6500 stories by Devin O'Connor
Las Vegas Golf Course Once Owned by Billy Walters Targeted for Home Construction
Royal Links Golf Club has likely seen its last round played. The Las Vegas course was once owned by famed sports bettor Billy Walters. The Royal Links Golf Club is located a little more than six air miles east of the Las...
Parx Casino Shippensburg Receives Category 4 Gaming License in Pennsylvania
Parx Casino Shippensburg officially has a gaming license. The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB) voted unanimously yesterday to award Parx Casino a Category 4 gaming license for its reimagining of a former Lowe's home improvement store into a casino. Greenwood Gaming &...
DraftKings Lone Sportsbook Advertiser for Super Bowl LVI, But $6.5M Spots Remain
DraftKings is the only confirmed sportsbook operator that has bought ad time for next month's Super Bowl. Super Bowl LVI is set for February 13 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Ca. It's the first time the big game will be hosted in...
US Sports Betting Market Doubled in 2021, Casinos Finally Reach Younger People
The number of sports bettors in the United States wagering on a game at least once a week more than doubled over the past 12 months. Morning Consult, a data intelligence agency that conducts research on a variety of sectors, including the...
Las Vegas Airport Included in 5G Buffer Zone, Flights Remain Uninterrupted
Harry Reid International, the main Las Vegas airport, will be one of the country's major commercial air hubs that will be afforded a 5G buffer zone when the mobile network is deployed. AT&T and Verizon heeded calls yesterday from the Federal Aviation...
Massachusetts Casinos Nearly Set Monthly Revenue Record to Finish 2021 Strong
Massachusetts casinos ended 2021 in almost record fashion. The three commercial properties combined to win nearly $96 million off of their patrons. Encore Boston Harbor, MGM Springfield, and Plainridge Park generated gross gaming revenue (GGR) of $95.66 million in December, the second-highest...
Adele, Caesars Palace Rolling in the Dough, as Las Vegas Residency Begins
The curtain goes up on Adele's Las Vegas residency this Friday, January 21, at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. Fans still seeking tickets can find them on numerous ticket resale exchanges, but they're not going cheaply. "Weekends with Adele" brings the British...
Jackpocket Lottery App Expands in New Jersey, as Mega Millions Climbs to $347M
Jackpocket is officially available in New Jersey for download on Android smart devices through the Google Play store. Jackpocket's iOS app for Apple products debuted last fall. Jackpocket is a third-party lottery service that acts as a courier for lottery players. Third-party...
Great Canadian Gaming Claims Ontario iGaming Will Devastate Land-Based Casinos
The Great Canadian Gaming Corporation (GCG) is warning the Ontario government and Premier Doug Ford of the financial consequences of legalizing iGaming under the province's proposed regulations. GCG is the largest operator of land-based casinos in Ontario, Canada's most populated province and...
Mohegan Sun, Foxwoods Report Slot Machine Win of $866M in 2021
Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods experienced a much better year in terms of gross gaming revenue (GGR) in 2021 than the two Southeastern Connecticut casinos did in 2020. GGR from the tribal casinos' slot machines totaled roughly $866 million last year. That's a...
