The Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be postponed until 2021 because of coronavirus, International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Dick Pound told USA Today Monday. The news comes 24 hours after the…
Brazil is once again discussing the legalization of casinos. This time, a federal lawmaker representing Amazonas is introducing a measure to bring gaming to South America’s largest country. A politician…
Gaming and Leisure Properties (NASDAQ:GLPI) Chairman and CEO Peter Carlino is joining other industry executives in supporting stock prices that have been decimated by the coronavirus pandemic. He recently scooped…
Nevada is expected to see the largest percentage of its workforce reduced because of the COVID-19 pandemic. With the Las Vegas Strip and all casinos closed in the state, Nevada…
Sol Kerzner, the South African gambling and hospitality mogul whose Sun City complex was arguably the blueprint for the modern themed integrated casino resort, has died aged 84. Sol Kerzner,…
MGM Resorts has recently been a favorite target of critics because of the company’s “2020 Plan” that included more than 1,000 layoffs, as well as its ever-escalating resort fees. But…
Concerns are growing among UK politicians that the widespread cancelation of sports events — coupled with the boredom associated with social distancing measures — is leading to gamblers betting on…
Turns out there will be a Derby run on Derby Day after all. Rather than run in April, officials at Oaklawn announced on Friday the Arkansas Derby, a major Kentucky…
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice spoke of the dire conditions in his state over the weekend as the COVID-19 outbreak started spreading in the Mountain State. In an address to…
Dealers at Connecticut’s Foxwoods Resort Casino were furloughed along with thousands of other venue workers as the property shut down for at least two weeks because of the coronavirus outbreak….