7588 stories by Devin O'Connor
MGM National Harbor Announces $48M Expansion to $1.4 Billion Property, Poker Room Moving Upstairs
MGM National Harbor is expanding its gaming space less than two years after the $1.4 billion integrated casino resort in Maryland opened its doors back in December 2016. MGM Resorts announced over the weekend that it will spend $48 million to move...
Manny Pacquiao Returns To Winning Belts and Delivers First Knockout Since 2009
Manny Pacquiao took a step back in time on Saturday in delivering his first knockout since 2009 and winning another belt in the process, claiming the WBA welterweight title. The 39-year-old Filipino TKO'd Argentinian challenger Lucas Matthysse in the seventh round at...
Novak Djokovic Wins Fourth Wimbledon, Lowest-Ranked Champion Since 2001
Novak Djokovic won his fourth Wimbledon title on Sunday by beating a tired Kevin Anderson in straight sets 6-2, 6-2, 7-6 (3). If his name were not Djokovic, the odds of the No. 21 ranked player in the world winning the Grand...
New Jersey Sports Betting Handle Totals $16M in First Two Weeks, Atlantic City Gaming Win Increases
New Jersey sportsbooks printed $16.4 million worth of betting slips during the state's first two weeks with the gambling activity legalized. The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) reports that the sportsbooks at Monmouth Park, Borgata, and Ocean Resort won nearly...
SLS Las Vegas Rumored to Be Returning to Roots with Sahara Rebrand
The troubled SLS Las Vegas casino resort might be returning to the brand that made it a Strip icon and Rat Pack hangout for nearly six decades. According to blog Eater Las Vegas, SLS owner Alex Meruelo's real estate development company has...
Penn National in No Rush to Build Pennsylvania Satellite Casino
Penn National Gaming has the rights to build two Category 4 satellite casinos in Pennsylvania, but the company is apparently in no rush to bring the venues to reality. Headquartered in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, the casino operator paid $50.1 million in January to win...
Las Vegas Sands Billionaire Sheldon Adelson Not Targeting North Korea for Casino
Las Vegas Sands is debunking rumors that the company is interested in building an integrated casino resort in North Korea. If you were one of the few who might have been interested in traveling to the hypothetical Venetian Pyongyang, it appears there...
2020 Republican National Convention Las Vegas Hosting Odds Lengthen, North Carolina Rumored to Be Next GOP Hot Spot
The 2020 Republican National Convention is looking like a long shot for Las Vegas. Despite Nevada Republican Party Chairman Michael McDonald's best efforts, rumors are that the GOP will formally nominate its next presidential candidate in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Wall Street Journal...
PAGCOR Employees Could Face Six Years in Prison for Tampering with Slot Machine
Two employees at PAGCOR (Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation) have been charged with falsifying documents related to a slot machine's activity. Online media outlet Inside Asian Gaming reports that PAGCOR slot machine head regulator Lope Cristobal and slot data control worker Mark...
Culinary Union Settles With Stratosphere and Tropicana as Workers Picket D Las Vegas Again
An economic crisis was averted when the Culinary Union reached new contracts with MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment in early June at 18 Strip casinos. But negotiations continue at numerous other resorts throughout Las Vegas. The Culinary Union – which represents some...
