6743 stories by Devin O'Connor
Harrah’s Columbus Opens in Nebraska, Slots Player Hits Jackpot
Harrah's and Caesars Entertainment late last week made history by opening the first permanent casino in Nebraska's history. Harrah's Columbus, NE, Racing & Casino, the $100 million gaming and horse racetrack destination, opened its doors on Friday morning, May 17. The casino...
Seneca Nation President ‘Disappointed’ With State Gaming Compact Negotiations
Seneca Nation President Rickey Armstrong on Friday publicly declared his frustration in negotiating a new Class III gaming compact with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D). On Friday, the Seneca tribe commemorated its Buffalo Treaty of 1842, which restored the Native American...
Bally’s, Boyd Gaming Shareholders Reject Proposals to Weigh Casino Smoking Bans
Bally's Corporation shareholders last Thursday rejected a proposal to ban indoor smoking at all of the company's 15 casinos. In April, Trinity Health, a healthcare system in Michigan that owns 440 shares of Bally's traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE),...
Donald Trump Wins Huge Support From Republican Jewish Coalition
Former U.S. president and ex-casino magnate Donald Trump has significantly fewer campaign dollars in his 2024 war chest than his Democratic opponent Joe Biden, but a powerful group of Republican Jewish donors seek to change that reality. The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC)...
Washington Grocery Store Sells Three Winning Lottery Tickets in Eight Days
A grocery store in Washington's Spokane Valley is a one-stop shop for groceries, pharmacy, flowers, alcohol -- and for three recent lottery players -- great fortune. The Washington Lottery announced this week that the Yoke's Fresh Market located at 9329 E. Montgomery...
Ohio Casino Control Commission Relaxes Sports Betting License Rules
The Ohio Casino Control Commission (OCCC) has eased its regulatory rules regarding issued sports betting licenses that have gone unused. The state gaming agency that regulates Ohio's four brick-and-mortar commercial casinos in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, and Toledo recently amended its regulations that...
New Jersey Gaming Revenue Nearly $511M in April, Atlantic City Casinos Struggle
New Jersey's gaming industry enjoyed its best April in over a decade, the state's Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) reveals. Gross gaming revenue (GGR) from the nine casinos in Atlantic City, sports betting, and iGaming totaled $510.9 million in April. That represents...
Scottie Scheffler Out of Jail Following Arrest on Way to PGA Championship
Scottie Scheffler, the world's top-ranked golfer and betting favorite at this week's PGA Championship, is out of jail following his arrest early Friday morning. Scheffler, the 2023 Masters champion and most sportsbooks' biggest liability this week at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville,...
Dave & Buster’s In-App Betting Function Faces Regulatory Scorn in Multiple States
Dave & Buster's announced the rollout of peer-to-peer betting within its D&B Rewards mobile application this month. The news quickly garnered pushback from state lawmakers and regulators in commercial gaming states. Ohio was among the first to respond, as the state's gaming...
The Coney New York Casino Bid Unveils Scope for $3B Development in Brooklyn
The Coney has unveiled specifics of the $3 billion integrated resort casino it seeks to build in New York City by way of southwestern Brooklyn. A project from a consortium consisting of Saratoga Casino Holdings, the Chickasaw Nation's Global Gaming Solutions, Legends...
