6735 stories by Devin O'Connor
Palms Las Vegas Website Targeted by Malware, Casino Investigating
The Palms Las Vegas website is currently down. The casino resort's information technology (IT) department is investigating the cause. A visit to www.palms.com currently redirects to a malware message warning visitors that clicking through to the website may harm the user's computer....
Kazuo Okada Arrest Celebrated by Okada Manila Management in Philippines
Monday's arrest of Kazuo Okada at Manila's Ninoy Aquino International Airport is being celebrated by the casino management company the 80-year-old billionaire founded in 2008. Okada founded Tiger Resort, Leisure & Entertainment, Inc. (TRLEI) after being granted a gaming license in the...
Vermont Sports Betting Committee Pitches Regulatory Suggestions, 20 Percent Tax
The Vermont Sports Betting Study Committee is floating some ideas as to what the sports wagering industry might look like in the Green Mountain State. That's if lawmakers choose to legalize such gaming. Things move a little slower in Vermont. That's why,...
Virginia Casino Study Finds Petersburg Suitable for Gaming Development
A Virginia casino study conducted by the state's Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) has found Petersburg suitable to become a host gaming town. In 2020, Virginia authorized a single casino development in the cities of Richmond, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Bristol, and...
Powerball Jackpot Climbs Past Half a Billion Dollars, Tuesday Prize Estimated at $508M
The Powerball jackpot for the lottery game's Wednesday, October 19 drawing is an estimated $508 million. At $508 million, Wednesday's draw is moving closer to reaching Powerball's 10 largest jackpots in the game's history. Powerball began in April 1992. To crack the...
State College Casino Hearing Delayed by Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board
The planned Bally's State College casino hearing scheduled for Wednesday, October 19, regarding a request to intervene from a rival gaming operator in the state has been delayed by at least a month. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) said Tuesday that...
Kazuo Okada Arrested in Philippines on ‘Grave Coercion’ Charge
Japanese billionaire Kazuo Okada, 80, was arrested in Manila on Monday, October 17, on a "grave coercion" charge. Earlier this month, the Philippines Department of Justice indicted the gaming tycoon for his forcible May takeover of Okada Manila. Okada built and opened...
Atlantic City September Casino Revenue Presents Mixed Results for Nine Properties
Atlantic City casinos, sportsbooks, and iGaming platforms won a combined $484.8 million off of gamblers last month, a nearly 7% improvement on September 2021. But there's much more to the industry story than the overall gross gaming revenue (GGR) number. Brick-and-mortar GGR...
Alabama Casino Asks State Supreme Court to Reconsider Electronic Bingo Ruling
At least one Alabama casino isn't giving up its legal fight to maintain its electronic bingo games. That's after the state's Supreme Court ruled that the machines constitute illegal gambling. In a unanimous 7-0 decision published late last month, the Alabama Supreme...
China President Xi Jinping Celebrates ‘Zero-COVID,’ Gives No Indicator of Policy Easing
China President Xi Jinping addressed the nation Sunday during the opening of the National Congress of the Communist Party. It's a gathering that occurs every five years inside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Addressing the party's Central Committee in...
