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6737 stories by Devin O'Connor
Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City Building $5M Sportsbook Venue
Ocean Casino Resort is nearing completion of its $75 million property upgrade. The Atlantic City Boardwalk property this week unveiled that its latest component of the project overhaul is a 12,000-square-foot sportsbook venue called The Gallery Bar, Book & Games. The Gallery,...
Frontier Airlines Again Expands Las Vegas Operations, Adds Seven Weekly Routes
Frontier Airlines is further expanding its weekly operations in and out of Harry Reid International, which is Las Vegas' primary commercial air hub. The ultra low-cost carrier (ULCC) announced last week that it's adding three routes through Las Vegas. Beginning in May,...
Ontario Lawmaker Calls for iGaming Delay, Cites Furloughed Casino Workers
Ontario is set to debut legal iGaming sites with interactive slot machines and table games on April 4. At least one provincial lawmaker is siding with the land-based commercial casino industry in believing online gambling's introduction is coming at a most inopportune...
West Virginia Satellite Casino Bill Dead, as Legislative Session Ends
Efforts in West Virginia to allow each of the state's five commercial casinos to potentially build smaller satellite gaming venues is dead for 2022. Senate Bill 100 was introduced in February by state Senator Eric Nelson (R- Kanawha). The measure would have...
Atlantic City Chamber Member Drops Out After Group Backs Casino Smoking
The Greater Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce's public declaration of its support for allowing indoor casino smoking to continue has consequences. It already led to one member severing ties with the business networking group. Atlantic Prevention Resources announced the cancellation of its...
Penn National Gaming Files Trademark Applications Prompting Name Change Speculation
Pennsylvania-based Penn National Gaming (PNG) has prompted speculation that it is mulling a corporate identity overhaul. The company recently filed 15 trademark applications for "Penn Entertainment" and "Penn Entertainment & Media." Trademark attorney Josh Gerben broke the news that PNG could be...
Virginia Gambling Education Classes Coming to Public State High Schools
Virginia became a commercial gaming state last year with the introduction of legal mobile sports betting. As many as five commercial casinos could also be on the way, and that has prompted state lawmakers to push K-12 public education officials to make...
Seminole Tribe Thanks Florida for Pushing Back Against Gaming Interests
The Seminole Tribe of Florida is running a television commercial campaign thanking voters in the Sunshine State for continuing to support the Native American group's economic sovereignty. In a spot titled simply "Thank You," the Seminoles celebrate their longstanding partnership with the...
Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce Opposes Casino Smoking Ban
The Greater Atlantic City Chamber of Commerce has interjected its opinion into the casino smoking debate in New Jersey. Citing a potential loss of jobs and business at the nine casinos in Atlantic City, the pro-business group expressed its position that now...
Macau Vaccination Rate Hits 80 Percent, But Zero COVID-19 Policy Remains
Macau health officials say the Chinese Special Administrative Region (SAR) has hit a major COVID-19 vaccination milestone, with 80% of the enclave population now fully inoculated against the coronavirus. Macau's Novel Coronavirus Response and Coordination Center announced yesterday that more than eight...