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…
Sept. Kentucky Derby in Works as Ellis Park in Talks with Churchill Downs
The Kentucky Derby, one of America’s top sporting and gambling events, will move to September as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Based on reports that the Kentucky Derby…
Five Iowa Casinos Close Due to COVID-19, Other 14 Plan to Stay Open
Five of Iowa’s 19 state-licensed casinos announced they would close temporarily on Monday as part of the effort to help contain the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus in the midwestern…
Global Impact as COVID-19 Hits the West and Macau Finds a New Coronavirus Case: More Questions Arise
As the impact of COVID-19 on the gaming industry (and pretty much everything else) mushrooms, we spoke to Professor Glenn McCartney MBE — associate professor of International Integrated Resort Management…
Nagasaki Could Have Casino Open in 2025, Budget Committee Says
Nagasaki could have an integrated resort open sometime in 2025, potentially beating rival Japanese regions to the punch, assuming the prefecture can win approval from the federal government in 2021….
Six California Cardrooms Close, Worker Tests Positive for Coronavirus
Six California cardrooms shut their doors temporarily this weekend after a worker at one of them, the Commerce Hotel & Casino, tested positive for COVID-19. California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a…
Philippines Entertainment City Casinos Closed, Manila Under Quarantine
Entertainment City and metro Manila is under a near-lockdown after Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte announced an 8 p.m. nightly curfew. He said citizens should only venture outside their homes for…