7893 stories by Devin O'Connor
Fired Wynn Las Vegas Male Manicurist Files Gender Bias Lawsuit, Claims He Experienced Discrimination for Being a Man
Vincent Fried, who previously worked as a Wynn Las Vegas manicurist, alleges in a court complaint filed this week that he was fired from the Strip resort last summer, simply for being a guy. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal's Rio Lacanlale, who...
Despite Scandal, Miss America Receives $4M Subsidy From Atlantic City’s Casino Reinvestment Development Authority
Miss America is remaining in Atlantic City for at least another pageant. Despite a scandal that shook up the organization in December over derogatory emails sent and received by then-CEO Sam Haskell and two board members regarding former Miss America winners, the...
Caesars Entertainment Enters Non-Gaming Space With Dubai Bluewaters Island Hotel Projects
Caesars Entertainment has reached a deal to manage and operate two non-gaming resorts and a beach club on Dubai's $1.6 billion man-made Bluewaters Island mixed-use retail, residential, hospitality, and entertainment space in the Persian Gulf. The project marks the company's first foray...
Venetian Picnic Shooting Victim Identified as VP of Casino Operations, Suspect Remains At Large
Venetian picnic shooter Anthony Wrobel, the casino employee who is reported to have killed one of his bosses and critically injured another, remains on the lam more than 24 hours after the Sunday evening close-range shooting in Las Vegas' Sunset Park. The...
Carl Icahn Sells Tropicana Entertainment, as Billionaire Exits Casino Business
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is reportedly cashing in his casino chips and exiting the gaming business. On Monday, Icahn Enterprises announced it is selling Tropicana Entertainment and six of its eight casinos to real estate investment trust Gaming and Leisure Properties (GLP)...
Caesars to Build Harrah’s Northern California Near Sacramento
Caesars Entertainment has reached a deal with the Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians to jointly construct a casino in California near the state capital of Sacramento under its Harrah's brand. The Harrah's Northern California gaming floor will measure 25,000 square feet,...
Players’ Unions Demand Seat at Sports Betting Table, Further Expands Regulatory Complexities
The players' unions representing the NFL, MLB, NBA, and NHL said in a joint statement this week that its members should have a voice in determining the future of sports betting laws should a change come to the current federal ban. "Given...
PGA Tour Commissioner Voices Support for Legalized Sports Betting
PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan revealed this week that should a change come to the current federal sports betting ban, the professional golf organization would embrace allowing wagers to be placed legally on its tournaments. Speaking with USA Today SPORTS, Monahan's comments...
NBA Playoffs Finally Have Early Round Excitement, Odds Favor Warriors, Rockets, Cavs
The NBA Playoffs tip off on Saturday, and for the first time in several years, the Finals matchup doesn't seem to be a foregone conclusion. Online sportsbook Bovada still likes the Golden State Warriors chances of winning the Larry O'Brien Trophy, which...
$860 Million Las Vegas Convention Center Expansion Design Unveiled
Phase Three of the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) expansion, the most extensive of the four phases, saw its design plans unveiled this week for the $860 million project. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) received final blueprints and renderings...
