Jacksonville Casinos & Gambling News

Councilman Gaffney: Casino operators eyeing site near Jacksonville airport

Jacksonville City Council member Reggie Gaffney said Thursday he understands global casino operator Las Vegas Sands Corp. is eyeing the area around Jacksonville International Airport as a potential ...

Multimillion-dollar casino proposal could come to Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Las Vegas Sands, a casino company in Nevada, poured $17 million into a Jacksonville-based political committee. Florida Voters in Charge has submitted two pitches for the ballot on ...

Las Vegas Sands readies push for casinos in North Florida and potentially Jacksonville

A political committee bankrolled by Las Vegas Sands Corp. has drafted two proposed constitutional amendments that would open the door to casino gambling in the northern part of Florida, including ...

SunCruz Casinos ship suspends sailing from Jacksonville

A month after SunCruz Casinos celebrated the 1 million passenger mark for its Jacksonville service, the company abruptly suspended sailings this week with no explanation. SunCruz Casinos also stopped ...

Las Vegas Sands Corp Funds Political Group As Part Of Plot To Build New Florida Casino In Jacksonville

For the last seven or eight months, Las Vegas Sands Corp. spent most of its efforts pushing for gambling expansion and legalization in Texas, with hopes of getting a Las Vegas-style casino in Dallas.

Victory Casino Cruises relocates Jacksonville-based ship because of 'weather conditions'

Victory Casino Cruises said it has relocated its Jacksonville-based ship to Cape Canaveral because of intense marine weather conditions. The Jacksonville-based ship Victory 2 was reassigned to Port ...

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Card Player’s Allyn Shulman To Be Inducted Into Women In Poker Hall Of Fame

The Women in Poker Hall of Fame is set to induct two new members. The poker industry will celebrate the career accomplishments of two new inductees at this year’s Women in Poker Hall of Fame Luncheon ...

Las Vegas gambling giant is behind effort to get Florida voters to OK more casinos

A political committee backed by Las Vegas Sands, a powerful new entrant into the gambling market in Florida, this week unveiled two new ballot initiatives that ask voters to approve as many as three ...

Jacksonville officials: Victory Casino Cruises will benefit Mayport economy

The Victory II sets sail at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 24. Jacksonville's newest casino ship may bring an economic boom to Mayport, local officials hope At an opening event for the ship, the Victory II, ...

Game Balls From Jaguars' Domination of Colts

Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Liam Coen coaches during the third quarter of an NFL football game at EverBank Stadium, ...

How to safely use holiday lights amid wet, rainy conditions

First Coast News is here to provide some safety tips on how to ensure both your lights and home are protected this holiday ...

49ers may face Colts QB who hasn't played in 5 seasons

The San Francisco 49ers will take on the Indianapolis Colts in Week 16, and they could face a quarterback who has been out of ...

Tim Patrick Reveals Biggest Factor to Jaguars' Surging Offense

Lawrence and Patrick have connected on big plays throughout the season after the team traded for Patrick before Week 1.

Colts confirm QB Daniel Jones has season-ending Achilles injury, backup Riley Leonard also hurt

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indianapolis Colts will be without starting quarterback Daniel Jones the rest of this season. They're ...

Glide into winter: Jax on Ice brings outdoor ice skating to Jacksonville

Jacksonville is opening its first-ever outdoor real ice rink, Jax on Ice, at the new Artist Walk Park in Riverside.

‘You can’t replace somebody’s life’: Jacksonville Police share safety warning after Walmart stabbing

The police chief tells WBRC a Salvation Army worker was injured after trying to do the right thing, stopping a robbery at ...

Takeaways from every 2025 college football conference championship

Championship week is done and dusted, and the 12-team CFP field is set. Here's what each conference title game taught us as ...

U2C, NAVI hit another snag as Jacksonville Transportation Authority files suit against local union

JTA’s U2C project and its NAVI autonomous Downtown shuttle program could lose more than $100 million worth of federal grants, ...

Browns' 2026 NFL Draft order in NFL Week 15

The Browns hold the No. 4 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. The Titans fell to the second pick, and the New York Giants now hold ...

Business owners to call for 2-week extension of Nights of Lights at city commissioners meeting, citing challenging times

St. Augustine business owners are expected to attend Monday’s city commissioners meeting to request a two-week extension of ...

‘An exceptional human being’: Jacksonville Port Authority mourns after chief operating officer dies in crash

Jacksonville Port Authority Chief Operating Officer James Bennett died Monday morning in a car crash, JaxPort confirmed to ...