6743 stories by Devin O'Connor
DraftKings Faces Hearing in Massachusetts for Credit Deposit Violations
DraftKings is facing an adjudicatory hearing in Massachusetts for violating laws relating to how bettors deposit and fund their sports betting accounts. An adjudicatory hearing involves all parties participating in a legal review of the alleged violations. In late May, DraftKings self-reported...
$270M Live! Casino Hotel Louisiana Breaks Ground in Bossier City
Construction on Live! Casino & Hotel Louisiana in Bossier City is officially underway. On Wednesday, the Cordish Companies celebrated the commencement of construction on the first land-based casino in the Shreveport-Bossier City market. Cordish acquired the shuttered Diamond Jacks riverboat and hotel...
Rivers Casino Des Plaines Hit With Class-Action Lawsuit Over August Data Breach
Rivers Casino Des Plaines in Illinois is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit for its role in an August cyberattack that resulted in thousands of individuals having their data seized. Filed in Illinois' Northern District federal court, attorneys representing the class plaintiffs, including...
Atlantic City Casinos Seemingly Win Smoking Fight, At Least for Now
The executives leading the nine Atlantic City casinos have seemingly won over enough New Jersey lawmakers in their quest to maintain tobacco smoking on their gaming floors. Just a month ago, the odds seemed good that state lawmakers in Trenton would pass...
South Point Owner Michael Gaughan Expanding Into Colorado With Two Casinos
South Point Las Vegas owner Michael Gaughan is expanding his casino empire into Colorado with the operational acquisitions of two gaming properties in Cripple Creek. Gaughan formed Rocky Mountain Gaming in conjunction with gaming industry veterans David Ross and Joseph Canfora to...
Evolution Brings ‘Crazy Time’ Live Game Show to New Jersey Online Casinos
Evolution has brought its popular Crazy Time live game show to New Jersey. Evolution, the Sweden-based business-to-business interactive gaming developer specializing in live dealer games, debuted Crazy Time in the Garden State on Tuesday. The live game show is wildly popular overseas,...
Kansas Star Successfully Appeals Property Tax Assessment, Casino Owed $19M
The Kansas Star Casino in Mulvane is due a refund of more than $19 million in property taxes after a state court recently ruled the resort overpaid in 2014. Owned and operated by Boyd Gaming, the casino has been appealing its assessed...
Hard Rock Digital Launches Social Gaming Division
Hard Rock Digital, the interactive gaming and sports betting firm owned by Hard Rock International and Seminole Gaming, is expanding its social gaming division. Hard Rock Digital recently acquired WGames, a leading mobile gaming company that develops free-to-play social games. Following the...
Atlantic City Casino Union Issues Support for Smoking Ban
A union that represents table game dealers inside Atlantic City casinos is supportive of efforts to force the nine gaming floors to go smoke-free through state legislation. The United Auto Workers (UAW) represents dealers at three casinos in town, Caesars, Bally's, and...
Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino Expansion Progressing Smoothly
Harrah's Cherokee Valley River Casino & Hotel's $275 million expansion project is progressing nicely, Tribal officials said this week. Harrah's Cherokee Valley River opened in 2015 to complement the Tribe's primary casino, Harrah's Cherokee. Valley River is located about 40 miles southeast...
