6068 stories by Devin O'Connor
Virginia Responsible Gaming Committee to Craft Resources as Industry Rapidly Expands
The newly formed Virginia Problem Gambling Treatment and Support Advisory Committee will begin meeting next month with the goal of developing resources to help people who can't control their gambling. Virginia legalized commercial casino gambling in 2020 in five cities, including Richmond,...
New Jersey iGaming Bill Might Only Extend Online Casinos Through November 2025
New Jersey's authorization of online casino platforms expires in November. Unless state lawmakers pass a measure to extend such iGaming and Gov. Phil Murphy (D) signs the statute or allows it to become law without his signature, online gaming sites will go...
Crown Melbourne Casino Attacker Has Remorse for Unprovoked Fatal Brawl
Crown Melbourne was the site of a vicious attack in March 2022 that resulted in the death of a 29-year-old man. A little after midnight on March 27, 2022, an Australian man named Tyson Armstrong, now 28, unprovokedly attacked Luke Francis inside...
Cedar Rapids Casino Developers Hope to Secure City-Owned Land for Resort
The Cedar Rapids Development Group (CRDG), the backers of the stalled casino resort project called "Cedar Crossing," will make its pitch to the Cedar Rapids City Council next month as to why it should have first dibs on a city-owned plot of...
Royal Caribbean Continues Swapping Jazz Clubs for Smoke-Free Casinos
Royal Caribbean is heeding calls from guests wishing to gamble without lingering cigarette smoke by creating smoke-free casinos on its ships. Casino.org reported in March that the cruise ship operator had replaced the "Jazz on 4" clubs with smoke-free gaming spaces aboard...
Quebec Casinos Adjust Hours and Services as Ongoing Strike Limits Operations
About 1,700 Quebec casino workers went on strike last Friday at the six casinos owned and operated by Loto-Quebec, a government crown corporation that oversees lottery and casino gaming in the province. The 1,700 employees are represented by the Casino de Montreal-CSN...
Philippines Police Rescue 2,700 Enslaved Workers from Offshore Gaming Hubs
The Philippine National Police's (PNP) Anti-Cybercrime Group carried out a series of raids in Manila on Tuesday that the law enforcement agency said resulted in the freeing of more than 2,700 suspected enslaved workers. PNP officials said the operation targeted numerous businesses...
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority CEO Set for Big Pay Raise, Bonus
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) CEO Steve Hill is poised for a significant pay raise for leading the agency responsible for keeping Southern Nevada bustling. The destination marketing organization's Compensation Committee this week made the recommendation that Hill's salary be...
Minneapolis Police Discriminate Against Blacks, Native Americans – DOJ
The US Department of Justice has found numerous civil rights violations carried out by the Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) against not only Black people, but also Native Americans. US Attorney General Merrick Garland earlier this month announced a federal investigation into the...
Philadelphia Man Who Stabbed Girlfriend to Death Inside Atlantic City Casino Sentenced
A 61-year-old man from Philadelphia will spend at least the next 17 years in prison for murdering his girlfriend inside an Atlantic City casino hotel room in 2021. Police on June 11, 2021, responded to the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in...
