491 stories by Ed Silverstein
Arkansas Casino Expansion Advocates Halt Process to Hold Statewide Vote
A planned Arkansas vote to expand legalized gambling has been effectively withdrawn by organizers. That's after state officials challenged the process used to collect signatures on a petition to pave the way for the constitutional referendum. Arkansas Wins in 2020 recently dropped...
Casino de Tandil Proceeds with Reopening Plan in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina’s Online Gaming to Expand
Argentina’s Casino de Tandil is moving forward in its effort to resume operations, which will make it the first gaming venue in Buenos Aires province to reopen since closing because of the coronavirus pandemic. The gaming venue has developed a reopening plan...
Tribal Casino Leaders Want More COVID-19 Funds, Confident on Safety
Tribal chairs and top tribal executives overwhelmingly believe they have sufficient procedures in place to reopen safely. But the majority also says tribes need more federal coronavirus relief funds to offset devastating community effects, according to a recent survey. A recent survey...
NBABet Stream Launches with Wagering Analysis of Pro Basketball Games
NBABet Stream, which provides streaming broadcasts of pro basketball games complete with exclusive gambling-related content, debuted this week. Some say it could become a model for other sports leagues. It kicked off with the Oklahoma City Thunder-Denver Nuggets game on Monday, Aug....
Navajo Gaming Employees to Stop Getting Paychecks, Coronavirus Continues to Impact Indian Country
Close to 1,000 employees who had been on leave with the Navajo Nation’s gambling operation will stop getting paid after Monday, Aug. 3, as the tribal community continues to struggle with lost revenue from the COVID-19 pandemic. Some 900 workers were alerted...
Moran Promoted to Permanent Chair of Nevada Gaming Commission, Brown Named Commissioner
Ogonna Brown — a partner at the Las Vegas office of Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie — was recently named the fifth member of the Nevada Gaming Commission, filling a previously vacant seat. Veteran commission member John T. Moran Jr. also was named...
Nevada Gaming Board Launches 156 Cases, Face Mask Violations Claimed at Three Casinos
The Nevada Gaming Control Board has kicked off 156 cases related to non-compliance on the state’s health and safety regulations. The violations occurred since gaming properties began to reopen on June 4 after months of shuttering because of the coronavirus pandemic. Three...
Dissenting Supreme Court Justices Rip Policy That Lets More Visitors Into Nevada Casinos Than Into Churches
The US Supreme Court recently upheld a Nevada policy that limits church crowds to 50 worshipers. That's while casinos are typically allowed to operate at a much higher capacity of 50 percent, given the risk of transmission from the COVID-19 pandemic. By...
India Authorities Arrest 23 Suspects During Green Park Resort Gambling Raid
A police raid of India’s Green Park Resort, Talasari -- about 83 miles north of Mumbai -- led to the apprehension of 23 people on gambling and related charges early Saturday morning. The arrests are part of a continuing crackdown on illegal...
Homeless Man Drowns in Bellagio Fountains in Front of Las Vegas Tourists
Las Vegas Metro police are continuing to investigate the death of a homeless man who jumped into the iconic Bellagio fountains on the Las Vegas Strip Friday morning and eventually died from an apparent drowning. At least one passerby tried to save...
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