Wynn Agrees to Settlement in Tip-Sharing Dispute
Wynn Resorts has agreed to pay $5.6 million to resolve a federal lawsuit brought by around 1,000 current and former Wynn Las Vegas dealers who have been fighting the...
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Nevada Eyes Esports Regulation
The burgeoning business of video gaming tournaments, or esports as they’re known, is expected to generate revenues in the billions of dollars. One Nevada lawmaker is looking to position...
Competing Casinos Worries Illinois Leaders
Wisconsin and Illinois may become very close casino rivals. A $405 million Indian casino (l.) will soon begin building in Beloit, Wisconsin. The city of Rockford, Illinois, is waiting...
Virgin Hotel, Mohegan Casino Opens in Las Vegas
Virgin Hotel Las Vegas has opened in the building the formerly identified as the Hard Rock. The casino is run by Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment and is the first...
Pennsylvania to Ease Covid Restrictions April 4
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf (l.) announced that casino capacity restrictions due to Covid-19 will be eased to allow 75 percent capacity beginning April 4.
Louisiana Casino Supporters, Opponents Face Off
Opponents of a proposed $250 million casino in Slidell, Louisiana spoke out against the project at a recent city council meeting. But lawmakers say they've heard positive feedback about...
North Carolina Report Forecasts Billions in Gaming Revenues
A Spectrum Gaming report commissioned by the North Carolina Lottery indicates within five years up to nine state-run casinos could generate $2.2 billion in revenue and sports betting could...
Wyoming Sports Betting Bill Awaits Governor’s Signature
Sports betting legislation has been approved by the Wyoming House and moved by the Senate Appropriations Committee to the Senate Floor. Supporters say the state is losing tax revenues...
Massachusetts Casinos Want Poker to Return
Patrons at Massachusetts’s two casino resorts are clamoring to be allowed to play poker. However, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission still limits table games to four seats. That’s not enough...
Mohegan Leadership Shakeup
Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment CEO and President Mario Kontomerkos (l.) is leaving his position at the end of March. Replacing him will be interim CEO Ray Pineault. And former...
Hard Rock Gary to Open May 14
Spectacle Entertainment’s new $300 million land-based Hard Rock Northern Indiana (l.) in Gary will open May 14. Hard Rock and Spectacle also are partners on the new Lady Luck...
New York Lifting Casino Curfew
Come April, New York’s gaming venues such as Rivers Schenectady (l.) won’t have to close at 11 p.m. anymore as the Cuomo administration pushes ahead with plans to relax...
Las Vegas Tourism on the Mend, But Gaming Revenue Lags
February’s visitation to Las Vegas was up a healthy 19 percent over January’s. What the market would like to see now is more spending on the casino floor.
Caesars Suing Insurers for Pandemic Losses
Las Vegas-based casino giant Caesars Entertainment is taking dozens of insurance companies to court in a bid to recoup more than $2 billion in Covid-related losses the company says...
Gaming and Covid-19, One Year Later
It’s been a year since the pandemic hammered casinos in the U.S. and abroad. Though viral cases are tumbling and restrictions have declined, it’ll take time for the industry...
Haaland Sworn In as Interior Secretary
On March 19, former New Mexico Rep. Debra Haaland (l.) was sworn in as secretary of the U.S. Department of Interior. Haaland made history, becoming the first Native American...
Vegas Bustling as Capacity Limits Wind Down
Spurred by Nevada’s new, more relaxed occupancy rule for casinos, restaurants and other businesses, tourists are descending on the Las Vegas Strip in numbers not seen since the Covid...
NBA A Pioneer of Sportsbook Partnerships
The NBA just struck a deal to partner with Bally's Corp., a mutual admiration society on each side. Bally's sportsbooks benefit. The league benefits. And they both benefit by...
Podcast with Joe Hasson
An interview with Joe Hasson, General Manager at Mohegan Sun Casino at Virgin Hotel Las Vegas, to discuss what it means for the company to open its first casino...
Nevada OKs Caesars William Hill Buy
The sale of William Hill to Caesars Entertainment was approved last week by Nevada regulators. The company says it plans to sell the international operations of Hill to concentrate...
