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Macau Labor Leaders Charged
Five union leaders in Macau have been charged with civil disobedience after months of public protests by casino workers culminated in the threat of a strike during the busy...
Ultimate Gaming Bails From New Jersey
Blaming a deteriorating relationship with license-holder Trump Taj Mahal, Ultimate Gaming has cut ties with the Atlantic City casino and will fold its New Jersey operations. Chairman Tom Breitling...
AC on the Rebound?
Trump Plaza casino has closed its doors making it the fourth casino to close in the resort this year and putting another 1,000 casino workers out of jobs. But...
Macau Hopes for Golden Week Rebound
“Surprised”—that’s not a word we’d expect to hear when it comes to gaming demand in Macau. But after four straight months of year-on-year revenue declines that’s how sources are...
Senate Holds Glendale Casino Hearings
In new developments regarding the Tohono O'odham Nation's $500 million casino in Glendale, Arizona, which recently broke ground, a U.S. Senate panel recently heard testimony on a bill sponsored...
Caesars Begins Restructuring Efforts
Caesars Entertainment is beginning talks with senior bondholders in its effort to restructure the largest portions of its $24.2 billion debt. Chairman and CEO Gary Loveman (l.) believes “constructive...
Butera Exits Foxwoods
Scott Butera, president and CEO of Foxwoods Resort Casino since December 2010, will be leaving that position as of October, the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe has announced.
Ohio’s Final Racino Opens
The seventh and last of Ohio’s racinos, Hollywood Gaming at Mahoning Valley Race Course, opened last week to fanfare and an enthusiastic greeting by the community it will be...
Margaritaville Biloxi Owners File For Bankruptcy
MBN Holding LLC, owner of Margaritaville Biloxi, recently closed the property and filed for bankruptcy. Landlords Clay Point LLC said MVB had not paid rent since opening in 2012...
Eldorado and MTR Gaming Finalize Deal
The acquisition of MTR Gaming Group by Eldorado Resorts was completed last week. The new company, to go by the Eldorado Resorts name, includes casino properties in five states....
Atlantic City Lawmakers Fight North Jersey Gaming
Several South Jersey lawmakers have launched a petition drive to protest the idea of expanding casino gaming to North Jersey. Most experts believe a North Jersey casino is inevitable,...
Delaware Gaming Panel Reconvenes
The state panel charged with recommending aid to Delaware’s racinos to the state legislature has reconvened to study possible tax breaks to help the industry. Panel Chairman Tom Cook...
Some Doubt Cleveland Casino Will Expand
Ohio’s four casino resorts aren’t performing as well as the voters of 2009 were told that they would, and some doubt that the Horseshoe Casino Cleveland will ever begin...
Plans Unveiled for Genting Manila Megaresort
The fourth resort complex at Manila’s Entertainment City is scheduled to break ground in 90 days and open in 2018. That’s the word from Travellers International, the company behind...
Sports Betting Fee for Leagues Proposed in New Jersey
In what may be an effort to appease sports leagues, two Atlantic City-area politicians are proposing a small fee on sports bets in the state go to sports leagues...
Iowa Survey Shows Gambling Increase
In a 2013 survey of 1,826 Iowans, 78 percent said they had gambled in the previous 12 months, up from 69 percent two years earlier. Conducted by the University...
Cambodia Considers Lifting Locals Ban
Vietnam is so important to Cambodia’s casino market that the prospect of the country opening its casinos to domestic play finds its smaller neighbor considering the same thing. Cambodia’s...
Massachusetts Gaming Could Slam Rhode Island
Licenses for a slots parlor and two out of three casinos have been awarded in Massachusetts, while neighboring Rhode Island considers its options in the face of a projected...
$20 Million in Rolls-Royces Ordered for Macau Resort
What do you offer the Macau VIP who has everything? The financier behind the luxury Louis XIII hotel believes he has the answer, and part of it lies with...