$5B Grand Lisboa Palace Finished, SJM Holdings Expects 2020 Opening
SJM Holdings’ Grand Lisboa Palace, its $5 billion integrated casino resort on the Cotai Strip, has finished construction and is slated to open in the second quarter of 2020. Grand…
NFL Draft in Las Vegas Canceled due to Coronavirus Outbreak
Citing the novel coronavirus pandemic, the NFL said today it will “modify” its plans for the 2020 Draft, meaning Las Vegas won’t host one of the league’s premier events. Citing…
Flutter Entertainment Revises 2020 Guidance in Face of Coronavirus
Paddy Power and Betfair parent Flutter Entertainment has warned investors to expect group profits to be hammered for between £90 million ($109 million) and £110 million ($134 million) by the…
Macau Has New Coronavirus Case, First in Almost 40 Days
A new case of the novel coronavirus was confirmed Sunday in Macau, the Special Administrative Region’s (SAR) first since early February. Macau is reporting an eleventh coronavirus case, its first…
Gaming Employees Increasingly Stricken with Coronavirus
Las Vegas-based Culinary Workers Union Local 226 has started the process of negotiating with the region’s properties on the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak, and management has suggested some new…
Japan Integrated Resort Timetable Unimpeded by Pandemic
Three integrated resort (IR) permits are up for grabs in Japan. While the world’s largest casino operators are scrambling to put together their presentations to win licensure, gaming industry analysts…
Penn National, Other Gaming Stocks Crushed in Monday Selling
On the worst day for US equities since 1987, gaming stocks weren’t immune from selling pressure. In fact, the group was one of the worst offenders today, with technology provider…
Keeneland Cancels Spring Meet Due to COVID-19, Aqueduct to Stay Open
Keeneland announced Monday that its annual spring meet would be canceled this year because of the COVID-19 outbreak. Keeneland on Monday announced it would not hold its annual spring meet…
South Carolina Catawba Tribe Gets OK to Build North Carolina Casino
South Carolina’s only federally recognized tribe, the Catawba Indian Nation, has the federal go-ahead for a controversial $273 million casino — in North Carolina. Catawba Tribal Chief Bill Harris says…
Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun, Foxwoods Latest Casinos to Close
Connecticut’s two tribal gaming properties, Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun, will close at 8 p.m. Tuesday to help curb the COVID-19 outbreak. They are expected to reopen in two…