Silvia Pavlof

1 week ago | gamblingnews.com | Silvia Pavlof

DraftKings will not join the casino project that Las Vegas Sands once led at the Nassau Coliseum site in Uniondale, say people who know about the situation. Even though they talked earlier about handing it over, the two companies have ended their discussions without reaching a deal. This leaves the planned development’s future unclear just a few weeks before an important state deadline. Las Vegas Sands had put a lot of money into the project, including a $241 million lease for the site.

1 week ago | gamblingnews.com | Silvia Pavlof

Las Vegas hospitality workers just got a big win. The Culinary Workers Union Local 226 and Bartenders Union Local 165 have sealed new contracts with Resorts World Las Vegas and The Cosmopolitan. These three-year deals will cover almost 4,500 workers. Union leaders say these agreements are some of the most important in the union’s 90-year history. The talks ended with what the union calls record-breaking pay hikes and better job protections.

1 week ago | gamblingnews.com | Silvia Pavlof

The New York City Council has stopped a plan to build a large Bally’s casino complex in the Bronx. Speaker Adrienne Adams and the Council chose not to vote on a crucial bill that would have pushed the project forward. This pause leaves the casino proposal uncertain just weeks before an important state deadline. Bally’s, which gained control of the former Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point in 2023, plans to turn the area into a massive casino resort covering 500,000 square feet.

1 week ago | gamblingnews.com | Silvia Pavlof

The Fontainebleau Las Vegas, a new big name on the Las Vegas Strip, has let go of many table game dealers in a recent round of job cuts. The resort has not given an exact number, but people who know what is going on think it might be as many as 60 workers. People say that dealers who lost their jobs got emails telling them to come to meetings with their bosses on Tuesday. In these meetings, many found out they were fired.

1 week ago | gamblingnews.com | Silvia Pavlof

With a crucial proxy fight coming to a climax, PENN Entertainment has countered what it labels a string of deceptive accusations from HG Vora Capital Management, one of its biggest investors. The gaming firm put out an addition this week to challenge statements the activist hedge fund made in a recent 116-slide presentation. The fight revolves around PENN’s yearly shareholder meeting on June 17, where voters will choose two board members.