7575 stories by Devin O'Connor
Fired Wynn Las Vegas Male Manicurist Files Gender Bias Lawsuit, Claims He Experienced Discrimination for Being a Man
Vincent Fried, who previously worked as a Wynn Las Vegas manicurist, alleges in a court complaint filed this week that he was fired from the Strip resort last summer, simply for being a guy. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal's Rio Lacanlale, who...
Pennsylvania Casinos Set Monthly Record, Join Maryland, Ohio, and Michigan in Posting New Highs
Pennsylvania casinos generated more than $300 million in gross gaming revenue (GGR) last month, the first time in state history that the threshold has been passed. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) released final numbers this week that showed gross table game...
Despite Scandal, Miss America Receives $4M Subsidy From Atlantic City’s Casino Reinvestment Development Authority
Miss America is remaining in Atlantic City for at least another pageant. Despite a scandal that shook up the organization in December over derogatory emails sent and received by then-CEO Sam Haskell and two board members regarding former Miss America winners, the...
Macau Gaming Analysts Like What They See, Predict ‘Sustainable’ Growth
Following a trip to Macau, gaming analysts at JP Morgan Securities say China's enclave is well positioned to see continued growth throughout 2018. The financial services firm says the mass market continues to expand, and VIP play is strong. "All seems well...
Caesars Entertainment Enters Non-Gaming Space With Dubai Bluewaters Island Hotel Projects
Caesars Entertainment has reached a deal to manage and operate two non-gaming resorts and a beach club on Dubai's $1.6 billion man-made Bluewaters Island mixed-use retail, residential, hospitality, and entertainment space in the Persian Gulf. The project marks the company's first foray...
Venetian Picnic Shooting Victim Identified as VP of Casino Operations, Suspect Remains At Large
Venetian picnic shooter Anthony Wrobel, the casino employee who is reported to have killed one of his bosses and critically injured another, remains on the lam more than 24 hours after the Sunday evening close-range shooting in Las Vegas' Sunset Park. The...
Pro-Trump Super PAC Won’t Return $500,000 Steve Wynn Donation
America First Action, a Super PAC supporting the reelection efforts of President Donald Trump, says it won't be returning a $500,000 donation made by disgraced former casino owner Steve Wynn. Finance records from the Federal Election Commission (FEC) show that the political...
Carl Icahn Sells Tropicana Entertainment, as Billionaire Exits Casino Business
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn is reportedly cashing in his casino chips and exiting the gaming business. On Monday, Icahn Enterprises announced it is selling Tropicana Entertainment and six of its eight casinos to real estate investment trust Gaming and Leisure Properties (GLP)...
Caesars to Build Harrah’s Northern California Near Sacramento
Caesars Entertainment has reached a deal with the Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians to jointly construct a casino in California near the state capital of Sacramento under its Harrah's brand. The Harrah's Northern California gaming floor will measure 25,000 square feet,...
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge Rejects Casino Ballot Proposal, Again
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge has rejected yet another casino ballot referendum, this time on grounds that the proposed question features "ambiguous" wording. It's the second time this year that the state's chief legal advisor has rejected a gambling motion. Rutledge said...
