6739 stories by Devin O'Connor
Mega Millions Approaches Record Territory, Friday Jackpot Estimated at $480M
The Mega Millions draw this Friday, July 15, will feature a jackpot worth an estimated $480 million ($276 million cash value). At nearly half of a billion dollars, this week's draw is expected to be one of the interstate lottery game's 10...
Atlantic City Casino Workers Give Near Unanimous Approval to New Union Contracts
Atlantic City casino workers almost unanimously ratified their new collective bargaining agreements with seven of their employers, their labor union reps said yesterday. Unite Here Local 54 struck new labor terms with seven of Atlantic City's nine casinos just ahead of the...
Hard Rock Bristol Casino Initiates Traffic Study to Help Design Permanent Resort
Hard Rock Bristol made history last week by opening the first casino in Virginia. The temporary gaming space inside what was formerly the Bristol Mall just steps north of the Virginia-Tennessee border offers guests 870 slot machines and 21 table games. The...
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority Gives CEO $40K Raise, $203K Bonus
The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) Board of Directors this afternoon rewarded its President and Chief Executive Steve Hill with a considerable raise and a lofty one-time bonus. The LVCVA board agreed that Hill's performance leading the government agency through...
Harrah’s New Orleans to Open Caesars Sportsbook, WSOP Poker Room This Fall
Harrah's New Orleans announced today that its Caesars Sportsbook and World Series of Poker Room will each open sometime this fall at the only brick-and-mortar casino in the Big Easy. Caesars Entertainment secured a 30-year licensing extension for its Louisiana casino in...
Study Finds State Lotteries Target Minority, Impoverished Neighborhoods
A new study examining 45 states that offer a lottery has arrived at some eye-opening conclusions. The work came from the University of Maryland's Howard Center for Investigative Journalism. The Howard Center, launched in 2019 with funding from the Scripps Howard Foundation,...
Tiger Woods Attracting GOAT-Like Betting Action for 150th Open Championship
Tiger Woods is either the best or second-best human to ever play the game of golf. The debate often boils down to the age of the individuals discussing whether Woods or Jack Nicklaus, the latter who won his last major in 1986,...
Macau Casino Workers on Unpaid Furlough, But Promised Paid Time Off
Macau is a ghost town. That's after the local government ordered all nonessential businesses, including casinos, to fully shutter for at least a one-week period running through July 18. Casinos employ more people in Macau than any other sector. The economy of...
South Korea to Las Vegas Nonstop Flight Service Resumes Aboard Korean Air
South Korea and the most iconic casino destination in the world are once again linked via nonstop flight service aboard Korean Air. The 13-hour journey from South Korea's Incheon International Airport to Las Vegas' Harry Reid International resumed service yesterday, July 10....
Arkansas Casino Campaign to Repeal Pope County License Submits Signatures
A group in Arkansas that wants to ask state voters to repeal a lone commercial gaming license earmarked for Pope County claims it has secured enough resident signatures to force a ballot referendum on the ongoing quarrel. "Fair Play for Arkansas 2022"...
