6139 stories by Devin O'Connor
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...
Seven Clans Casino in Minnesota Assists Law Enforcement in Drug Ring Bust
The Seven Clans Casino in Minnesota's Thief River Falls recently helped law enforcement carry out a sting of a major drug ring. The operation resulted in the successful infiltration of an illegal narcotics network that was running the illicit enterprise throughout Northern...
Star Entertainment Sells Sheraton Grand Mirage Gold Coast Resort
Star Entertainment Group in Australia has found a buyer for its 50% stake in the Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort, Gold Coast. Star Entertainment, one of the leading commercial casino operators Down Under along with Crown Resorts, continues to face government scrutiny and...
New York Gov. Says No Deal with Seneca Nation After Rochester Casino Backlash
New York Governor Kathy Hochul (D) has conceded that her office's tentative agreement with the Seneca Nation over a new Class III gaming compact is no longer on the table. Hochul's administration and the Seneca Nation earlier this month made a surprising...
Light & Wonder, AWS Develop Predictive Maintenance Program for Slot Machines
Light & Wonder and AWS (Amazon Web Services) have developed a technological program that the gaming developer, manufacturer, and distributor believes can assist the firm in better servicing its issued slot machines. L&W, formerly Scientific Games, spends a considerable amount of money...
Showboat Atlantic City Announces Opening Date for $100M Waterpark
The Showboat Resort in Atlantic City is ready to welcome its first guests for the Boardwalk property's newest amenity, a $100 million waterpark. Officials with Tower Investments, Bart Blatstein's Philadelphia-based real estate firm, say the Showboat waterpark has finished construction, and the...
Tachi Palace Casino Gives Gamblers 90 Days to Redeem Retiring Chips
Tachi Palace Casino Resort in Lemoore, Calif., has given its patrons 90 days to redeem gaming chips that the tribal property is retiring. Owned and operated by the Tachi-Yokut Tribe, one of the many federally recognized tribes in California, Tachi Palace officials...
MGM Springfield Supports Nearby Holyoke with Second $200K Mitigation Grant
Under Massachusetts' 2011 Expanded Gaming Act, MGM Springfield is required to direct 6.5% of its gross gaming revenue to the state's Community Mitigation Fund. The fund, which is administered by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, supports communities and governmental entities in offsetting impact...
New York Real Estate Tycoon Larry Silverstein Joins NYC Casino Bidding Pool
Larry Silverstein, 92, whose Silverstein Properties assisted the Big Apple in redeveloping Lower Manhattan and the World Trade Center following the 9/11 attacks, wants his next bet in NYC to be a casino. In 2013, New York lawmakers and then-Gov. Andrew Cuomo...
Former ‘Real Housewives’ Star Kim Zolciak Allegedly a Gambling Addict
Kim Zolciak, the Bravo reality television star who appeared on "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" before receiving her own spinoff called "Don't Be Tardy," is in the midst of a nasty divorce with her husband Kroy Biermann. Allegations about the 45-year-old socialite's...
