Red Rock Resorts (RRR) is the target of yet another attack from the Culinary Union, the largest casino union in the United States. In a letter addressed to US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) General Attorney Stacie Gorman, the Culinary Union urges the financial markets regulator to investigate why RRR has an all-white, all-male board […]
The Las Vegas Review-Journal believes it’s time to end the wearing of face masks inside public spaces. An op-ed from the media outlet’s editorial board over the weekend encouraged Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak (D) to lift the ongoing emergency command. The RJ is the largest daily newspaper in Nevada. “Most of Nevada has been under […]
The athletics department at Louisiana State University (LSU) recently sent out an email blast to students and fans regarding the debut of legal sports betting in the state. The message garnered much negative feedback. While many colleges that are located in states with legal sports betting have warned their upperclassmen regarding the dangers of such […]
Macau Judiciary Police last Friday arrested Levo Chan, 49, the head of casino junket operator Tak Chun. Chan is the second boss of a major junket firm to be arrested since late November in the world’s richest casino market. Judiciary Police did not specifically identify Chan by name, instead announcing only that a Macau resident […]
The Rose Gaming Resort, a nearly $400 million undertaking in Prince William County, Va., southwest of the nation’s capital, is officially under construction. Colonial Downs Group is behind the $389 million gaming resort in Dumfries that will replace a landfill that’s been operational for the past 37 years. The Potomac Landfill, located along I-95, accepted […]
Canadian rapper Drake has a reported net worth that’s inching towards a quarter of a billion dollars, so he could certainly afford to wager $200,000 on a spin of online roulette. But despite a video making its rounds on social media claiming the 35-year-old Toronto native did just that, there’s more to the story than […]
PayPal is taking steps to make sure its payment processing platform isn’t used to fuel problem gamblers’ online casino habits. PayPal, the world’s largest facilitator of online financial transactions, recently integrated software that can prevent the movement of money related to internet gambling. PayPal has partnered with Gamban, a third-party software product that comes with […]
The Richmond casino referendum in Virginia that failed last November, the outcome resulting in a proposed $565 million venture called ONE Casino + Resort being rejected, has been dealt yet another bad hand. Richmond officials this week voted in favor of moving forward with a second local vote on the casino project. The November election […]
Las Vegas visitor volume began its COVID-19 recovery last year. But the gaming and convention capital of the United States still has a way to go to reach pre-pandemic levels experienced in 2019. The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority (LVCVA) reported this week that approximately 32.23 million out-of-towners traveled to Southern Nevada in 2021. […]
Britney Spears is opening up about what her life was like under her much-scrutinized conservatorship. The legal restrictions were controls that her father, Jamie Spears, held on the pop superstar for more than a decade. Spears claims that during her nearly four-year residency at Planet Hollywood on the Las Vegas Strip, stipulations of her conservatorship […]
2022 is nearly a month in, and Atlantic City casino smoking opponents are growing increasingly impatient with New Jersey state lawmakers who continue to show little enthusiasm in extinguishing tobacco smoke on gaming floors. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (D) and elected politicians in Trenton recently signed off on two measures that benefit the nine […]
Adele fans’ loss is Keith Urban fans’ gain, as the country music superstar has confirmed that his own Las Vegas residency at Caesars Palace’s Colosseum will replace some of the English singer’s nixed dates. Adele last week shocked Las Vegas and her throngs of fans who were paying top dollar to see her first performances […]
