7767 stories by Devin O'Connor
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...
East Windsor Casino to Break Ground This Fall, MGM Springfield Springs Into Action This Week
Tribal leaders building the East Windsor casino in Connecticut say they hope to officially break ground on the satellite gambling venue this fall. The Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes were granted approval from the state last fall to jointly build a casino...
Florida Casino Amendment Giving Voters Gambling Expansion Authorization Gets Mixed Feedback from Democratic Gubernatorial Candidates
A Florida casino expansion amendment is getting some sound bite time from the Sunshine State's gubernatorial candidates, who will find out their own fates when the August 28 primary hits. With just a week remaining before voters head to the polls, the hot...
Pennsylvania Lottery and State Casinos Remain at Odds Over Games
The Pennsylvania Lottery debuted Xpress Football and Xpress Car Racing last week, and the two new games based on the outcomes of simulated sporting events have the state's 13 licensed commercial casino operators up in arms. Xpress Football is a random drawing...
Incoming LVCVA CEO Steve Hill Says Las Vegas Must Better Understand Millennial
Steve Hill will take over the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) on September 1, and one of the first issues he plans to address after taking the reign is how the city can better understand the millennial. Hill's motives are...
Practice of Banning Successful Sports Bettors Increasing in US
Sports bettors who win more often than most are becoming increasingly subjected to bans at casinos in the United States. As new jurisdictions regulate sports betting after the Supreme Court struck down the longstanding ban in May, the practice of excluding known...
Esports Gambling Platform Unikrn Sued by Investor Over Cryptocurrency Offering
Unikrn, an esports gambling platform that facilitates betting on video game tournaments online, is being sued by a disgruntled investor who claims the company's cryptocurrency offering violated US securities laws. Plaintiff John Hastings, a Las Vegas resident, said he used 10 Ethereum...
Former Congressman: Odds of Sports Betting Attracting Federal Regulation Long, Scandal Could Prompt Action
The legality of sports betting is up to each state following the Supreme Court's May repeal of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA). A host of regulatory concerns are now present, but one former congressman says he doesn't expect federal...
