7576 stories by Devin O'Connor
Reno’s J Resort Announces Additional $130M Investment, Total Project Now Over $550M
Colorado-based Jacobs Entertainment, the company behind the redevelopment and rebranding of the Sands Regency to the J Resort in Reno, Nev., continues to live up to its pre-project promises. Jacobs Entertainment spent $300 million to overhaul the former Sands Regency. The new...
Alabama’s Gaming Liberalization Odds Improve With Birmingham Racecourse Sale
The odds of Alabama ending its prohibition of nearly all forms of commercial gambling might have improved this week with the Poach Band of Creek Indians agreeing to purchase the Birmingham Racecourse. During recent legislative sessions, Alabama lawmakers have failed to find...
Baha Mar Chinese Construction Firms Pledge Assets to Stay $1.6B Legal Ruling
A Bahamas construction firm linked to the Chinese government has pledged assets it owns in The Bahamas as collateral as it seeks a stay for an October court ruling that ordered the group to pay $1.6 billion to the original developer of...
Evolution Continues Legal Quest to Identify Group Who Made Baseless Claims
Evolution AB, a leading supplier of live dealer iGaming operations and developer of online casino gaming software, is continuing its legal fight in New Jersey to expose the identity of a group of individuals who in 2021 alleged that Evolution was providing...
Iowa Casino Petitions State to Disqualify Resort Bid for Cedar Rapids
A casino in Iowa has petitioned the state gaming agency responsible for reviewing new project bids to dismiss a recent application on allegations that it's seeking to operate slot machines, table games, and sports betting in a county where gambling isn't authorized....
Wind Creek Hospitality Buying Birmingham Racecourse and Casino in Alabama
Wind Creek Hospitality has agreed with the owners of the Birmingham Racecourse and Casino in Alabama to acquire the gaming facility. Live greyhound racing ceased at the Birmingham Racecourse in March 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Though greyhound racing remains legal in...
Atlantic City Casinos Experience Haunting October as Gaming Win Falls 8.5%
Atlantic City casinos continued to see the market thin last month as in-person gross gaming revenue (GGR) fell 8.5% despite an unusually warm and dry October. The New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) reports that only three of the nine casinos...
Resorts World Sentosa License Extended Only Two Years, as $5B Expansion Begins
On Monday, Singapore's Gambling Regulatory Authority (GRA) agreed to extend the casino license of Resorts World Sentosa for a two-year period beginning Feb. 6, 2025. Owned and operated by Genting Singapore, a fully owned subsidiary of Malaysia-based Genting Group, Resorts World Sentosa...
Pennsylvania Proposes Making it Easier for Self-Excluded Casino Gamblers to Return
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) has proposed easing the process for self-excluded persons to regain access to the 17 brick-and-mortar casinos in the commonwealth. In October, the PGCB proposed a rule change to the state's casino self-exclusion program. The responsible gaming...
Illinois Township Supervisor Admits Using Government Funds at Casino, Won’t Resign
A township supervisor in Illinois is refusing to resign from her position despite admitting to using government money at a casino. During the Canteen Township Board of Trustees' September 4 meeting, Township Supervisor Sally Rodriguez admitted to using the town's debit card...
