Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan Says No Casinos till Vaccine
Detroit casinos will not fully reopen until a vaccine against COVID-19 surfaces, or at least until a breakthrough in antiviral medicine makes the virus less deadly to the population, the…
MLB Proposal Could Bring Baseball Back as Early as July 1
Major League Baseball is set to unveil a proposal that could see games being played in home stadiums without fans as soon as July 1. The move would give gamblers…
Vegas Sportsbooks Offering Drive-Thru Service for Mobile Accounts
Three sportsbooks in Las Vegas area offering area residents curbside or drive-thru services as a way for customers to establish mobile accounts and make deposits on them. Circa Sports opened…
Golden Gate, Indiana Grand Get Permission to Resume Horse Racing
As the country looks to progress in the COVID-19 reopening phase, more jurisdictions are giving race tracks the green light to start or resume their horse racing meets, albeit with…
Nevada Gaming Commission Approves Casino Reopening Policies
The Nevada Gaming Commission Thursday unanimously okayed reopening policies for the state’s gaming venues despite pleas to extend the safeguards for player and worker safety given the risk from coronavirus….
Union Leaders Demand More Health Safeguards Before Casinos Reopen
Leaders of gaming property unions, such as Unite Here and the Culinary Union, want to see “stringent protocols” in place before gaming venues reopen in Nevada and in other states….
UV Slot Machine Partitions Developed to Protect Casino Players, Workers
A slot machine partition made from acrylic that inventors say cleans itself via ultraviolet (UV) light holds promise given concerns over worker and player safety from coronavirus risk. Brian Hedlund,…
Macau Won’t Be Easing Travel Bans This Week, Contrary to Rumors
Authorities in Macau are denying that the Special Administrative Region’s (SAR) strict travel controls with mainland China are set to ease in the coming days, saying that there’s still some…
Missouri Senate Includes Truck Stop Pull Tabs in Latest Budget
The Missouri Senate’s latest budget plan allows truck stops to sell pull tabs, a controversial decision that has garnered many critics in The Show-Me State. Pull tab dispensers could soon…
New Jersey Casinos Could Get Restricted Tax Breaks, Loans
Atlantic City’s nine casinos stand to benefit from bills that were introduced this week in the New Jersey Assembly that provide gaming businesses with limited loans and tax credits in…