6743 stories by Devin O'Connor
Belle of Baton Rouge $141M Inland Move Secures Financing From Casino Landlord
The Belle of Baton Rouge in Louisiana is ready to embark on its inland voyage that will replace the riverboat gaming space with a brick-and-mortar casino floor. The Queen Casino & Entertainment Inc., formerly CQ Holding Company, announced in April 2023 its...
MLB Bans San Diego Padres Player for Life After He Bet on Baseball
UPDATE: MLB Tuesday morning confirmed that San Diego Padres player Tucupita Marcano has been banned for life. MLB says data provided by sportsbooks showed that Marcano risked more than $150K on baseball games, with at least $87,319 wagered on MLB games. Three...
Majestic Star II, Former Trump Casino Riverboat, Being Renovated for New Life
The Majestic Star II casino riverboat that was formerly called the Trump Casino and Trump Princess and was docked in Gary, Ind., on Lake Michigan is being renovated. An online publication called Boatnerd that covers news about vessels in the Great Lakes...
Mega Millions Players in California, New York, and New Jersey Are the Most Lucky
Tuesday night's Mega Millions drawing has an advertised jackpot of $560 million, the 9th-richest prize the interstate lottery game has ever offered. A new study finds that players in California, New York, and New Jersey are the likeliest to win the life-changing...
Portsmouth Renaming Street Near Casino After Lawmaker Who Championed Gaming
Local government officials in Portsmouth, Va., are renaming a street near the city's casino in recognition of the state lawmaker who championed the push to bring slot machines, table games, and sports betting to the commonwealth. No lawmaker in the Richmond capital...
Alabama Pension Fund Administrator Encourages Lawmakers to Authorize Gambling
The top official overseeing Alabama's pension fund is calling on Gov. Kay Ivey (R) to initiate a special legislative session to continue talks about casino gambling authorization that stalled in the Montgomery capital earlier this year. David Bronner is the chief executive...
Mass Market Fuels Macau Casino Revenue to Best Monthly Mark Since January 2020
China's mass market in May propelled the Macau casino industry to its highest monthly revenue haul since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in January 2020. Macau's Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau reports that the city's six gaming operators -- Sands, Galaxy,...
Political Bettors Dismiss Trump Verdict, Odds Suggest Felon Will Regain Presidency
Former United States President Donald Trump last Thursday was convicted on all 34 counts levied against him by prosecutors in New York in a scheme that involved a $130,000 hush payment to former porn actor Stormy Daniels. The prosecution successfully convinced the...
Arkansas’ Pope County Fields $405M Casino Pitch, Developers Offer $65M Upfront
Mississippi-based Gulfside Casino Partnership isn't folding on its pursuit to build and operate a commercial casino in Arkansas by way of Pope County. Nearly six years after a casino license earmarked for Pope County was authorized by statewide voters through a ballot...
North Carolina Tribal Casino Near Charlotte to Finally Break Ground on Resort
A tribal casino project in North Carolina roughly 35 miles west of Charlotte is finally nearing construction more than a decade after the undertaking was first announced. The Catawba Nation has operated a temporary casino in Kings Mountain with about 1,000 slot...
