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In Northern Ireland and a local government poll has reportedly found ‘strong support’ for the establishment of an independent gambling regulator in addition to considerable backing for a proposal that would see land-based casinos legalized. According to a Thursday report from the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), the survey carried out by the devolved Department ...
The three casinos in the southern American state of Arkansas together reportedly lost more than $1.4 billion in gross gaming revenues as a direct result of their enforced nine-week closures at the hands of the coronavirus pandemic. According to a Tuesday report from local television broadcaster KATV, the state’s Southland Park Gaming and Racing, ...
After just reopening in May due to the coronavirus closure, the casinos located in South Mississippi have been forced to shut down again. Hurricane Sally is heading towards the coastline and to keep employees and patrons safe, the venues must be closed. On Monday, the Mississippi Gaming Commission ordered all 12 casinos to close ...
In Nevada and American casino operator Station Casinos has reportedly placed a pair of undeveloped sites it owns in the city of Reno up for sale as it continues to contend with the economic fallout of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. According to a report from the Reno Gazette-Journal newspaper, the Las Vegas-headquartered firm listed ...
Great Canadian Gaming Corporation (TSX: GC) has announced that on Sept. 28, 2020, it will reopen its casinos in Ontario and New Brunswick after operations were suspended at the properties on March 16 to help contain COVID-19. The Richmond, B.C.-based company will reopen its 11 Ontario properties from the last Monday in Sept. as ...
The 39 casinos in Macau could have reportedly begun to emerge from their very long coronavirus-induced downturn after recently recording a significant improvement in aggregated average daily rate to approximately $10.39 million. According to a report from GGRAsia citing a filing from international brokerage Sanford C Bernstein Limited, the figure for the first six ...
Four days after saying that he’d make a decision this week on commercial casinos, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo made good on his promise, announcing Thursday the state’s nontribal casinos and video lottery terminal facilities will be permitted to reopen with limited capacity from Wednesday, Sept. 9 after being closed since March 16, 2020, ...
Global casino operator Casinos Austria International has reportedly announced that it chalked up a record first-half loss of just over €10 million ($11.8 million) owing to issues surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. According to a short report from G3Newswire, the Vienna-headquartered firm saw its overall revenues for the six months to the end of June ...
The 39 casinos in Macau reportedly continued to be negatively impacted by the coronavirus pandemic last month as their aggregated gross gaming revenues decreased by 94.5% year-on-year to stand at just over $166.61 million. According to a report from Inside Asian Gaming citing official information from the enclave’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau regulator, ...
Revenue totals for eight operational casinos in Vietnam have been reported, with the region showing a combined total of $107.4 million. This is an amazing 60% increase from 2019. The casinos were able to see an increase in profit thanks to the government lifting a restriction and allowing local residents to visit and gamble. ...
The second-quarter revenue reports are in for Atlantic City and the results are less than stellar. The three month time period, with reporting for April, May, and June, is the first time since gambling started back in 1978 that casinos were shut down completely. Because of the closure due to COVID-19, the reports who ...
Boyd Gaming’s Valley Forge Casino Resort in Upper Merion Township reported July revenue of $18.99 million, a more than 57 percent improvement over the $12.04 million from July 2019, according to the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board (PGCB). It was the first time all 12 of the Commonwealth’s commercial casinos were in operation for all ...
In their first month back since being closed from March 16 due to the coronavirus pandemic and the nine casinos in Atlantic City reportedly recorded a decrease of 23% year-on-year in aggregated gross gaming revenues to $248.7 million. According to a Wednesday report from The Press of Atlantic City newspaper, the New Jersey community ...
American casino operator Century Casinos Incorporated has reportedly satisfied investors with its second-quarter financial results despite posting a 31% year-on-year drop in net revenues to $31.6 million. According to a report from CDC Gaming Reports, the Colorado Springs-headquartered firm is responsible for five casinos in the United States as well as a trio of ...
In Atlantic City and a group of local government, labor and gambling industry leaders have reportedly come to together to back a proposal that is set to see the community’s casinos begin employing less foreign-born workers holding a J-1 student visas. According to a Thursday report from The Press of Atlantic City newspaper, the ...
Permanent closure might be imminent for four Station Casino resorts in Southern Nevada, according to Frank Fertitta III, Chief Executive Officer of parent company Red Rock Resorts Inc. (NASDAQ: RRR). According to the Reno Gazette-Journal, in a Tuesday earning’s call, the CEO revealed the Las Vegas-based company’s uncertainty regarding whether Fiesta Henderson, Fiesta Rancho, Palms, ...
Casinos and other gambling establishments in metropolitan Manila are reportedly set to remain shuttered until at least August 15 after the federal government extended the giant conurbation’s ‘general community quarantine’ order due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. According to a report from GGRAsia, the Philippines capital region was put under lockdown from March 15 ...
Detroit’s three casinos will now be allowed to reopen, at least partially, after Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer made a few changes to the state’s requirements regarding Covid-19. The casinos can reopen at 15% capacity and much follow strict guidelines regarding health and safety for operation. Over Three Months of Closure: The casinos will reopen ...
The UK Prime Minister has announced that England casinos can re-open on August 1, after over four months in shut down due to the coronavirus outbreak. The Betting and Gaming Council is happy with the approval to reopen, as it will be a big boost to both the tourism and hospitality industries. However, the ...
After being temporarily shuttered in mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic and the three casinos in Detroit have now reportedly announced first-half aggregated gross gaming revenues that are 59.3% lower year-on-year at just $299.2 million. According to a Tuesday report from The Detroit News newspaper citing official information from the Michigan Gaming Control Board, ...
The California Gaming Association wants to see all casino gaming shut down in the state due to the rise in coronavirus cases. The group recently sent a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom, urging him to use his power to cause all casinos to close, including tribal venues. The position of the organization is, that ...
In upstate New York and more than 4,200 people have reportedly been told that they are to be made officially redundant as a result of the ongoing coronavirus-related shutdowns of the eastern state’s four large casino resorts. According to a Monday report from the local Times Herald-Record newspaper, Rivers Casino and Resort Schenectady, Tioga ...
In the southern American state of Arkansas and voters could soon reportedly be given the chance to approve a local constitutional amendment that would legalize a further 16 casinos including two each for the areas around the cities of Little Rock and West Memphis. According to a Monday report from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette newspaper, ...
American casino operator Red Rock Resorts Incorporated has reportedly announced that its President, Richard Haskins (pictured), passed away over the weekend while on vacation in northern Michigan. According to a report from the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper, the firm revealed that 56-year-old Haskins also served as President for its Station Casinos subsidiary and lost ...
Casino operator Station Casinos has now decided to keep two North Las Vegas properties shut down for an extended period of time. The company will ask the City Council in the region to approve licensing changes for the Fiesta Rancho and Texas Station. Both casinos closed back in March when the state ordered non-essential ...
