7664 stories by Devin O'Connor
Britney Spears Inks $500K Per Show Deal With MGM Resorts’ Monte Carlo Park Theater
Britney Spears is ready to do it again in Las Vegas, with insider sources confirming that the pop superstar has reached a deal with MGM Resorts to pay her $500,000 per show for a two-year contract beginning in 2019. Spears' four-year run...
Another All-Star Joins Warriors, Las Vegas Odds Say Might as Well Call Off Season
Four-time NBA All-Star DeMarcus Cousins is upstaging the importance of LeBron James' Decision 3.0 to join the Los Angeles Lakers. On Monday, Cousins announced he was joining Golden State on a one-year, $5.3 million deal. The winners of three of the last...
Former Trump Taj Mahal Workers Receive Settlement Money From Previous Boss Carl Icahn
Workers who were employed at the former Trump Taj Mahal for at least one year between October 2014 and October 2016 are receiving settlement checks from billionaire Carl Icahn just as the casino resort is reopening as Hard Rock Atlantic City. Icahn...
Caesars ‘Divas Las Vegas’ Show Gets Dragged Into Scandal, Long-Running Production Suddenly Closes
Frank Marino's Divas Las Vegas at Caesars-owned The Linq came to an abrupt end last Tuesday, and while the show that's been a Strip staple for decades appears to have closed by mutual decision, there's much more than meets the eye to this dramatic...
Hard Rock Remains Committed to North Jersey Casino Despite Atlantic City Investment
Hard Rock International CEO Jim Allen says despite spending more than half-billion dollars in Atlantic City, the casino company remains interested in developing a resort in North Jersey. Hard Rock and Jeff Gural, owner of the Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, partnered...
Macau Casinos Miss Revenue Forecasts Again, Enclave Posts 23rd Consecutive Monthly Gain
Macau casinos fell short of analyst expectations in June, with gross gaming revenue (GGR) totaling $2.78 billion, a 12.5 percent premium on the same month in 2017. June marked the enclave's 23rd consecutive month of growth, but it was also the second...
LeBron to Lakers Shortens Los Angeles NBA Title Odds, Cavs Now 500/1
LeBron James is taking his talents to Los Angeles, and while that's major news throughout the sports world, in Las Vegas it has sportsbooks scrambling to readjust their 2018-19 NBA Finals odds. Sportsbooks had taken a possible LeBron signing into account for...
RoboCop: Arizona Casino Adds Robotic Officer to Security Team
An Arizona casino is adding a robot to its security detail. The robot officially began its 24/7 shift on June 29 at the Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort, which is located along I-40/Route 66 some 25 miles east of downtown Flagstaff. The...
Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin Summit Spurs Online Odds, Media Favors Russia Emerging as Victor
Another month, another highly controversial summit for President Donald Trump. Just 35 days after Trump became the first sitting US president to meet the supreme leader of North Korea, the commander-in-chief is traveling to meet another contentious world leader in Russia's Vladimir...
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred Says Casinos Can’t ‘Free Ride’ on Baseball
Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred explained his position this week that sportsbooks should be required to pay the league a percentage of revenue stemming from bets placed on professional baseball games. Manfred pointed to increased costs of monitoring betting patterns for...
