6742 stories by Devin O'Connor
Las Vegas Casino Union Folds on Rent Stabilization Effort, Fight Continues
The Culinary Union has folded on its efforts to stabilize rent prices in North Las Vegas. The Las Vegas casino union represents 60K gaming industry employees in Southern Nevada in Reno The Culinary Union announced a ballot initiative in May seeking to...
Macau Casino Crime Cut Almost in Half, Silver Lining of Reduced Visitor Traffic
Macau casinos have experienced fewer incidences of crime during the first six months of this year compared with 2021. It's one of the few silver linings in Macau, as the Chinese enclave continues to battle COVID-19 by keeping the region relatively closed...
Louisiana Sports Betting Revenue Outpacing Fiscal Projections, But Casino Win Slows
Louisiana sports betting began last October, and oddsmakers say business since has been strong. While retail sports betting has been up and running for about 10 months, mobile operations began only in January. Sportsbooks take the bulk of their action over the...
Slidell, Lousianna Casino Site Rejected Last Fall Now an Eyesore for Local Business
The Slidell, La., casino site where a California gaming operator hoped to build a new resort, has become an eyesore for the local community. Peninsula Pacific Entertainment (P2E) permanently closed its DiamondJacks Casino in Bossier City, La. amid the pandemic. The company...
Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Overhauls PAGCOR
Philippines President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has overhauled PAGCOR, the country's gaming regulator-operator that provides critical revenue for the country's government. Marcos succeeded Rodrigo Duterte at the end of June as the Philippines leader. Less than two months later, Marcos swapped out...
Atlantic City Casino Revenues Up, But Profits Down in 2022 Second Quarter
Atlantic City casinos collectively reported a gross operating profit of approximately $183.6 million in the second quarter of the year. The bottom line marks a 0.8% decline from the same three months in 2021, and it comes despite the casinos seeing revenue...
Wildhorse Casino Robber Threatened to ‘Bathe Everyone in Blood,’ Claimed To Be God
An Oregon man who opened fire last week at the Wildhorse Resort and Casino in Pendleton is facing federal charges. He reportedly has severe mental illness. The US Department of Justice for the District of Oregon last Friday announced federal charges against...
Durango Casino Resort Model Leaves Guest Pondering Parking
Station Casinos' Durango resort model was unveiled last week at the company's flagship property Red Rock Resort. It was supposed to excite guests about Southern Nevada's next premier casino destination tailored towards locals. But the scaled model of the forthcoming $750 million...
Macau Resumes Mainland Casino Marketing, Opens to Some Foreigners
Macau casinos are desperately awaiting China's go-ahead for the enclave to reopen its borders to foreigners. The six gaming giants recently received a bit of good news, after the People's Republic and local government in Macau announced the resumption of some foreigner...
US Interior Department Urges Federal Court to Reinstate Seminole Gaming Compact
The US Interior Department has asked a federal appeals court to dismiss a legal challenge. The complaint is against the 2021 expanded Class III gaming compact the Seminole Tribe of Florida reached with Governor Ron DeSantis (R). In what is a rare...
