7575 stories by Devin O'Connor
Maryland Casinos Post Revenue Record in March, But Horseshoe Baltimore Struggles Continue
Maryland casinos have set a new monthly gross gaming revenue win record at $150,073,958. The March 2018 number represents a 6.3 percent increase on the previous year, and is nearly $9 million higher than the state's previous all-time mark of $141.1 million....
New Jersey Sports Betting Push Costs State $7.2 Million in Legal Fees
New Jersey's effort to allow sports betting at its Atlantic City casinos and state horse racetracks has cost roughly $7.2 million in legal fees since 2012. State lawmakers and attorneys are challenging the constitutionality of the federal Professional and Amateur Sports Protection...
MGM Resorts Takeover Offer of Wynn Resorts Rumored, Wynn CEO Matt Maddox Reported to Be Open to Possibility
Could MGM Resorts be considering an offer for rival gaming operator Wynn Resorts? That's the buzz now circulating in the wake of Steve Wynn's fall from grace and subsequent departure from the company in February, which left Matt Maddox in the top...
Connecticut GOP Gubernatorial Candidates Talk Casinos, Urge MGM and Tribes to Work Together
Nine Connecticut Republicans squared off in their fourth gubernatorial debate on Wednesday night, and the issue of gambling took center stage. With a complicated legal juggernaut facing lawmakers regarding an approved tribal satellite casino on non-sovereign land and a powerful commercial gaming...
Supreme Court Delay in Issuing Sports Betting Opinion Has Repeal Proponents Concerned
It's been four months since the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) heard arguments regarding the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) of 1992, the current federal law that prohibits sports betting in all but four American states. During the...
Nevada Gaming Control Board Recommends Regulatory Changes for Drunks, Stoners, and Sports Bettors
The Nevada Gaming Control Board (GCB) unanimously recommended changes to the state's regulatory laws this week that would modify how casinos treat impaired patrons, as well as how out-of-state sportsbook customers cash their winnings. On Wednesday, the three-member panel endorsed revisions to...
Wynn Boston Harbor Construction Worker Dies in Crane Accident, OSHA, Wynn Resorts to Investigate
More bad news for Wynn Boston Harbor, as the construction site suffered its first fatality this week when a heavy machinery operator died Wednesday following an equipment-related accident the day before. At the request of the deceased man's family, few details are...
Penn National Secures Second Pennsylvania Satellite Casino With $10.5 Million Bid, Reading Targeted
Penn National Gaming has secured rights to a second satellite casino after submitting a $10.5 million bid during Wednesday's Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) auction. The casino operator selected a 15-mile radius centered in Lancaster County's West Cocalico Township. However, the casino...
Permanent Las Vegas Memorial Likely Years Away, LVCVA and MGM Resorts in Challenging Position as Supporters
When it comes to the Las Vegas shooting, how do you commemorate something horrible when your primary thrust is to market fun, fun, fun? That's the conundrum now being faced by both the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) and MGM...
Villanova Wildcats, Led by Donte DiVincenzo Inferno, Win NCAA Title Over Michigan Wolverines
The Villanova Wildcats were the consensus best team in men's college basketball ahead of Monday night's NCAA national championship game, and coach Jay Wright's squad left few to any doubters after easily taking care of business against the Michigan Wolverines 79-62. After...
