2587 stories by Ed Silverstein
Montana Official Demands Small Businesses with Gaming Revenue Get COVID-19 Federal Loans
Montana Attorney General Tim Fox is challenging a rule which prevents thousands of US businesses with gambling revenue from receiving the Small Business Administration (SBA) coronavirus relief loans through the Paycheck Protection Program. In Montana alone, the restrictions keep 1,324 small operations...
COVID-19 Pandemic Leads LVCVA to Slash Budget, Confidence Continues for Las Vegas’ Future
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) is likely to drastically cut its operating budget by millions of dollars and delay some key capital projects due to financial shortfalls from the coronavirus outbreak. During a Tuesday morning meeting, the authority is...
Limited Number of Nevada Hotels Provide Rooms to First Responders, Health Professionals During Pandemic
Some Nevada hotels are following the examples of other hotels nationwide and letting first responders and health-care employees working on the coronavirus outbreak stay overnight for free. But many Las Vegas properties appear reluctant to let outsiders stay in their hotels. Last...
Tribal Casinos Cash-Strapped By Outbreak, At Risk For Permanently Closing
The shuttering of US tribal gaming properties because of the coronavirus pandemic is leading to economic anxiety for the tribes, their workers and communities, as well as the states in which they operate, several experts said. Some tribes have kept employees on...
Rhode Island’s Twin River Casino Is New Location for Rapid COVID-19 Test
CVS Health is opening a rapid coronavirus testing site Monday at the shuttered Twin River Casino in Lincoln, Rhode Island. The drive-through site can do 1,000 tests daily. The Woonsocket, Rhode Island-based pharmaceutical and health-care company will provide free Abbott ID NOW...
Video Gambling, Sweepstakes Machines Generate Controversy in Illinois
The Chicago suburb of Rolling Meadows, Illinois is considering limiting the number of video gambling locations to about a dozen, as the nearby Windy City could legalize the machines, according to news reports. Chicago still is pushing for its own large casino....
Missouri Gaming Commission Director Quits, Tensions Revealed with Highway Patrol
David Grothaus is leaving his job next month as executive director of the Missouri Gaming Commission after reportedly getting into a dispute with members of the state’s Highway Patrol. On Friday, state officials confirmed the resignation to Casino.org. But the reason is...
North Carolina Authorities Continue Crackdown on Fish Table Games
North Carolina deputies raided a Salisbury arcade this week that was allegedly a front for an illegal casino, and authorities seized various gaming equipment from the operation. In 2018, the same property reportedly was the scene of a fatal shooting. Deputies searched...
Encore Boston Harbor Donates Essential Protective Equipment to Local Hospital
Massachusetts’ Encore Boston Harbor's recent donation of medical supplies and food is helping the gaming property to promote goodwill during the coronavirus pandemic. Now temporarily shuttered, the Encore gave surgical masks, toilet paper, and gloves to a local hospital and other needy...
Gold Urinals Installed in Cambodian Casino as COVID-19 Outbreak Continues
Gaming property owner Kang Qiang has placed gold urinals in his Sihanoukville, Cambodia gambling venue while all land-based casinos are shuttered in the country by the coronavirus pandemic, news reports said. While it is unclear how much gold is used in the...
