6744 stories by Devin O'Connor
North Carolina Casino Effort Busts, Budget Moves Forward Sans Gaming
Commercial casinos won't be coming to North Carolina anytime soon. North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) broke the news that after caucusing his Republican lawmakers, the consensus didn't relay enough support for him to move forward with the gaming push. Moore...
BetMGM Launches Updated Sportsbook App Just in Time for NFL Season Kickoff
BetMGM today launched its updated app ahead of the NFL's regular season kickoff, which gets underway tonight at 8:20 pm ET with the Detroit Lions playing at the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs. BetMGM is a 50-50 venture controlled by MGM Resorts...
Maryland Lottery Player Wins ‘Pick 5’ For Second Time in as Many Years
Maryland Lottery officials say a player from Baltimore County won her second major "Pick 5" prize in as many years after she scored a $50,000 jackpot during the Aug. 10 drawing. Pick 5 is drawn twice daily. Players pick five numbers from...
Wolfgang Puck to Open Mandalay Bay Restaurant Honoring His Mother
Mandalay Bay announced the closing of Wolfgang Puck's Lupo restaurant in June following a 24-year run. Three months later, the famed chef is unveiling reservations for what will next occupy the space. Puck's company announced this week that a new concept paying...
Richmond City Officials Say Casino Could Support Early Childhood Programs
Richmond city officials last week got their first look at the redesigned casino resort from a development group led by nationally known racing and gaming firm Churchill Downs, Inc. and Black-focused media conglomerate Urban One. With optimism high that this November's local...
Grand Island Casino Resort Construction at Nebraska’s Fonner Park to Soon Begin
Work on the $100 million Grand Island Casino Resort at Fonner Park in Nebraska is expected to begin sometime next month, project officials say. With the Nebraska State Fair over as of Labor Day, the focus at Fonner Park turns to the...
Betr Sportsbook Launches in Virginia, Third State Entry for Sports Betting Platform
The Betr Sportsbook is officially live in Virginia. The launch marks the company's third sports betting state entry following its debut in Ohio and Massachusetts earlier this year. Betr Holdings, Inc., founded last year by sports betting exec Joey Levy and social...
Hard Rock Bristol Construction ‘Moving Fast,’ Early Summer 2024 Opening Targeted
When Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol construction began on the permanent resort property in early December 2022, company officials said they expected the $400 million development to take about 18 months to complete. That timeline hasn't changed roughly halfway into the...
North Carolina Republicans Don’t Have a Consensus on Casinos, as Talks Continue
North Carolina Republicans, which control majorities in both chambers of the General Assembly, continue to discuss the merits of legalizing commercial casinos. But House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) says the party is only beginning to caucus its members to gauge support for...
Responsible Gaming Messages Resonating With US Public, New Survey Finds
September marks Responsible Gaming Education Month (RGEM), an annual initiative from the American Gaming Association. The preeminent casino lobbying group in DC kicked off the month that promotes gaming literacy and consumer education -- the 25th RGEM installment -- with insights into...
