NJ Lottery Suspends 5 Card Cash Due to Pandemic
The New Jersey Lottery has temporarily halted sales of its 5 Card Cash drawing due to safety concerns brought on by the current Covid-19 pandemic.
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Vegas Superstar Roy Horn Dies at 75
Longtime Las Vegas entertainer Roy Horn died last week due to complications from the Covid-19 virus. He was 75. Horn and Siegfried Fischbacher starred in a stage show featuring...
No Border Openings Yet, Macau Officials Say
The Macau government has affirmed that anything approaching a relaxation of border controls (L.) is still a ways off. In China in the meantime, the Covid epidemic is believed...
Maryland Takes $60 Million Hit Due to Closure
Maryland’s casinos were closed all of April, for zero revenue compared to $145.2 million in April 2019, and $60 million allotted for the state down the drain. Lottery and...
Thousands Face Layoffs in Las Vegas
Since March, nearly 63,000 MGM Resorts workers have been furloughed at the company’s two dozen U.S. resorts, all of which are currently closed. The Las Vegas gaming giant now...
Atlantic City Considers Reopening Strategy
Following the lead of Governor Phil Murphy (l.), the casino industry will collaborate with AtlantiCare to formulate a plan to re-open the gaming halls.
Executive Shakeup at MGM
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic MGM Resorts Int. has let go four presidents of their Las Vegas properties and consolidated its leadership structure. Station Casinos has also...
Pandemic Threatens Atlantic City’s Financial Stability
Atlantic City faces a bleak future financially as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and its impact on casino revenue and municipal coffers, one tied to the other. State...
Caesars Casino Launched in Pennsylvania
The Caesars online casino has launched in Pennsylvania, in partnership with the Harrah’s Philadelphia land-based casino in Chester, following last month’s launch of Caesars’ online sportsbook.
Massachusetts Talks Safe Reopening of Casinos
The regulator responsible for the three casinos operating in the Bay State, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, has begun talking about what will be required to reopen the facilities that...
Missouri Casinos May Remain Closed Past May 15
Although Missouri Governor Mike Parson is allowing some businesses to reopen May 4, state Gaming Commission Chairman Mike Leara (l.) said he's not ready to reopen the state's 13...
Las Vegas Sands To Require Temperature Checks
The Las Vegas Sands plans to install thermal cameras at all entry points to its Venetian and Palazzo resorts (l.) and will sequester guests registering temperatures over 100 degrees....
Mississippi Casinos Await Go-Ahead
Mississippi casinos, which closed March 16 due to Covid-19, are not ready to reopen, although Governor Tate Reeves (l.) said he'll allow some businesses to reopen with restrictions.
Pennsylvania Racetracks Prepare to Reopen
The Pennsylvania State Horse Racing Commission is working with representatives of horsemen’s associations on steps to reopen the racing business in the state.
Nevada Casinos Open Uncertain
Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak has turned over responsibility for the opening of the state’s casinos to the Gaming Control Board. But he says the opening won’t be until phase...
Pandemic Hits Twin River’s R.I. Properties
The Covid-19 pandemic caused Twin River Worldwide Holdings to close its Rhode Island casinos in Tiverton and Lincoln (l.) on March 14. This has caused a 67 percent decline...
Mohegan Sun May Reopen May 12
The Mohegan Sun (l.), one of two mega-casinos in Connecticut won’t open before May 12. This is a two-week pushback from what the Mohegan Tribe originally announced.
Vegas Icon Roy Horn in Treatment for Covid-19
Roy Horn of the legendary Las Vegas big-cat act Siegfried & Roy has tested positive for the coronavirus. Horn is undergoing treatment, a representative for the duo announced last...
Michigan Tribes Ponder Casino Reopenings
Although Michigan's 12 federally recognized tribes were not subject to Governor Gretchen Whitmer's order, they closed their 23 casinos on March 22 due to Covid-19. Now, as Whitmer (l.)...
Bally’s Atlantic City Sold to Twin River
Twin River Worldwide Holdings will buy casinos in Atlantic City, Shreveport and Lake Tahoe.
