Judge Dismisses Sexual Harassment Suit Against Wynn Resorts
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by nine female employees of Wynn Resorts who claim the company did nothing to protect them from sexual harassment by Steve Wynn. The women, manicurists and makeup artists at Wynn Las Vegas identified by their attorneys as “Judy Doe No. 1” through “Judy Doe No. 9,” accused […]
Rivers Philadelphia Reopens
Rivers Casino Philadelphia (formerly SugarHouse) reopened Friday, July 24, with a number of safety measures that are part of owner Rush Street Gaming’s “Rivers Clean” program for its three Rivers-branded casino properties. Pursuant to state guidelines to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 virus, masks must be worn by patrons and employees, and social distancing […]
Pennsylvania Casinos Look at Smoking, Drinking Amid Pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic and the reopening of Pennsylvania casinos with restrictions that include a ban on smoking, are forcing gaming operators, regulators and lawmakers to re-examine the issues of smoking and drinking on the casino floor. State Rep. Dan Frankel of Pittsburgh, who introduced legislation early this year to repeal the casino industry’s exemption to […]
Colorado Casinos Have Strong Reopening
Colorado’s Cripple Creek casinos reported stronger than anticipated numbers for the first month after the 12 properties reopened from a three-month lockdown due to Covid-19. The casinos say more customers showed up than anticipated and that business was up over the same period in 2019. Business is limited to slot machines as table games remain […]
Connecticut Casinos Do Well, Despite Partial Reopenings
Connecticut’s Indian casinos, Foxwoods and the Mohegan Sun, despite the handicap of reopening without their buffets, arenas and some of their hotel rooms, made impressive profits in June, their first full month of operations, post-Covid-19 closures. The casinos, operated by the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes, released their slots statistics July 15, which they are […]
Tribe Breaks Ground on North Carolina Casino
The South Carolina-based Catawba Indian Nation recently broke ground for a $300 million casino resort in Kings Mountain, North Carolina. The U.S. Department of the Interior approved the Catawba’s application to take 16 acres into trust for gaming purposes in March. At the groundbreaking ceremony, Catawba Chief Bill Harris said, “I can try to give […]
Casino Measure Aims to ‘Keep the Money in Nebraska’
A group calling itself Keep the Money in Nebraska, a partnership of Ho Chunk Inc., an enterprise of the Winnebago Tribe; the Nebraska Horsemen’s Benevolent & Protective Association; and Omaha Exposition & Racing, Inc., has qualified three measures for the November ballot that would authorize commercial casinos in the Cornhusker State. Lance Morgan, CEO of […]
Stanley Ho and Community
“I promise her I will make good no matter what.” —Stanley Ho, His promise to his mother Stanley Ho has died, and anyone who knows anything about Macau and gambling knows that Dr. Ho was “The Man.” Granted monopoly control of gambling in the Portuguese colony in 1961, one of the many nicknames Dr. Ho […]
Vegas Is Back—and So Is Covid-19
Not quite two months have gone by since Nevada’s casinos reopened, and already the coronavirus is taking its toll. Record-setting numbers of new infections and hospitalizations have been reported throughout July. Last week, fatalities surpassed 700 for the first time as the state twice set a record for deaths in a single day at 28. New infections […]
Oklahoma Supreme Court Rules Against Governor
The U.S. and Oklahoma Supreme Courts recently issued decisions with major implications for tribal operations. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in a case that recognizes about half of the state as Muscogee (Creek) reservation land, based on the tribe’s historical claim. That means Native Americans who commit crimes on the eastern Oklahoma reservation, which […]
Report: iGaming Has Propelled Industry Growth
Since 2001, the global casino industry has almost tripled in size, according to new research conducted by Catena Media. According to the group’s report, the land-based and online casino industries were worth $130 billion in 2019, up from $50 billion in 2001, and iGaming was a major catalyst for growth. Looking ahead, per the research, […]
Free Rounds for Jersey
There are thousands of devotees to iGaming sites who also have been going to live casinos for years, and have grown to appreciate the perks and rewards they get through slot clubs. Luckily, technology has enabled many of those same features for online players. One of the most recent is Free Rounds, a program launched […]
