2587 stories by Ed Silverstein
Vietnam’s Casinos Closed Due to Coronavirus, Residents Restricted
Vietnamese gambling properties have shuttered for 15 days starting today because of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report from Vietnam News Agency, a state news service. Among the venues closed is Corona Casino & Resort. It is located on Phu Quoc...
Hong Kong Police Arrest 29 Suspects Tied to Alleged Gambling Racket
A Hong Kong illegal gaming racket, which obtained $1.8 million from eight gambling dens in just a half year, was broken up by local police in a series of recent raids, police revealed. Three ringleaders and 26 other suspects were arrested as...
Detroit’s Greektown Casino-Hotel Providing Free Rooms to First Responders During Coronavirus Outbreak
Detroit’s Greektown Casino-Hotel has set aside 40 free-of-charge rooms for police officers, firefighters, and emergency medical technicians. Numerous Detroit first responders have fallen ill, and a few have died from the virus. In order to stay at the hotel, the first responders...
Trump Tax Deduction Proposal Could Boost Some Las Vegas Restaurants
Upscale restaurants at casinos are among the eateries that could benefit under President Donald Trump’s proposal to increase deductions for meals and entertainment on corporate taxes, according to several experts on gambling trends. Trump made the suggestion during a press conference on...
Cambodia to Close Land-Based Casinos as More Residents Contract COVID-19
All legal casinos in Cambodia will be shuttered indefinitely starting Thursday because of risk stemming from the coronavirus outbreak. New cases of the potentially fatal illness include a man who worked in an unidentified casino. The East Asian nation reported on Monday...
Coronavirus Risk Cited as Latest Reason to Ban Slot-Like Machines in Missouri
UPDATE: The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has banned using slot-like machines and other coin-operated devices located in gas stations and similar venues, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. The Missouri ban started this weekend and will be in place...
Mashpee Wampanoag to Lose Massachusetts Reservation Status after Order from Trump Administration
The Mashpee Wampanoag are now highly unlikely to build their proposed casino in Taunton, Massachusetts, given that the tribe’s reservation recently was ordered “disestablished” by the Department of Interior under the direction of Interior Secretary David Bernhardt. The federal directive means the...
Rhode Island Closes Casinos Indefinitely, State Clamps Down on Visitors
Rhode Island’s Twin River casinos in Tiverton and Lincoln now remain shuttered until further notice to help minimize risk from the expanding coronavirus outbreak. The decision to extend the March 13 closure from a week to an indefinite amount of time was...
Penn National Gaming to Sell Tropicana Property for Credits, Workers Nationwide Get Furloughed
Penn National Gaming announced Friday it is selling its Tropicana Las Vegas' buildings and acreage in exchange for $337.5 million worth of “rent credits.” The move comes as it faces the grim economic reality from the coronavirus pandemic. It is also putting...
New York’s Aqueduct Racetrack May House 1,000 Patients as Temporary Hospital
Aqueduct Racetrack was recommended today as another emergency hospital in New York City to temporarily house sick residents. That proposal came given the sharply increasing numbers of coronavirus patients who are overwhelming the region’s permanent health-care facilities. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo...
