7596 stories by Devin O'Connor
American Gaming Association Chief Geoff Freeman Lands Top Shelf Lobbying Spot With Grocery Group
Geoff Freeman is leaving as CEO of the American Gaming Association (AGA), the casino industry's chief lobbying group in DC, to become CEO and president of the Grocery Manufacturers Association. Freeman's resignation comes less than a month after the Supreme Court repealed...
Caesars Windsor Strike Over: Casino and Union Reach Three-Year Deal
Caesars Windsor in Ontario, Canada will reopen its doors Thursday morning at 11 am ET, after being closed for more than 60 days, due to a strike by Unifor Local 444 and 2,000 of its members employed at the casino resort. The...
$100 Bet on Golden State NBA Finals Victory Now Nets Just $4
The Golden State Warriors are up 2-0 on the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals. Nevada oddsmakers believe there's little chance that LeBron James and company can realistically win four of the next five. Following Golden State's 122-103 thrashing of Cleveland Sunday...
Vegas Golden Knights in Push to Even Stanley Cup Final, But Series Odds Favor Washington Capitals
The Vegas Golden Knights will be playing full throttle to even the Stanley Cup Final Monday night in Washington, D.C., but Nevada oddsmakers now predict their hometown team's stuff-of-legends run is going to have a not-so-happy ending. After the Washington Capitals won...
Crisis Averted: Las Vegas Culinary Union Reaches Deals With MGM, Caesars
The Las Vegas Culinary Union -- which had been threatening to direct roughly 50,000 members to walk off the job at 34 casinos -- has now reached tentative contracts with key Strip gaming operators MGM Resorts and Caesars Entertainment. The Culinary Union's...
Las Vegas NBA Odds Give Cavs Little Chance After Golden Opportunity Lost in Dramatic Game 1
NBA odds on the Cleveland Cavaliers upsetting the Golden State Warriors are even longer after a wild Game 1 of the best-of-seven Finals. Cleveland, led by who other than LeBron James, nearly pulled off the Game 1 upset in Oakland, but an...
Wynn Resorts Chops Salon Director Claude Baruk, as Company Looks to Wash Image
Wynn Resorts has cut ties with salon director Claude Baruk at its two Las Vegas properties. Wynn Chief Marketing Officer Michael Weaver confirmed this week that the salons at Wynn Las Vegas and Encore will no longer carry Baruk's name. The company...
Sheldon Adelson Brazil Casino Interest Still on Radar, Mystery South American Meetings Ensue
Billionaire gaming mogul Sheldon Adelson was in Brazil this week, where the Las Vegas Sands CEO reiterated his interest in building an integrated casino resort in the world's fifth-largest country. Adelson was in Sao Paulo, Brazil's most-populated city with more than 12...
Connecticut East Windsor Casino Approved by US Department of Interior, Bridgeport Odds Lengthen
The East Windsor casino being jointly built by Connecticut's two Native American tribes has finally received the blessing of the US Department of the Interior (DOI). Connecticut permitted the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes to work together on a satellite casino on...
Las Vegas Culinary Union Settles with Caesars Entertainment, as MGM, Other Casinos Continue to Hammer Out Contract Terms
The Las Vegas Culinary Union strike that could have destroyed the city's economy is at least partially averted. At 2 am Pacific Time Friday morning , at least 12,000 casino workers at nine properties found out they'd reached tentative terms for a...
