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MGM Cotai on Lockdown After Table Game Dealer Tests Positive for COVID-19
MGM Cotai is on lockdown after a casino croupier tested positive over the weekend for COVID-19. MGM Cotai guests and staff have since been isolated inside the sprawling integrated resort south of downtown Macau. Hundreds of people are reportedly inside the Cotai...
Powerball Hits $1B for Oct. 31 Drawing, Lottery’s Second-Largest Jackpot
The Powerball jackpot continues to soar to unparalleled highs. After no ticket matched the five white numbers and red Powerball last night, the $822.3 million annuity rolled over for tomorrow night's drawing. Saturday's winning numbers were 19-31-40-46-57 and red Powerball 23. It...
President Joe Biden Says Administration to Crack Down on Casino Resort Fees
President Joe Biden, ahead of next month's 2022 midterm elections, is desperate to show voters that his administration and the Democratic Party are on their side. The president believes eradicating so-called "junk fees" is one small way the White House can assist...
Maryland Online Sports Betting Launch Expected in December
The Maryland Sports Wagering Application Review Commission (SWARC) is ready for the reveal. The commission is expected to formally issue online sports betting licenses to 10 qualifying applicants when it next meets on November 21. During the November 2020 election, Marylanders amended...
Kazuo Okada Pleads Not Guilty to Grave Coercion Charge for Okada Manila Takeover
Japanese billionaire Kazuo Okada has entered a not guilty plea for the single "grave coercion" charge brought against him by the Philippines Department of Justice. Okada's spokesperson emailed Casino.org Friday morning, revealing the gaming tycoon's intent to face the charge in court....
Las Vegas Strip Casinos Win $693M in September, Nevada Tops $1B Again
The Las Vegas Strip is busier than ever. And despite some state gaming markets beginning to see demand wane and play subside, Nevada's casinos are operating at unprecedented highs. September 2022 marked the 19th month in a row that Nevada casinos won...
Cordish Companies Prepping Petersburg Casino Plan in Virginia
The Cordish Companies wants to bring its Live! casino brand south to Virginia by way of Petersburg. The Baltimore-based gaming firm operates three Live! casinos in Maryland and Pennsylvania. The company has additionally developed non-gaming entertainment districts under the Live! brand in...
Arizona Lottery Tickets Worth $5.3M Go Unclaimed After Expiration Date
Arizona Lottery officials say two winning lottery tickets worth a combined $5.3 million have gone unclaimed after the redemption periods expired. In August, the lottery told players to check their ticket slips to make sure they weren't the lucky winner of a...
Harrah’s Pompano Beach Developers Seek to Avoid Relocating Burrowing Owls
The developers of Harrah's Pompano Beach in Florida say they would prefer to pay a fee instead of undergoing efforts to relocate burrowing owls that have called the property home for decades. Owner and operator Caesars Entertainment ended live harness racing at...
Powerball $800M Jackpot Game’s Second-Largest Ever, Next Draw Saturday
The Powerball jackpot continues to elude players. Wednesday night's drawing was the 36th time in a row that the interstate lottery game's machines turned up five white ball numbers and a red Powerball that didn't match the numbers on a single ticket....
