One Is the Loneliest Number in New York

While bidding has begun in the Southern Tier for a fourth state casino license, there is currently only one contender, Tioga Downs. The Montreign project (l.) in Sullivan County...

Published March 30, 2015

Louisiana Lawmakers Await Smoking Ban Data

A Louisiana legislative committee delayed voting on the state's $3.6 million annual contract with the city of New Orleans until it receives a report on the impact of the...

Published March 30, 2015

Trump Casinos Fined in New Jersey

Trump Entertainment Resorts has been fined by the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement for not notifying the state about a customer assault. The company also has to pay...

Published March 30, 2015

West Virginia To Study Racing, Gambling

In light of increased competition in other states, a select committee of West Virginia lawmakers will undertake a comprehensive study of horse and dog racing and report back to...

Published March 30, 2015

Borgata Sues Atlantic City Over Borrowing

Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa has filed suit against Atlantic City to block the resort from borrowing $43 million to repay a state loan. President Tom Balance (l.) contends...

Published March 30, 2015

Nevada Lottery A Long Shot

It is surprising to many that in a state built around games of chance, there is no lottery. Assemblyman Harvey Munford (l.) has written legislation, that if passed, would...

Published March 30, 2015

Resort Fees Challenged in Vegas

After countless people have complained about hotel resort fees on the Las Vegas Strip, one man has decided to take his battle to court, claiming the Palazzo (l.) hid...

Published March 30, 2015

Mississippi Company Back With New Plan

After missing the Mississippi Gaming Commission's April 1 deadline to prove it had proper financial backing, Rotate Black officials said the company has been restructured, financing is in place...

Published March 30, 2015

Legal Poker Room Debuts In Austin

Sam Von Kennel says he found a way to open a legal poker room, the Texas Card House, in Austin: All of the money players gamble leaves with winners...

Published March 30, 2015

Borgata Inaugurates Skill in AC

The Borgata’s promotional basketball free-throw competition could be the first of many skill-based games introduced by casinos in Atlantic City.

Published March 30, 2015

New Mexico Compact Approved by Legislature

The New Mexico legislature last week approved a new gaming compact with the Navajo Nation (Fire Rock Casino at left), Mescalero and Jicarilla Apache tribes, and the pueblos of...

Published March 23, 2015

It’s Official: Macau in Recession

The decline in Macau’s gaming industry, which began last summer, is likely to reach double-digit losses in 2015, say analysts, with no upturn in the foreseeable future. The city...

Published March 23, 2015

Texas Lawmakers File Gambling Bills

Texas lawmakers have filed bills to establish a gaming commission; allow gambling at resort areas, horse racetracks and cities with 675,000 or more population; open casinos in order to...

Published March 23, 2015

RAWA Hearing Set

The postponed hearing on the Restoration of America’s Wire Act before a U.S. Senate sub-committee has been scheduled for March 26. The bill would ban online gambling in the...

Published March 23, 2015

GTECH/IGT Merger Approved in U.K., to Close April 7

The merger agreement under which GTECH will acquire International Game Technology was approved by the High Court of England and Wales to be effective April 7. The new company...

Published March 23, 2015

New England Gaming Arms Race is Off and Running

Money and market share are the prizes in a casino “arms race” that has erupted in New England as some states built casinos and other states contemplate building casinos...

Published March 23, 2015

New Jersey Sports-Betting Law Goes Before Appeals Court

New Jersey argued for its latest sports betting law before a federal appeals court in a lively exchange with a three-judge panel. The state is trying to get around...

Published March 23, 2015

Love and Marriage, Wynn Style

The continuing saga surrounding Elaine Wynn and Wynn Resorts Ltd. has intensified, with the company releasing a proxy statement citing why she is not the best fit for the...

Published March 23, 2015

Illinois Expanded Gambling Bill Moving Forward

An expanded gambling bill that would allow five new casinos, including the city of Chicago, recently was assigned to the Illinois House Executive Committee for review. Hopes are pinned...

Published March 23, 2015

Casino Hopes Fading in Japan

Despite an announcement by the Innovation Group that it had been tapped to advise Japan’s nascent casino industry, government officials insist there is no imminent plan to approve casino...

Published March 23, 2015