3799 stories by Philip Conneller
No Downstate New York Casinos Before 2023: Governor Cuomo
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will not approve the lifting a moratorium barring the creation of new casino licenses before 2023, despite the best efforts of powerful casino interests and their lobbyists to convince him otherwise. MGM Resorts, LVS Corp, and the...
Connecticut Committee Advances Sports Betting, Plus Bridgeport and East Windsor Casino Bills
A glut of Connecticut gambling expansion bills advanced from the Public Safety and Security Committee in Hartford on Tuesday, with the understanding that the legislature still has a lot of refining to do. Rep. Pat Boyd (D-Pomfret) described the hearing as “chapter...
Michigan Tribes Squabble Over Little River Casino Proposal
The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians (LRBOI) has reacted angrily to a bid by three other Michigan tribal operators to derail its plans for a $180 million casino that would be built on the vacant Great Lakes Downs Racetrack, Michigan Live...
New York Governor Cuomo Will Not Bend on Online Sports Betting
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has reaffirmed that online sports betting is not welcome in the Empire State on his watch in a fresh blow to two state senators’ efforts to legalize it. Cuomo has previously said that online sports betting would...
Domestic Hotel Sector Wants in on Future Brazil Casino Market
A Brazilian casino bill introduced last month would authorize the creation of up to 32 integrated resorts in the country, a move that it’s hoped will provide a transformative boost to the country’s tourism industry. But if it’s going to happen, representatives...
MGM Signs Sports Betting Partnership Deal with Major League Soccer
MGM Resorts has signed a four-year deal with MLS that will see the operator become the league’s “official sports betting partner.” It marks the fourth major sports league -- if MLS can be accurately described as such -- to partner with the...
Andorra Government Denies Influence Peddling in Casino Tender Process After Genting and Partouche File Criminal Complaint
The Andorran government has denied accusations of corruption in response to a criminal complaint filed last week by operators Genting and Partouche, losing bidders in last year’s casino tender. The casino giants are furious that their bids lost out to a little...
Red Sox-Owned Network NSEN Lines Up Six Hours of Sports Betting Content Every Morning in New England
You may only be able to gamble legally on sports in one tiny corner of New England but that hasn’t stopped the entire region from getting its own TV show devoted to sports betting discussion -- three hours of it, every weekday...
Imprisoned Philippine Senator Speaks Out Against Chinese Casino Kidnappings
The Philippine casino sector is thriving and so is Chinese tourism -- facilitated by closer relations between the two countries, fostered by President Rodrigo Duterte’s pro-China policy after years of squabbling over disputed territories in the South China Sea. But opposition politicians...
Caesars Entertainment and Eldorado Resorts in Reported Merger Talks
Caesars Entertainment and Eldorado Resorts have initiated merger negotiations, according to Reuters. The news agency cited “sources familiar with the matter” who said Sunday the two casino operators were in the early stages of talks “exploring the possibility” of a combination. Caesars...
