David G. Schwartz In The News

Casino Connection
Sports betting has spread to states large and small. Florida is not one of them, despite hosting the Super Bowl in Miami last weekend, and planning to host it next year in Tampa. While discussions are ongoing in Tallahassee, when and if remain in question thanks to unique factors, chief among them, the Seminole tribe and Amendment 3.
The Desert Sun
The gaming market keeps growing in the Coachella Valley.
The New York Times
Rooms, food, drinks and entertainment are increasingly important money makers for casinos, where gaming revenue has fallen from nearly 62 percent in 1984 to a little under 43 percent in 2018, according to the Ê×Ò³| Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­.
Las Vegas Review Journal
Nearly 25 years after it first opened, the resort-casino on the corner of Paradise Road and Harmon Avenue is celebrating its final days as the Hard Rock Hotel.
Los Angeles Times
Nearly 80 years after the first casino blinked to life along the stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard now known as the Strip, the re-illumination of Las Vegas is nearly complete.
Las Vegas Review Journal
Japanese officials have delayed naming the sites for three future resort-casinos.
Casino.org
The statistics come from the state’s Division of Gaming Enforcement (DGE). The vast majority of the money wagered was facilitated via the internet, with $3.83 billion bet at mobile sportsbooks.
Associated Press
Atlantic City's casinos won almost $3.3 billion from gamblers in 2019, helped by surging sports and internet bets as the seaside resort continued to rebound from a mid-decade meltdown that saw five casinos close.