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Seminole Tribe of Florida, West Flagler Parties announce partnership to offer Jai Alai on Hard Rock Bet app
Read full article: Seminole Tribe of Florida, West Flagler Parties announce partnership to offer Jai Alai on Hard Rock Bet appThe Seminole Tribe of Florida and the West Flagler Parties, which own and operate several gaming, sports and entertainment facilities throughout Florida, announced Monday that they will partner to offer and promote Jai Alai on the Hard Rock Bet app.
New Jersey internet gambling revenue set new record in Sept. at $208 million
Read full article: New Jersey internet gambling revenue set new record in Sept. at $208 millionInternet gambling in New Jersey set a new record in September with the casinos and their partners winning over $208 million from online gamblers.
Workers take their quest to ban smoking in Atlantic City casinos to a higher court
Read full article: Workers take their quest to ban smoking in Atlantic City casinos to a higher courtWorkers seeking to ban smoking in Atlantic City’s casinos are asking an appeals court to consider their request, saying a lower court judge who dismissed their lawsuit did so in error.
Plain old bad luck? New Jersey sports betting revenue down 24% at casinos, and 9.5% overall in June
Read full article: Plain old bad luck? New Jersey sports betting revenue down 24% at casinos, and 9.5% overall in JuneNew Jersey’s casinos saw their sports betting revenue decline by nearly 24% in June, and sports betting revenue overall in the state declined by 9.5%.
Super Bowl bets placed online surged this year, verification company says
Read full article: Super Bowl bets placed online surged this year, verification company saysThe level of online betting on the Super Bowl surged this year, according to a company that tracks the physical location of online gamblers.
Super Bowl is expected to smash betting records. 68M US adults set to wager legally or otherwise
Read full article: Super Bowl is expected to smash betting records. 68M US adults set to wager legally or otherwiseNearly 68 million American adults — about 1 in 4 — plan to bet on this year’s Super Bowl.
New Jersey casino, sports bet revenues hit high of $5.8B, but most casinos trail pre-COVID levels
Read full article: New Jersey casino, sports bet revenues hit high of $5.8B, but most casinos trail pre-COVID levelsThere is both good news and bad news for Atlantic City's casinos and racetracks that took sports bets in 2023.
Man accused of stalking reality TV personality, threatening to ‘shoot up’ Hard Rock nightclub where she’s employed
Read full article: Man accused of stalking reality TV personality, threatening to ‘shoot up’ Hard Rock nightclub where she’s employedA 40-year-old man from Minnesota was booked into jail in Broward County over the weekend, nearly two years after he allegedly threatened to “shoot up” a dayclub/nightclub at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino where a woman he once dated worked, authorities said.
Online sports betting faces court challenges as gambling expands in Florida
Read full article: Online sports betting faces court challenges as gambling expands in FloridaFlorida is now the largest state offering online sports betting, but some hope the courts will still step in to stop it as the stakes remain high for the Seminole Tribe.
Seminole Tribe relaunches ‘limited’ mobile sports betting app in Florida
Read full article: Seminole Tribe relaunches ‘limited’ mobile sports betting app in FloridaThe Seminole Tribe announced Tuesday that it has launched its mobile sports betting app in a “limited” fashion, despite two ongoing lawsuits that challenge the practice.
Seminole Tribe to launch in-person craps, roulette, sports betting in Florida casinos
Read full article: Seminole Tribe to launch in-person craps, roulette, sports betting in Florida casinosThe Seminole Tribe of Florida announced Wednesday that they will move forward with an expansion of casino games after a gaming compact was approved by the Tribe and the State of Florida in 2021.
US casinos have their best July ever, winning nearly $5.4B from gamblers
Read full article: US casinos have their best July ever, winning nearly $5.4B from gamblersCommercial casinos in the U.S. had their best July ever this year, winning nearly $5.4 billion from gamblers, according to a national gambling industry group.
Atlantic City casinos still profitable, but their bottom line is getting leaner
Read full article: Atlantic City casinos still profitable, but their bottom line is getting leanerAll nine Atlantic City casinos turned a profit in the second quarter of this year, although that collective profit was down more than 20% from a year ago.
New Jersey casinos, tracks and partners won $471M in May, up 9.4%, but in-person winnings still lag
Read full article: New Jersey casinos, tracks and partners won $471M in May, up 9.4%, but in-person winnings still lagNew Jersey’s casinos, horse tracks that take sports bets and the online partners of both types of gambling won nearly $471 million in May, an increase of 9.4% from a year earlier, according to figures released Monday by state gambling regulators.
Davie teams up with Hard Rock to create human trafficking awareness campaign
Read full article: Davie teams up with Hard Rock to create human trafficking awareness campaignThe town of Davie is partnering with the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, in recognition of National Human Trafficking Awareness Day.
Smoking ban talk nixed, but workers get loud outside casino
Read full article: Smoking ban talk nixed, but workers get loud outside casinoIrate that a session to discuss a proposed smoking ban during a casino industry conference was canceled, casino workers and patrons opposed to smoking in the gambling halls held a noisy protest outside the meeting Thursday in New Jersey.
Hard Rock spends $100M to raise pay for non-tipped US staff
Read full article: Hard Rock spends $100M to raise pay for non-tipped US staffHard Rock International, , said Monday it is spending over $100 million to give significant raises to 10,000 non-tipped workers, most of them in the U.S. The global gambling, entertainment and hospitality company is giving the employees an immediate increase to a minimum starting salary of $18 to $21 an hour.
Atlantic City's Joe Lupo to run Mirage casino for Hard Rock
Read full article: Atlantic City's Joe Lupo to run Mirage casino for Hard RockJoe Lupo, who has helped two of Atlantic City’s most successful casinos thrive through years of market turbulence, will run the Mirage Hotel & Casino once Hard Rock buys the Las Vegas property from MGM Resorts International.
Beyond buffets and slots: Casinos double down on fine art
Read full article: Beyond buffets and slots: Casinos double down on fine artHoping to expand their appeal beyond the slot machine and buffet crowd, some casinos are turning to fine art galleries to bring in new business from customers who might not otherwise visit a gambling hall.
Dancing opportunities in Miami-Dade: Calle Ocho, Jazz in the Gardens, Miami Beach Live
Read full article: Dancing opportunities in Miami-Dade: Calle Ocho, Jazz in the Gardens, Miami Beach LiveThere will be three big parties this weekend in Miami-Dade County: Jazz in The Gardens in Miami Gardens, Carnaval Miami’s Calle Ocho Music Festival in Little Havana, and Miami Beach Live in South Beach.
Diners' discarded shells help establish new oyster colonies
Read full article: Diners' discarded shells help establish new oyster coloniesShells discarded by diners are being collected, cleaned and dumped into waterways around the country and the world, where they form the basis of new oyster colonies.
US casinos match best quarter ever; post-COVID hopes rise
Read full article: US casinos match best quarter ever; post-COVID hopes riseAmerica’s commercial casinos matched their best quarter ever in the first three months of this year, as customers continued returning amid the COVID-19 pandemic and internet and sports betting money helped boost revenue numbers.
Despite virus, Atlantic City casinos reinvesting millions
Read full article: Despite virus, Atlantic City casinos reinvesting millionsWith COVID-19 restrictions limiting how many people can gamble inside, and revenue and profits plunging, this might not sound like the best time for Atlantic City's casinos to be spending big on renovations.
Still hampered by virus, US casinos want aid in recovering
Read full article: Still hampered by virus, US casinos want aid in recoveringWhile 90% of casinos have reopened, they are operating at restricted levels to try to slow the spread of the virus, and additional financial aid is needed for casinos and their workers, according to the head of the gambling industry's national trade group. “Gaming workers, their families, and the small businesses that depend on us have all been hit hard," Miller said. Detroit lost $600,000 in gambling tax revenue for every day its casinos were shut, he said. The pandemic wiped out $209 million in gaming tax revenue in Maryland and $323 million in Pennsylvania, he added. The casinos want liability protection so that businesses that follow public health guidelines cannot be sued by people who contract the virus.
Most casinos in South Florida refuse to close during COVID-19 pandemic
Read full article: Most casinos in South Florida refuse to close during COVID-19 pandemicMost casinos in South Florida are ignoring Monday’s new federal public health guideline warning that to help reduce the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic casinos must close. The Calder Casino is closed for two weeks and Gulfstream will close at 10 p.m. Monday. Sherry Giordano, an Atlantic City casino regular from Willow Grove, Pennsylvania, has a trip booked for this weekend that will be canceled. Troy Wildasin, an Emmaus, Pennsylvania, casino patron, said that even in the best of times, the sanitary state of casinos left a lot to be desired. Phil Murphy ordered the closure of Atlantic City's nine casinos as of 8 p.m., after days of allowing them to remain open.
Hard Rock Stadium push for F1 racing continues
Read full article: Hard Rock Stadium push for F1 racing continuesAssociated PressMIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - The push to bring F1 racing to Hard Rock Stadium continues. F1 and the Stadium have come to an agreement to host the event in May 2021. The remaining hurdle is approval by the Miami -Dade County Commission. On Tuesday, racing champion Emerson Fittipaldi was at Hard Rock to show his support. Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.
Miami Grand Prix 'agreed in principle' for 2021
Read full article: Miami Grand Prix 'agreed in principle' for 2021Miami could be hosting a Formula One race in 2021 after organizers announced a deal "in principle" had been reached. (CNN) - Miami could be hosting a Formula One race in 2021 after organizers announced a deal "in principle" had been reached. In a joint statement Wednesday, Sean Bratches, F1's commercial managing director, and Tom Garfinkel, the vice-chairman and CEO of the Miami Dolphins and Hard Rock stadium, said an initial agreement to race around the NFL stadium had been reached. "We are thrilled to announce that Formula One and Hard Rock Stadium have reached an agreement in principle to host the first-ever Formula One Miami Grand Prix at Hard Rock Stadium," the statement, released on the new Miami Grand Prix Twitter account, said. "With an estimated annual impact of more than $400m and 35,000 room nights, the Formula One Miami Grand Prix will be an economic juggernaut for South Florida each and every year.