2587 stories by Ed Silverstein
COVID-19 Coding System Could Streamline Travel to Macau
Macau is developing a health coding system that could replace cumbersome border travel restrictions now in place with Guangdong Province, according to news reports. Since March, people from Guangdong must quarantine for two weeks after arriving in Macau. Now being tested, the...
Atlantic City Casino Workers Wait Hours for Food, Hope To Be Rehired
An estimated 1,500 laid-off casino employees waited in a two-mile-long line of vehicles in New Jersey Wednesday to receive free food so their families do not go hungry, news reports said. The Community Food Bank of New Jersey/United Here Local 54 food...
Harvard Says Pandemic Casino Shutdown Is ‘Immediate Threat’ to Native Americans
US tribes urgently need financial help from the federal government after casinos and other money-making operations were abruptly shuttered by the coronavirus outbreak, according to a Harvard University study. Tribal governments could lose billions of dollars in revenue from closed gaming properties...
G2E Asia 2020 Trade Show Delayed for Second Time
G2E Asia 2020 is rescheduled again because of the coronavirus pandemic and related travel restrictions. Organizers of the large gaming sector trade show now have planned it for December. It is on the calendar for Dec. 1-3, at The Venetian Macao. That...
Reopen Nevada Protestors Show Disgust for Closings, Widespread Support for Trump
Several hundred Nevadans took part in dual protests in Carson City and Las Vegas Saturday. Their aim was to put a stop to Gov. Steve Sisolak’s closing of non-essential businesses and his continuing stay-at-home directive in response to coronavirus. Organized by an...
Missouri Gaming Commission Conflict Expands, Investigation Demanded
A proliferating dispute has broken out between some members of the Missouri Gaming Commission, as Executive Director David Grothaus is poised to resign within two weeks after he was reportedly frustrated in his efforts to cut costs at the agency. This week,...
Florida Casino Bartender Could Get Five Years in Prison for $36 Unpaid Tab
Jaime Rodriguez was formally charged Friday for theft of personal property by a hotel employee. That's after he allegedly failed to give bills totaling over $36 to guests at a Miccosukee Resort & Gaming bar in Florida. The 50-year-old bartender was arrested...
Arkansas Racing Commission Reconsiders Two Proposals for Pope County Casino
The Arkansas Racing Commission will give a second look at two applications for a planned gaming property in Pope County several months after they were both rejected. Applications from Gulfside Casino Partnership and Cherokee Nation Businesses/Legends will both get reviewed following a...
Arkansas Racing Commission to Meet Over Pope County Casino License
A controversial proposed gaming property in Pope County Arkansas could be debated Wednesday by the state’s Racing Commission. The commissioners will look again at the Cherokee Nation Businesses’ application for a license for the possible Russellville venue. A competing application was also...
John James Suddenly Steps Down as Foxwoods CEO
Foxwoods Resort Casino President and CEO John J. James abruptly resigned his job Tuesday after just eight months. The Connecticut tribal property is shuttered by the coronavirus pandemic. News of the departure was announced in a statement from the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal...
