6735 stories by Devin O'Connor
Former Atlantic Club Casino in Atlantic City to Become Luxury Condominiums
The Atlantic Club Casino Hotel's closing in January 2014 sparked a chain reaction of resorts closing in the New Jersey beachfront gaming town. Three additional Atlantic City casinos closed that same year -- Showboat, Revel, and Trump Plaza -- and the Trump...
Maryland Online Sports Betting Finally Begins, Seven Platforms Taking Wagers
Maryland online sports betting is finally live more than two years after state voters authorized such gambling. This morning at 9 am EST, seven online sportsbooks in Maryland began taking real money bets. People aged 21 and older inside the state can...
Macau to Soon Announce Casino Tender Winners, Current Six Operators Favored
The Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) government is expected to announce the six winners of its casino bidding term sometime before mid-December 2022, a new report suggests. TDM Radio, a public broadcast media outlet in Macau that provides content in the region's...
Atlantic City Casino Profits Total $269M in Q3, Resorts Faring Better Than in 2019
Atlantic City casino gross operating profits for the nine resorts collectively totaled $269.2 million during the third quarter of 2022. The numbers from the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) present mixed results. While the $269.2 million profit experienced in the...
Atlantic City Casino Execs Say Town Must Make Streets Safer to Attract More Tourists
Several Atlantic City casino executives believe the town must do more to assure the public's safety outside of its resorts in order to increase pedestrian traffic during the warmer months. Homelessness has long been an issue in Atlantic City. But the problem...
Massachusetts Has 15 Sports Betting Applications
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) revealed Tuesday that 15 applications for sports betting licenses were received during the state's bidding period that ended Monday at 2 p.m. EST. The MGC says 15 firms each paid a nonrefundable $200K application fee. The money...
BetMGM Donates $180K to International Center for Responsible Gaming
BetMGM, a leading iGaming and sports betting operator in the US, is further committing financial resources toward the issue of responsible gambling. MGM Resorts' digital gaming and sportsbook unit announced Tuesday that it's giving $180K in cash to the International Center for...
Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia Sells Winning $1M Pennsylvania Lottery Ticket
Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia in the city's Stadium District is where one lucky lottery player recently purchased a gameplay that won more than $1 million. The Pennsylvania Lottery revealed this week that the $700 million casino that opened in January 2021...
Peninsula Pacific Entertainment Focused on Iowa After Churchill Downs Buy
Peninsula Pacific Entertainment (P2E) is without physical casino assets after most of the company's portfolio was acquired by Churchill Downs earlier this month. The $2.75 billion acquisition closed on November 1. The deal included Del Lago Resort & Casino in Waterloo, NY,...
New York City Casino Pitched Near United Nations, 9 West Billionaire Behind Bid
The New York City casino race has another entrant. Billionaire Stefan Soloviev. He is one of the nation's largest landowners, with more than half of a million acres under his ownership, and has prepped the latest casino scheme targeting Manhattan. Soloviev, 47,...
