7664 stories by Devin O'Connor
Despite Saying Daily Fantasy Sports Dehumanize Players, NFL Star Richard Sherman Founds DFS Platform
NFL star Richard Sherman hasn't always been a fan of daily fantasy sports (DFS). Last October, the player made comments that the online gaming contests essentially dehumanize players. "A lot of fans out there have looked at players even less like people...
Sen. Orrin Hatch Says Federal Sports Betting Oversight Needed, Gaming Industry Rejects Argument
US Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) spoke for 12 minutes on the Senate floor this week about a need for federal regulation of sports betting, a gambling activity that was liberalized in May by the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS). SCOTUS...
MGM Springfield Opens Its $960 Million Doors, State and Communities Ready to Reap Financial Rewards
MGM Springfield became the first integrated casino resort in Massachusetts when it opened its doors on Friday, August 24. The $960 million complex features a 125,000 square foot casino floor with 2,550 slot machines and 120 table games, 251-room hotel, spa, retail...
Odds Shorten on CG Technology Losing Nevada Sportsbook License After Regulators Reject Settlement
CG Technology is one step closer to seeing its gaming license withdrawn in Nevada after state regulators denied a proposed $250,000 settlement for the company's admitted violations. Earlier this month, the sportsbook company and the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) agreed to...
Wynn Resorts to Discover Fate From Massachusetts Regulators Next Month
Wynn Resorts continues to build its $2.5 billion integrated casino complex outside Boston without formally knowing whether it will be permitted to operate gambling once it's finished. Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) Chairman Stephen Crosby said at a meeting that state investigators working...
American Gaming Association Says US Commercial Casinos Won Record $40B in 2017
The American Gaming Association (AGA) reports in its annual review of the US gaming industry that commercial casinos won a massive $40.28 billion in 2017. That's a 3.4 percent increase on 2016, and marks the first time the industry has surpassed the...
Bettors Back Tiger Woods Over Phil Mickelson in Winner-Take-All November 23 Match
Tiger Woods is receiving the lion's share of early betting action on his highly anticipated winner-take-all match against Phil Mickelson on November 23 at Las Vegas' Shadow Creek Golf Course. Speculation regarding the duel began back in May when Lefty told reporters...
Anti-Online Gambling Op-Ed Penned by Ex-Pol Lobbyist Whose Firm Has Sheldon Adelson as a Client
Former congresswoman Blanche Lincoln (D), who represented Arkansas in both the US House of Representatives and the Senate, is calling on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to overturn a 2011 opinion on the 1961 Wire Act that paved the way for the...
Downtown Las Vegas Goes Out on a Limb for New Treehouse Entertainment Complex
Downtown Las Vegas' Arts District will soon become home to what's being billed as an entertainment complex featuring a variety of social, dining, and event spaces that will be capable of hosting multiple happenings simultaneously. Called the Treehouse Las Vegas, the 22,000-square-foot...
Encore Boston Harbor, MGM Springfield Put More Women on Construction Site
Encore Boston Harbor and MGM Springfield are collectively investing nearly $3.5 billion to build two integrated casino resorts in Massachusetts, and the companies are entrusting a large percentage of female construction workers to get the job done. The Massachusetts Expanded Gaming Act...
