5082 stories by Todd Shriber
Louisiana Sports Betting Legislation Moves Forward, Parish Votes Expected in November
Last week, the Louisiana State Senate voted 29-8 to advance sports betting legislation proposed by Sen. Cameron Henry (R-Metairie). That potentially sets the stage for the measure to be considered on a parish-by-parish basis in November. Henry's Senate Bill 130 allows for...
Churchill Downs, Aristocrat Close to Terms on Big Fish Games Suits
Churchill Downs and Aristocrat Leisure reached, in principle, an agreement to settle a pair of lawsuits stemming from the racetrack operator's sale of Big Fish Games to the gaming machine producer in 2018. The companies are close to settling the Kater v....
Century Casinos Rebound Isn’t Done Yet, Say Analysts
Century Casinos (NASDAQ:CNTY) was active last week, and all that activity prompted a 37 percent spike in the stock, even with a 4.13 percent decline last Friday. In addition to delivering first-quarter results, the company announced that its eight gaming properties in...
Caesars, Wyndham Extend Rewards Partnership Through 2021
With the travel and leisure industry under pressure in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, some companies are enhancing and extending rewards programs to attract and retain customers. Caesars Entertainment and Wyndham Resorts are doing just that. Wyndham said it's extending through...
Wynn Earns High Marks in Massachusetts for Enhanced Sexual Misconduct Policies
Wynn Resorts earned a mostly glowing report from the law firm hired by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) to evaluate the operator's efforts and policies to limit sexual misconduct at the Encore Boston Harbor property and throughout the company. The law firm...
Viva Las Vegas: Sisolak Sets Target Date of June 4 for Nevada Casino Reopening
Setting the stage for Nevada's ailing, gaming-driven economy to begin recovering, Gov. Steve Sisolak said Friday he's setting June 4 as the target for casinos to reopen across the Silver State. The news comes as Nevada's gaming venues are past the two-month...
Michael Burry of ‘Big Short’ Fame Takes Stakes in Las Vegas Sands, Wynn Resorts
Michael Burry, the hedge fund manager profiled in the hit movie The Big Short, doesn't just short securities in the mortgage market. His Scion Asset Management owns long positions in various companies, including recently added stakes in Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) and...
DraftKings Looks for Faster Illinois Entry With Services License Application
DraftKings is looking to skirt a cumbersome 18-month waiting period for online betting operators in Illinois and could use management services licenses to do just that. When the Prairie State passed broader gaming expansion legislation last year, a provision was included in...
San Manuel Extends Closure While Other Southern California Tribal Casinos Reopen
For a fourth time, the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians is extending the shutdown of its eponymous gaming property in Southern California. That's while rival tribal operators in the region move to reopen their casinos as soon as today. San Manuel,...
Steve Wynn Sees ‘Overwhelming Impulse’ to Return to Normal, Accidentally Calls Wynn Resorts ‘My Company’
In an interview with Maria Bartiromo of Fox Business, former Wynn Resorts Chairman and CEO Steve Wynn said people have an “overwhelming impulse” to return to normal in the wake of the coronavirus. And in what could have been just old habit,...
