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Judge Hands Setback to Caesars
Caesars Entertainment’s plan to restructure the largest portion of its $25 billion in debt could be derailed by Judge Shira Scheindlin’s (l.) ruling in a lawsuit by lower-level creditors....
Wynn’s New Casino Plan for Massachusetts Looks Familiar
Wynn Resorts, which promised a new, less mundane casino design for Everett, Massachusetts, released those plans last week, looking very much like the Las Vegas and Macau casinos of...
Owner Willing to Shell Out for New York Casino License
Tioga Downs owner Jeff Gural (l.) seems dead set on being granted the fourth casino license in New York which may or may not be awarded. After Tioga Downs...
Blatstein Withdraws Philly Appeal
Bart Blatstein, whose bid to create the Provence (l.) as Philadelphia’s second casino was rejected in favor of the Live! Casino Hotel, has withdrawn his appeal of the gaming...
Delaware Panel Recommends Casino Aid
A Delaware panel of government officials and lawmakers is recommending tax breaks and rule changes that would return $46 million annually to the state’s struggling racinos. The proposal was...
Illinois To Consider Gambling Bill—Again
Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner (l.) is considered to be more gambling-friendly than his predecessor Pat Quinn, so legislators will try once again to pass expanded gambling legislation, including allowing...
Judge Allows Revel Sale to Continue
A federal judge has allowed the sale of Atlantic City's closed Revel casino to a Florida developer to proceed despite challenges from some of the casino’s tenants and its...
Illegal Super Bowl Betting to Exceed $3.8 Billion
The American Gaming Association used the occasion of the upcoming Super Bowl to push for legalized sports betting by releasing its first estimate of illegal wagering on the event....
Former California Gaming Cop Accused of Conflict
The former head of an agency that regulates gaming in California, Robert E. Lytle (l.), has been accused of violating the state’s conflict of interest laws after he set...
New Jersey Racing Group Blasts Leagues in Sports Betting Case
The New Jersey Thoroughbred Horsemen’s Association has filed a brief in the state’s court bid to allow sports betting that criticizes the pro sports leagues for supporting fantasy sports...
Nebraska: Game Of Skill Or Chance?
Poker would be considered a game of skill, not chance, and therefore be legalized in Nebraska if state Rep. Tyler Larson's bill is approved. Larson, 28, the legislature's youngest...
Atlantic City’s Cabs Disappearing
Atlantic City has seen four casinos close in 2014 and more may follow. The closings left a glut of taxicabs, limos and other forms of public transportation with fewer...
Candidates Debate In Gaming States
As Republican presidential candidates debate during the primary season in Ohio, Colorado, Nevada, Iowa and Florida, the American Gaming Association plans to spread the word that the gaming industry...
Bill Would Give Headliners Tax Break in A.C.
A bill has been proposed in New Jersey that would exempt performers who play Atlantic City from income tax payments. The bill would give performers a break at all...
Rhode Island Casino Seeks to Add Hotel
Twin River Casino in Rhode Island says its needs a hotel in order to have a chance of competing against the big casino resorts that are in the works...
Indiana Legislators File Diverse Gambling Bills
Indiana state Rep. Tom Dermody's legislation would allow live dealers at racinos and permit riverboat casinos to move onto land. State Rep. Todd Huston filed a measure essentially deregulating...
Hoover Dam Lodge Remodel Moving Forward
In Boulder City, the former Hacienda has been re-branded as the Hoover Dam Lodge, and is scheduled for completion this spring. The property was purchased by Nevada Restaurant Services...
New Orleans, Iowa Consider Smoking Bans
A potentially brutal smoking ban could decrease gaming revenues by as much as 20 percent at Harrah’s New Orleans as the city council approved a bill that would eliminate...
Local Opposition to Long Island Casino Grows
Nassau Regional Off-Track Betting Corp. are currently in talks to purchase the vacant 200,000 square-foot Fortunoff building on Old Country Road, with the intention of using the building for...