Fri, Feb 05, 2010
In an effort to lure tourists in a bad economy, a Hawaiian legislator proposes a stand-alone casino in Waikiki (l.). Revenues would be dedicated to Native Hawaiians. The Michigan company that owns Detroit’s MotorCity Casino is interested.
Fri, Feb 05, 2010
Company values Macau partnership more than New Jersey operations. Sources say MGM could remain in Atlantic City if New Jersey regulators ease scrutiny of its Chinese business partner.
Fri, Feb 05, 2010
The selection of Aqueduct Entertainment Group to operate the VLTs at the New York City racetrack has more to do with community ties than anything else, according to Larry Woolf (l.), the Las Vegas casino executive who will manage the gaming operations.
Sun, Feb 07, 2010
The passion of the former chairman, Dan Lee, wasn't transferable to the new leadership as Pinnacle Entertainment last week put its Atlantic City property up for sale, officially ending plans to build a $2 billion mega casino on the Boardwalk, where the Sands (l.) once stood.
Fri, Feb 05, 2010
Ohio voters in May will be asked to approve a tweak to Issue 3, a constitutional amendment that passed in November. The new amendment, approved by the legislature, would let one of the four casinos authorized, in Columbus, be relocated from the Arena District (l.) to a former auto parts factory.
Fri, Feb 05, 2010
Governor Jack Markell has signed legislation setting up rules and taxes for table games to be installed in the state’s three racinos.
Fri, Feb 05, 2010
Anti-gaming governor claims victory as three bingo halls close, including the Country Crossing in Dothan. Bob Riley says the casinos may be altering equipment and destroying criminal evidence behind closed doors.
Fri, Feb 05, 2010
Station Casinos struck a deal with its lenders, agreeing to pay the lenders’ fees if they dropped a request to appoint an independent examiner in the company’s bankruptcy case. Bankruptcy Judge Gregg Zive rejected the deal, citing the exorbitant fees as a detriment to Station’s emergence from bankruptcy.
Fri, Feb 05, 2010
Harrah’s Entertainment Inc. has made an offer it hopes that the state of Iowa can’t refuse: to pay $70 million over seven years in return for the state dropping the requirement that its two racetracks offer greyhound racing.
Fri, Feb 05, 2010
The state of Delaware is appealing the limits imposed on its sports betting program, hoping to get a lower court ruling overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Fri, Feb 05, 2010
Mississippi voters would decide whether to authorize a state-operated lottery under a bill that was filed last week in the House.
Fri, Feb 05, 2010
A bill in the Kansas legislature that would make it more profitable to convert a racetrack to a racino is sparking controversy. Racetracks, predictably, like the idea. But the developer of a state-owned casino resort hates the idea.
Fri, Feb 05, 2010
Harrah’s Entertainment has only one final hurdle to cross before officially taking over Planet Hollywood Resort. The Nevada Gaming Commission is expected to give final approval to the sale February 18.
Fri, Feb 05, 2010
Herbst Gaming may have a reorganization plan in place, but details in the Nevada company’s bankruptcy could take months to arrange.
Fri, Feb 05, 2010
The legislature won't reduce taxes for racetrack casinos like Hoosier Downs (l.), during an economic crisis. That could be problematic for the state's gaming industry as new competition springs up in Michigan and Ohio.
Fri, Feb 05, 2010
A vote by the Detroit, Michigan city council to endorse a settlement in the bankruptcy of the Greektown casino removes one of the last remaining obstacles to the casino leaving Chapter 11.
Fri, Feb 05, 2010
North Carolina, once a rock-ribbed opponent of all things gaming, is undergoing a change as more forms of gaming are introduced into the state.
Fri, Feb 05, 2010
Millennium Gaming wants to create a racino at the Rockingham Park racetrack in Salem, New Hampshire. Its executive Bill Wortman told a roomful of people last week that the installation of 5,000 slots could raise $400 million in revenue for the state.
Fri, Feb 05, 2010
Las Vegas Sands executive Michael Leven recently spoke to a group of investors, stating that the company is not worried about the volume of business, but rather the depressed room rates that have remained low for the past two years.
Fri, Feb 05, 2010
The Las Vegas transit company is still in its infancy, but the company recently filed for bankruptcy and is unsure what its future will look like.
Fri, Feb 05, 2010
The bankrupt Rhode Island slot parlor has reached a deal with its creditors that will pay 65 cents on the dollar.
Fri, Feb 05, 2010
MGM Mirage recently announced its decision to rejoin the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce after a seven-year separation.
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