By Mike Johnson

Casino

New Casino Property Circa Is Looking to Hire 1,500 Workers

September 25, 2020

The newly built casino resort in downtown Las Vegas, Circa, is creating 1,500 jobs during times when the Sin City has been massively impacted by the coronavirus and unemployment is skyrocketing. The casino property that is set to greet its first guest October 28, has already hired 1,100 workers and is ideally looking for 400 […]

By Fiona Simmons

Casino

Nevada: Circa Gets NGCB’s Approval and Recommendation

September 11, 2020

Stevens’ 3 Corners LLC, a holding company for the under-construction downtown Las Vegas resort Circa has been unanimously approved for a license from the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) on Wednesday and is set for a final consideration by the Nevada Gaming Commission. The owner of the company, Derek Stevens, explained during the 90-min hearing […]

By Julie Moraine

Casino

Caesars Granted Approval for Danville Casino by City Council

September 3, 2020

Danville City Council approved the agreement with Caesars Entertainment for a casino project, local media outlets reported Tuesday. Whether the Danville of the future will include a casino or not is now in the hands of the city residents who will cast their vote this fall. The performance agreement proposed by Caesars and promising to […]

By Fiona Simmons

Business

New York Casinos May Soon Reopen, Governor Cuomo Implies

August 31, 2020

Commercial casinos in New York have every reason to expect good news this week as Governor Cuomo hinted during a conference call with reporters Sunday, a positive news announcement is coming. Obviously, the governor has heard the voice of the casino workers who rallied outside the Capitol August 20, asking him to provide guidance on […]

By Mike Johnson

Casino

The Push for Hard Rock Casino & Resort in Bristol Continues

August 30, 2020

Advocates for the Bristol casino are continuing to lobby for the lucrative project, hailing its impact on the regional economy, with the most recent event being a Zoom meeting held among members of the airport commission Thursday. The United Company, one of the partners with the Seminole Tribe for the project outlined that if the […]

By Jerome García

Casino

Nevada May Start to Pinpoint Businesses and Events as COVID-19 Hotspots

August 25, 2020

Casinos in Nevada may start to be named as places where there is a high risk of COVID-19 exposure, Governor Steve Sisolak said during a Monday press conference call with reporters. If any business, including casinos, is found to be “particularly egregious” and with a high propensity of virus cases, state officials may release the […]

By Julie Moraine

Legal

Scotland’s First Minister Allows Casinos to Re-Open August 24

August 23, 2020

Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland, announced Thursday casinos and bingo halls in the country would be able to re-open as planned, August 24, as the government is sticking to its four-stage phase-in plan, currently being in phase 3. Scotland’s First Minister also outlined COVID-19 continued to be a significant threat to public health. In […]

By Mike Johnson

Casino

Atlantic City Casino Employment Deteriorating in July

August 20, 2020

Casino employment in Atlantic City fell significantly in July, the monthly report from the Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE) showed. Due to the slow rate of recovery from the impact of the coronavirus, the city’s 9 casinos employed 15% less people compared to July 2019. July 2020 saw casinos in Atlantic City employ 24,880 people […]

By Jerome García

Legal

The Illinois Gaming Board Announced New COVID-19 Restrictions

August 19, 2020

New restrictions regarding gaming operations in Illinois have been issued by the gaming regulator in the state, the Illinois Gaming Board. In response to the rising number of cases of COVID-19, the Illinois Gaming Board (IGB) announced that effective from August 18, 11 pm local time, video gaming operations across all licensed locations in the […]

By Fiona Simmons

Casino

Las Vegas Casinos Are Like Forest Fire for COVID-19

August 19, 2020

What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas, the famous saying goes, but the new challenges presented by the violent spread of the coronavirus seemed to have changed even that. An analysis from a nonprofit newsroom, ProPublica, based on cellphone data shows that casinos in Las Vegas may as well be the hotbeds for the disease, […]