2587 stories by Ed Silverstein
Attorney Representing Town Wants Answers From Tribe on Martha’s Vineyard Gambling Hall
With land already cleared for a tribal gambling hall in Aquinnah -- located on the Massachusetts island of Martha’s Vineyard -- a lawyer representing the town is demanding answers from the Wampanoag tribe and wants them to stop any additional construction. In...
Drones Monitor Illegal Gambling in China, Surveil US Casinos
Chinese authorities continue to successfully employ drones to locate illegal mobile casinos -- with some of the captured suspects facing up to a decade in prison. Last week, 35 suspects were arrested or detained in a remote area of Anhui -- a...
Rhode Island Loses $890,000 in February Sports Betting Leading State to Revisit Predicted Totals
Rhode Island lost over $890,000 on sports betting in February, with most of the blame being placed on loyal Patriots’ fans siding with the victorious home team in the Super Bowl. After New England defeated the Los Angeles Rams, 13-3, Rhode Island saw...
Sports Betting Regulation Best Left to States, Ex-New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie Says
Chris Christie -- the man who got the PASPA overturn rolling in his days as New Jersey's governor when he fought for legal sports betting in the Garden State -- is one of a mounting chorus of experts who think the federal...
Two More Pennsylvania Casinos File for Sports Betting Despite Relatively High Tax, License Fees
More Pennsylvania casinos want to jump on the sports-betting band wagon, as two gaming venues applied for licenses in the last week. Mount Airy Casino Resort in Mount Pocono filed its application on March 29 and Mohegan Sun Pocono in Wilkes-Barre filed...
Wynn Macau 60-Cent Dividend for 2018 Follows Cautious Approach by Casino Company
Wynn Macau Ltd. plans to pay a 60-cent-per-share final dividend for 2018 -- which analysts say is the lowest amount in five years -- and suggests that company officials continue to be vigilant when it comes to the company's future. The dividend...
Kosovo Casino Murder-Robberies Prompt Decade-Long Gambling Ban in Balkan Country
Violent murders of two casino workers in Kosovo -- in separate robberies this month -- has led the Balkan nation to stop most forms of gambling for the next 10 years. The move was approved by the cabinet on Tuesday and by...
Elizabeth Warren Out as Mashpee Wampanoag Federal Land Bill Backer
A federal bill that would restore the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe’s right to call land in Massachusetts to its sovereign reservation -- and build a $1 billion casino on it -- is due to get its first hearing in Congress next Wednesday. But...
Spectacle Entertainment Indiana Casino License to Come with $100M Tab for Move to Dry Land in Gary
An Indiana legislative committee Wednesday made it harder for home-grown gaming operator Spectacle Entertainment to open two land-based casinos, after legislators imposed a $100 million fee to reassign one license from a current Lake Michigan location to a nearby property on dry...
Maine Tribal Casino Opposed by Commercial Gaming Operators, Business Groups
Maine is once again considering proposals to open the state’s first tribal casino, but the idea is getting an icy reception this week in the legislature, as worries surface about a saturated gaming market. Representatives from the state’s two existing commercial casinos,...
