Casino City’s Friday Five: Jackpots, slots and New York licenses edition
Let’s start at the Hard Rock in AC:
5. Double jackpot weekend at Hard Rock Atlantic City
On 11 October, a guest was playing a King Triple Triple Bonus Poker machine with a $25 denomination at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino - Atlantic City. The lucky guest wagered $125 and turned up four aces, plus a fifth kicker card that resulted in the $100,000 jackpot.
A second weekend slot jackpot happened on 12 October, when a Virginia man hit a $93,489 prize on a Happy and Prosperous Dragon Cash slot machine.
4. Delaware Park Casino opens the state’s largest outdoor slot patio
Delaware Park Casino & Racing officially began welcoming guests into its new 10,000-square-foot, $5 million outdoor slot patio.
Now the largest outdoor gaming space in Delaware, the slot patio offers over 250 slot machines, pushing the casino’s number of slot machine offerings to nearly 1,900.
While smoking is permitted on the outdoor slot patio, all indoor spaces at Delaware Park Casino remain completely smoke-free environments.
?In case you haven’t tried it out yet…our brand new Outdoor Slot Patio is NOW OPEN at Delaware Park Casino!?Play YOUR WAY—indoors or outdoors! Our Outdoor Slot Patio is nearly 10,000 sq. ft. with over 250 of our best games!??????The best of both worlds is waiting for you!???? pic.twitter.com/BFV5ug8JjU
— Delaware Park Casino (@delawarepark) October 16, 2025
3. Golden Nugget Cripple Creek to open DraftKings Sportsbook
Golden Nugget - Cripple Creek in Colorado will celebrate the opening of its DraftKings retail sportsbook space on Saturday, 1 November, starting at 6 p.m.
The DraftKings Sportsbook at Golden Nugget Cripple Creek spans 1,135 square feet, offering an immersive environment for sports fans. The sportsbook features 12 large-screen TVs throughout, and includes DraftKings sports betting kiosks, along with a food and beverage menu packed with gameday favorites.
The betting kiosks includes many of the same features available on the DraftKings Sportsbook app, allowing guests to place bets, as well as providing access to Same Game Parlays, prop bets and an array of in-play betting options.
2. MGM Yonkers withdraws commercial casino license application in New York
MGM Yonkers, a subsidiary of MGM Resorts International, withdrew its commercial casino license application to the New York Gaming Commission and the Gaming Facility Location Board.
A portion of the official statement is below:
"Today, MGM Resorts made the difficult decision to withdraw its application for a commercial casino license in Yonkers, New York. Since submitting our application in June, the competitive and economic assumptions underpinning our application have shifted, altering our return expectations on the proposed $2.3 billion investment.”
1. Two jackpots over $200,000 hit on same day at Seminole Classic Casino
While MGM Yonkers pulled out of the race, Resorts World Las Vegas is very much still in it.
Resorts World New York City submitted its supplemental application to the New York State Gaming Facility Location Board, reaffirming its position as a strong contender for a full commercial casino license.
Among the competitors vying for up to three downstate gaming licenses, a fully permitted Resorts World New York City stands alone in its readiness to scale operations and start generating benefits for the city and state starting with a 29 June 2026 opening date – at least four years before two other bidders (Mets owner Steve Cohen and Bally’s) are predicting to open their doors.
We’ve submitted our $7.5 billion supplemental application to the #NewYorkState #Gaming Facility Location Board!
— Resorts World New York City (@ResortsWorldNYC) October 15, 2025
Learn more about our plans to generate $5 Billion in new taxes in first four years, create 100,000 jobs and deliver new economic opportunity: https://t.co/xjs3lZjm2c