6743 stories by Devin O'Connor
Encore Boston Harbor Expansion Plans Expand as Wynn Pitches Additional Hotels
Encore Boston Harbor is seeking state and local approval to expand its resort footprint across Broadway in Everett, Mass. But the nightclub, poker room, and sportsbook blueprint initially pitched by the Las Vegas-based casino giant continues to enlarge, as the project scope...
Atlantic City Casino Smoking Lingers 45 Years After State Legalized Gambling
Atlantic City casino smoking remains permitted indoors on up to 25% of each gaming floor. But as New Jersey commemorates the 45-year passage of its Casino Control Act that allowed slot machines and table games in Atlantic City, some resort workers are...
Lottery Gifts Make Poor Presents for Kids, Says National Council on Problem Gambling
Lottery gifts shouldn't be given as presents to kids and anyone else under the legal playing age, the nation's leading responsible gaming organization says. Many adolescents are introduced to gambling through lottery gifts. The presents are often given by adults who are...
Encore Boston Harbor Gains First Sportsbook License in Massachusetts History
Encore Boston Harbor made history on Thursday in Massachusetts. That's after the Wynn Resorts-operated casino was awarded the first sports betting license in the commonwealth. The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) on Thursday found Encore Boston Harbor suitable for a Category 1 sports...
Macau Casino Renewals Designed to Maintain Employment as China Eases COVID-19 Rules
Macau last month agreed to issue the region's current six commercial gaming operators with fresh 10-year licenses that will run from Jan. 1, 2023, through Dec. 31, 2033. Shares of the six publicly traded gaming entities have been surging since. The rally...
North Carolina Teenager Wins $1M Lottery Prize, Plans to Buy New Pickup Truck
The North Carolina Lottery is reserved for people aged 18 and older. But for 18-year-old Dalton Radford of Dallas, N.C., it didn't take long for the lottery to deliver one of the state's newest legal adults a hefty financial windfall. The North...
New York Casinos Could Soon Be Permitted to Hire Convicted Felons
New York casinos upstate and the two racinos downstate say they aren't fielding enough applications from interested workers, but help could soon be on the way. New York law prohibits anyone with a felony conviction on their criminal record from gaining employment...
Celine Dion Future Unknown After Singer Announces Debilitating Disease
Celine Dion has been a Las Vegas Strip staple for nearly two decades, but her days headlining a casino showroom could be numbered. That's after the 54-year-old superstar announced a debilitating medical condition. Dion, the best-selling Canadian artist of all-time, and one...
Massachusetts Gaming Regulators Delay Sportsbook Votes on Various Concerns
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission's (MGC) reputation for taking its time in voting on consequential topics is well-earned. The MGC this week is undertaking preliminary reviews of Category 1 sports wagering operating license submissions from the state's three commercial casinos. After more than...
DOJ: Whitey Bulger Prison Mates Took Bets on When He’d Be Murdered
The brutal October 2018 killing of James "Whitey" Bulger, the notorious Boston crime boss turned FBI informant, came as little surprise to many prisoners inside the West Virginia federal penitentiary where the mobster's life ended. That's according to Michael Horowitz, the inspector...
