tagline as being the "Entertainment Capital of the World" to include sports as well. Aguero, a principal analyst at Applied Analysis, one of Nevada's leading fiscal and policy...
Mohegan Sun Offers to Buy $2.6B Encore Boston Harbor, Tribe Heavily Lobbying in Massachusetts
Mohegan Sun, the gaming arm of the Native American group in Connecticut, is spending heavily on its lobbying efforts in Massachusetts, as the state there continues its investigation into whether Wynn Resorts deliberately withheld critical information during its 2013 bidding. This week,...
Virginia Casino Bill Coming in 2019, Measure Would Authorize Gaming Venue in Bristol
A Virginia casino bill that would end the state's ban on commercial gambling will be introduced early next year after the legislature convenes for its 2019 session. State Del. Israel O'Quinn (R-Bristol) and Sen. Bill Carrico (R-Galax) held a press conference yesterday...
Vietnam Casino on Phu Quoc Island to Welcome Citizens in 2019
A Vietnam casino yet to open on Phu Quoc island will be permitted to welcome citizens into the gaming venue once it does in early 2019. Vietnam lawmakers passed legislation in March 2017 that called for a test program to the federal ban...
Philippines Senator Wants Full Review of Gaming Industry, Voices Money Laundering Concerns
Philippines Senator Leila de Lima, one of President Rodrigo Duterte's fiercest critics, wants a full review of the country's ever-growing gaming industry. De Lima, a member of the Liberal Party opposed to Duterte's controlling PDP-Laban, says the country has become oversaturated with...
