No Bang-up Exit for Harmon

It’s a Sin City tradition: imploding old resorts, and inviting everyone to the party. The Harmon Hotel tower is a different story. Condemned due to structural deficiencies, it will...

Published April 28, 2014

Harrah’s Philly Faces Tax Decision

Harrah’s Philadelphia may challenge its property tax assessment that led to a $5 million tax bill from the city of Chester, the Chester school district and Delaware County.

Published April 28, 2014

Lawrence Ho Raises the Stakes in Russia

Lawrence Ho’s investment group in Russia is moving to take full control from its local partner of the resort it plans to build near Vladivostok. The partner, businessman Oleg...

Published April 28, 2014

N.H. State of the State Address Will Include Casino

Governor Maggie Hassan (l.) of New Hampshire is expected to include the need for a casino in the Granite State when she gives a “state of the state” address...

Published April 28, 2014

’15 Reopening for Galaxy’s Grand Waldo

Galaxy Entertainment plans to reopen a refurbished Grand Waldo hotel next year but isn’t saying whether its casino will return. Galaxy bought the resort, which adjoins its flagship Galaxy...

Published April 28, 2014

MGM Brings Rock in Rio to Vegas

MGM Resorts International will spend $20 million on a new entertainment space to host the four-day Rock in Rio music festival every two years. When the festival is not...

Published April 28, 2014

Analyst Forecasts a Smaller Japan

Telsey analyst Chris Jones has issued a report that is less optimistic about Japan’s casino potential. Citing the country’s recent struggles to grow foreign tourism, Jones forecasts gaming revenues...

Published April 28, 2014

Gaming Study Bill Gains Support in Maine Legislature

Lawmakers in Maine may adopt legislation that would fund a study to look at feasibility of expanding gaming in the state.

Published April 28, 2014

Japan Theme Park Eyes a Casino

Huis Ten Bosch (l.), a Dutch-themed Disneyland-style park near Nagasaki, is buying a piece of Japan’s nascent casino industry. The park’s Japanese ownership plans to a buy a nearby...

Published April 28, 2014

Mississippi Coastal Casinos Trump River Operations

Mississippi Gulf Coast casinos have bounced back big-time, outperforming Tunica Resorts and other Mississippi River casinos that have been on a downward trend since mid-2013. For the first quarter...

Published April 28, 2014

Casino Opens in Vegas

The Cromwell, the newest property on the Las Vegas Strip, has opened its 40,000-square-foot casino floor. Caesars Entertainment’s renovated resort was built at the site of the former Bill’s...

Published April 28, 2014

Kansas Lowers Southeast Casino Investment Minimum

In an effort to attract a casino developer to southeast Kansas, Governor Sam Brownback, despite his personal reservations, let a bill become law that will lower the minimum casino...

Published April 28, 2014

Indiana Legislators Seek Gaming Input

Recently opened and proposed casinos in neighboring states have Indiana casino interests concerned. State Rep. Tom Dermody, who oversees House gaming legislation, plans to meet with residents who have...

Published April 28, 2014

Atlantic City Markets Chicago and Houston Air Service

The Atlantic City Alliance, the marketing arm for the casino resort, is launching a $1 million advertising campaign to promote new air service from Chicago and Houston to Atlantic...

Published April 28, 2014

A Tough Year for Holland Casino

Holland Casino continues to bleed money ahead of the Dutch government’s plans to sell off the monopoly to a private buyer. The 14-casino group lost a record €22.3 million...

Published April 28, 2014

Two Bid for Saipan Casino

Two Chinese companies have applied for the sole casino license on Saipan. One of them counts among its investors the owners of the Pacific island group’s only operating casino,...

Published April 28, 2014

Baha Mar Launches Training Academy

Baha Mar has launched a training academy to help fill more than 4,000 positions at the multibillion-dollar resort, opening in the Bahamas by the end of the year.

Published April 28, 2014

Ontario Looks at Historical Racing

Woodbine Entertainment Group of Ontario, Canada, could add historical racing to replace revenue from the Slots at Racetracks program, which has come to an end. The games allow players...

Published April 28, 2014

Victoria Councils Seek Machine Gaming Curbs

At least 20 local councils in the Australian state of Victoria are revising their planning laws to keep gaming machines out of poorer neighborhoods. Most of the councils want...

Published April 28, 2014

Niagara Falls Calls for Casino Reval

City officials in Niagara Falls, in the Canadian province of Ontario, are blasting cuts in assessed taxes on the Fallsview Casino (l.) and Casino Niagara. The cuts mean fewer...

Published April 28, 2014