7746 stories by Devin O'Connor
Outgoing AGA Chief Geoff Freeman Says Gaming Going ‘Mainstream’ Critical to Lobbying Efforts
American Gaming Association's (AGA) Geoff Freeman says transforming the overall perception of the gambling industry is vital to lobbying DC lawmakers. Appearing at this week's East Coast Gaming Congress at Harrah's Atlantic City, Freeman said removing the negative stigmatisms of casinos will...
Atlantic City Casinos Unlucky in May, Revenue Plummets 5.1 Percent
Atlantic City casinos reported gross gaming revenue (GGR) losses of 5.1 percent in May, and without online gambling, things would have been even worse. Brick-and-mortar play in Atlantic City plummeted more than seven percent to $193.4 million, a loss of nearly $15...
‘Mr. Las Vegas’ Wayne Newton Increasing Security After Returning Home to Find Burglary in Progress: Part of Dramatic Crime Wave Across Valley
Perennial Las Vegas headliner Wayne Newton and wife Kathleen were the victims of a home invasion burglary Wednesday night, which they interrupted in flagrante. In response, the couple says they're now upping security measures at their residence. The Newtons returned to their...
Lawyers Claim Stephen Paddock Asset Distribution Delayed by FBI, Police Release New Footage
The family of Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock wants nothing to do with his assets and has asked lawyers to distribute whatever equity he left behind to his 1 October victims. But lawyers working on the case say the FBI is preventing...
SJM Holdings Puts Its Money on Cotai Casino Reversing Downward Spiral of Gaming Operator That Once Ruled Macau Market
SJM Holdings hopes its first casino resort on the Cotai Strip will turnaround the Macau casino giant's dwindling market share in Macau. SJM is the casino empire of recently retired billionaire Stanley Ho, who controlled a gambling monopoly on Macau for decades,...
Donald Trump Nobel Peace Prize Odds Shorten Following Singapore Summit
President Donald Trump has been nominated for the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize after his historic Singapore Summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. But a decade after his predecessor Barack Obama received his for "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation...
Tiger Woods Still Betting Favorite at US Open, Despite Ten-Year Gap Since Last Major
Tiger Woods' last major victory came a decade ago at the US Open. It was a historic victory that included a dramatic 72nd-hole 12-foot birdie putt at Torrey Pines to force a playoff that he would win the next day over Rocco...
Detroit Casinos Benefit From Caesars Windsor Strike, Michigan Online Gambling Bill Advances
Detroit casinos won more money in May 2018 than in the previous year, as gross gaming revenue (GGR) increased 3.9 percent to $124.6 million. MGM Grand Detroit, MotorCity, and Greektown likely benefited from the Caesars Windsor strike. Union members refused to work...
Nevada AG Adam Laxalt — Noted Online Gambling Opponent, Sheldon Adelson Ally — Wins GOP Gubernatorial Primary Without Breaking a Sweat
Nevada's Attorney General, 39-year-old Adam Laxalt, has secured the GOP party ticket for his state's gubernatorial election in November. He will face Clark County Commissioner Steve Sisolak, who won the Democratic Party nomination during Tuesday's primary. For Laxalt, it was smooth sailing...
Connecticut Congressional Delegation Seeking DOI Answers Regarding East Windsor Casino
Four of the seven members of the Connecticut congressional delegation are asking the Office of the Inspector General to investigate why the US Department of the Interior (DOI) failed to act on its revised tribal gaming compacts with the Mashantucket Pequot and...
