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Devin O'Connor
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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...
$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...
Las Vegas Metro Captures Strip Garage Robbery Suspects, Post-October 1 Shooting Response Shows Force
Las Vegas police arrested two male suspects in connection with three robberies that occurred late Monday night and into early Tuesday morning in Strip casino and shopping mall parking garages. The alleged perps have since...
Ohio Casinos Set Revenue Records as Unseasonably Warm March Brings Gamblers Out of Hibernation
Ohio's four land-based casinos collectively won more than $81.7 million in March, the highest gross gaming revenue (GGR) in state history. Additionally, the state's six racetrack venues generated GGR totaling $96.4 million, also a new...
Atlantic City Casinos Report $723 Million Gross Operating Profit in 2017
The seven remaining Atlantic City casinos reported $723.2 million in 2017 gross operating profits from gaming, hotel, dining, and entertainment. The revenue refers to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA). According to the...
Wynn Resorts CEO Matt Maddox Reportedly Fielding Boston Casino Sale Inquiries, But No Guarantee License is Safe
Wynn Resorts CEO Matt Maddox is rumored to have engaged in "informal talks" regarding a potential acquisition of the company's $2.4 billion integrated casino resort near Boston, which is currently under construction. According to Bloomberg, a...
Masters Longshot Patrick Reed Scores Major Win for Las Vegas Sportsbooks
Patrick Reed was at 40/1 to win the Masters on Wednesday night. Sunday evening, he was donning the green jacket in Augusta, Georgia, after successfully fending off final round charges from some of the game's...
Maryland Casinos Post Revenue Record in March, But Horseshoe Baltimore Struggles Continue
Maryland casinos have set a new monthly gross gaming revenue win record at $150,073,958. The March 2018 number represents a 6.3 percent increase on the previous year, and is nearly $9 million higher than the...
New Jersey Sports Betting Push Costs State $7.2 Million in Legal Fees
New Jersey's effort to allow sports betting at its Atlantic City casinos and state horse racetracks has cost roughly $7.2 million in legal fees since 2012. State lawmakers and attorneys are challenging the constitutionality of...
MGM Resorts Takeover Offer of Wynn Resorts Rumored, Wynn CEO Matt Maddox Reported to Be Open to Possibility
Could MGM Resorts be considering an offer for rival gaming operator Wynn Resorts? That's the buzz now circulating in the wake of Steve Wynn's fall from grace and subsequent departure from the company in February,...
