6735 stories by Devin O'Connor
Rhode Island Casino Workers Authorize Strike at Bally’s Lincoln
Members of the Rhode Island casino union Unite Here Local 26 are threatening to walk off the job at Bally's Twin River Lincoln Casino Resort as early as tomorrow, July 1. Union officials held a strike authorization vote on Tuesday. Some 92%...
Joey Chestnut Favored to Wolf Down Most Hot Dogs During Nathan’s July 4 Showdown
Competitive eating superstar Joey Chestnut is once again the heavy favorite to wolf down the most Nathan's hot dogs during the company's annual Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest. Chestnut is the 10-minute competitive eating event's six-time defending champion. He...
American Gaming Association Initiates Program to Combat Human Trafficking
The American Gaming Association (AGA) has developed a program to combat human trafficking inside commercial and tribal casinos across the nation. The AGA unveiled its first Anti-Human Trafficking Task Force. The committee's first item of business is publishing what it calls a...
Donald Trump No Longer 2024 Front-Runner as Bettors Move Support to Governors
Former President Donald Trump continues to see his GOP backing for the 2024 presidential election wane, as the party's core shifts its support to its rising national star, Florida. Gov. Ron DeSantis. Casino.org earlier this week reported on DeSantis overtaking Trump in...
China Shortens Quarantine Time for Inbound Travelers, Macau Celebrates
China this week slashed its quarantine requirement for inbound international travelers in half, sparking a sense of optimism in the world's most populated country. China's National Health Commission said this week that inbound foreigners must now quarantine at a government-monitored facility for...
Los Angeles Developer Guilty of Bribing City Councilman with Casino Chips
Los Angeles real estate developer Dae Yong Lee, more commonly known in Southern California as David Lee, has been found guilty of bribing a city official. A jury yesterday concluded that Lee knowingly bribed former Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar in...
Sri Lanka Bets on Casino Billionaire Dhammika Perera to Jumpstart National Economy
Sri Lankan native Dhammika Perera knows a thing or two about building wealth. Back in 1999, at the age of 32, he set the audacious goal of leading each of the country's 12 primary business sectors. More than two decades later, the...
Atlantic City Casino Workers Grow Frustrated with Resorts Amid Record Inflation
Atlantic City casino workers are seeking higher wages as inflation continues to lessen the purchasing power of their take-home pay. But with the nine gaming resorts not yet willing to budge on increased compensation, a strike is growing more likely by the...
Bob Baffert Could Make Horse Racing Return at Monmouth Park Haskell
Horse trainer Bob Baffert can return to the sport that he's become the face of effective Sunday, July 3. The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission (KHRC) earlier this year suspended Baffert for 90 days after Medina Spirit, the three-year-old colt who won the...
New York Casinos Heavily Supporting Gov. Kathy Hochul Reelection Campaign
Casinos like to keep the odds in their favor. And in New York, the state's gaming interests believe they have a winner in incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) when it comes to the 2022 gubernatorial election. On November 8, 2022, Hochul hopes...
