If you’re making movies or TV shows, there’s a good chance yours favorite directors–creators that you look up to and whose work you watch. It’s a big deal when someone like that notices your work. That’s how the team behind The Last of Us felt when they got a letter from Steven Spielberg himself complimenting their work on the show, particularly on the famously emotional third episode, “Long, Long Time,” according to the episode’s director, Peter Hoar, in a roundtable with The Hollywood Reporter.

“I didn’t get it directly, but [an actual Spielberg letter] came to Craig Mazin, the writer of my episode on The Last of Us — the writer of all the episodes,” Hoar said. “He shared it with myself, [co-stars] Nick Offerman, Murray Bartlett and [cinematographer] Eben Bolter. Basically, a whole group of middle-aged men started squealing because their idol had realized who they were. I think he probably knew who everyone else was, but he didn’t know who I was. And now he’s probab…

The over 40 casinos in Macau reportedly saw their aggregated gross gaming revenues for April decline by over 68% year-on-year to hit a 19-month low of just over $331.19 million.

According to a report from GGRAsia citing official information from the enclave’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau regulator, the disappointing result equated to a slump of 27.1% when compared with the previous month’s finishing tally of about $454.28 million and represented the meanest since the roughly $273.54 million chalked up for September of 2020. The source detailed that the April figure was also some 65% below the approximately $959.87 million seen for February while being almost 58% under January’s $784.84 million reckoning.

Continuing crash:

Macau is home to some of the planet’s largest and most prestigious casinos operated by MGM China Holdings Limited, Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited, Melco Resorts and Entertainment Limited and SJM Holding…

In the American state of Illinois and the Wind Creek Hospitality enterprise of the federally-recognized Poarch Band of Creek Indians reportedly broke ground last week on what is to become its 252-room Wind Creek Chicago Southland enterprise.

According to a Tuesday report from the online news domain at Patch.com, this $440 million gambling-friendly property is now taking shape on a 24-acre parcel of land situated on the border between the southern Chicago suburbs of East Hazel Crest and Homewood in hopes of opening by the autumn of next year. The source detailed that this venue will eventually feature three restaurants, two bars and an indoor pool and spa facility as well as a 69,190 sq ft casino marketed under the Four Diamond Casino moniker offering1,350 slots and 56 gaming tables.

Promising portfolio:

Alabama-based Wind Creek Hospitality is reportedly already responsible for a trio of tribal casinos in its home state in addition to Pennsylvani…