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Encore Boston Harbor Implements Coronavirus Screening for Employees, Guests
Encore Boston Harbor is planning to take the temperatures of all guests and employees entering the premises as part of increased efforts to stem the spread of the coronavirus. News of the Wynn Resorts property bolstering procedures aimed at preventing proliferation of...
Roundhill Investments Eyes Launch of First Sports Betting ETF With Nifty Ticker ‘BETZ’
Roundhill Investments is looking to be the first exchange-traded funds (ETFs) issuer to capitalize on the fast-growing sports betting segment by bringing a fund dedicated to that theme to market. In a recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the...
MGM Resorts Temporarily Waves Bye-Bye to Buffets on Strip, Citing Coronavirus Caution
MGM Resorts International is temporarily halting buffet service at several of the company's Las Vegas Strip venues in a precautionary move to prevent spreading of the novel coronavirus. On Sunday, March 15, buffets at the ARIA, Bellagio, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay, The...
Las Vegas Sands, Melco, MGM Resorts Among Companies With Frequent Coronavirus Mentions on Earnings Calls
Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:LVS) and Melco Resorts & Entertainment (NASDAQ:MLCO) are among the companies that most frequently mentioned the novel coronavirus on recent earnings conference calls, a sentiment that isn't confined to the gaming industry. Amenity Analytics, a provider of natural language...
Macau Gaming Revenue Down Almost 80 Percent to Start March as Visits Remain ‘Abysmal’
March is off to a rough start for casino operators in Macau, as gross gaming revenue (GGR) is estimated to have slumped 79 percent on a year-over-year basis in the first eight days of the month. Through the first eight days of...
Nagasaki Could Open Integrated Resort by 2025, According to Japan Prefecture Budget
Nagasaki could have an integrated resort open sometime in 2025, potentially beating rival Japanese regions to the punch, assuming the prefecture can win approval from the federal government in 2021. The prefecture's Budget Committee notes in a recent document that if the...
Eldorado Resorts Swoons Amid Coronavirus, Financing Fears, but Stock Still has Defenders
Entering Monday, Eldorado Resorts, Inc. (NASDAQ:ERI) was off 43.58 percent this year, a tumble that erased $2.2 billion in market value. Things are getting worse for the regional gaming company, with the shares down 11.44 percent at this writing as investors fret...
BetMGM App Goes Live in Nevada, Company Rebrands Sportsbooks, Adds Kiosks at Strip Venues
MGM Resorts International (MGM) said its BetMGM mobile application is now live in its home state of Nevada. It's a launch that includes the rebranding of the operator's brick-and-mortar sportsbooks, as well as the addition of more than 100 gaming kiosks at...
DraftKings, Penn National Among Latest Operators Landing Colorado Sports Betting Licenses
In an effort to render decisions on more sports betting applications ahead of the May 1 launch date, the Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission (CLGCC) on Thursday approved several more permits. That brings the total to roughly a dozen since last month....
34 Gambling References Found in NFL Collective Bargaining Agreement, Players Want Cut of Action
NFL players are voting on the latest collective bargaining agreement (CBA), a voluminous, 439-page document that features 34 references to gambling. The proposal, which was distributed leaguewide on Thursday, is a clear sign the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) wants a cut of...
