Virgin Hotels Las Vegas Remains Focused on Fall 2020 Opening
Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, the former Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, remains on schedule to open this fall despite challenges stemming from the coronavirus. One of the new owners of…
Harris Bets Eldorado Caesars Takeover Will Happen, no Date Offered Up
Former Nevada Gaming Control Board Chairwoman Becky Harris believes regulators will sign off on Eldorado Resorts Inc.’s (NASDAQ:ERI) $17.3 billion acquisition of rival Caesars Entertainment Corp. (NASDAQ:CZR). But she didn’t…
Galaxy and Sands China Look Like Macau’s Strongest Names for Now
First-quarter earnings updates from gaming companies aren’t rolling in quite yet. But when those reports arrive, they’ll assuredly contain gory details about Macau. Yet Morgan Stanley sees the potential for…
Las Vegas Mayor, Nevadans Enraged with State Coronavirus Response
Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman (D) and hundreds of thousands of unemployed Nevadans are fed up with the state’s response and handling of the COVID-19 pandemic nightmare. Las Vegas Mayor…
Three Dead after COVID-19 Strikes Florida Poker Game
Three members of a regular Florida poker game have died from COVID-19 after all eight contracted the disease in March, The Florida Sun Sentinel reports. With the constant exchange of…
DraftKings Isn’t Letting a Limited Sports Slate Prevent its IPO
DraftKings, the daily fantasy sports (DFS) giant and sportsbook operator, isn’t letting a nearly non-existent slate of athletic competitions deter its plans of becoming a public company. The Boston-based firm…
Macau Sees Rock Bottom Visitors over Easter, Hotels House Quarantined
Fewer than a thousand visitors arrived at Macau over the first three days of the Easter holiday. The amount is significantly lower than last year’s holiday totals, as several hotels…
MGM Has a Tenuous Grasp on Already Flimsy Credit Rating
MGM Resorts International’s (NYSE:MGM) credit rating was confirmed at “Ba3” by Moody’s Investors Service. But that confirmation came with a “negative” outlook, indicating the Mirage operator isn’t yet out of…
Japan Government Will Field Integrated Resort Bids January to June 2021
Japan will not afford prefectures and cities interested in obtaining one of the three available integrated resort (IR) licenses additional time to submit their bids. Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe…
Wynn Wants a Federal Judge to Toss a $9.6 Million Suit in Massachusetts
Wynn Resorts is asking a judge in the US District Court – District of Massachusetts to toss a $9.6 million civil suit brought last year by the owner of an…