With the November elections less than a month away, voters in Massachusetts are beginning to make up their minds whether to repeal the law that authorized three casino resorts...
The four major pro sports leagues and the NCAA have filed a court challenge to New Jersey’s latest attempt to institute sports betting. The leagues call the state’s plan—which...
The Downtown Project in Las Vegas, spearheaded by Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh, has been hailed as an example of entrepreneurial leadership and investment leading to a domino effect of...
Even as billionaire Carl Icahn (l.) is talking of a bailout of the troubled Taj Mahal casino in Atlantic City, his company is making concession demands from the city’s...
A land-based casino in Davenport, Iowa moved a step closer to reality as the city's Plan and Zoning Commission voted to recommend that the city council approve the final...
Next year MGM Resorts International could see a big drop in its debt and also say goodbye to some $60 million in annual interest payments. It will happen in...
Construction is under way on Entertainment City’s fourth mega-casino, the $1.1 billion Bayshore City Resorts World. Travellers International Hotel Group, the joint venture that also runs Resorts World Manila...
The Atlantic City Alliance—Atlantic City’s casino-funded marketing arm—has unveiled a new ad campaign. City and marketing officials went to Philadelphia—the city’s largest feeder market—to introduce the plan.
Heading into this week’s ban on smoking on Macau’s gaming floors, only 12 properties had completed construction of smoking lounges, the government said. Those that haven’t must prohibit all...
Kazuo Okada’s Manila Bay Resorts (l.) is not likely to open in 2015 as announced. The Japanese tycoon’s Philippine subsidiaries are struggling to comply with the country’s land ownership...
The developers behind a $200 million stadium proposed for Downtown Las Vegas have come up with a new funding formula that reduces the city’s financial investment. Mayor Carolyn Goodman...
The New York Post reports that Caesars Entertainment’s Caesars and Bally’s Atlantic City casino may face bankruptcy after losing control of their loyalty program, Total Rewards.
A new study forecasts Amendment 68, which would permit a casino at Arapahoe Park racetrack near Aurora, Colorado, would have a statewide economic impact of $418 million and create...
A decline in baccarat hold ended a five-month winning streak in the Silver State’s gaming revenue. Online poker revenues remained disappointing, dropping off more than one-fifth to less than...
With a lengthy application process and manufacturers' lead times, plus a lawsuit against the Texas Racing Commission by nonprofits that depend on bingo, Texas racetracks are not rushing to...
Meeting with the Indiana legislature's gaming study committee, casino officials requested land-based gaming and tax cuts, particularly an expansion of the "free play" deduction. Gaming tax revenues from Indiana's...
The Newport, Rhode Island city council rejected 4-3 an agreement with former Providence Mayor Joseph R. Paolino Jr. (l.) and two casino development partners who want to buy Newport...
A majority of Shinnecock Nation tribal members voted last month to disband the tribe’s gaming authority, once led by former trustee Lance Gumbs (l.). The authority was first established...
An ordinance before Atlantic City’s City Council would increase penalties for sudden unapproved spikes in parking fees when special events are held in the city. The move comes after...
President Barack Obama (l.) recently signed legislation reaffirming the trust status of the Gun Lake Tribe's casino land in Bradley, Michigan. The new law ends the years-long legal challenge...