Tropicana Atlantic City Partners with Carnival Cruises for Online Promotion

Tropicana Atlantic City Casino Online has partnered with Carnival Cruise Lines to give away more than 50 luxury cruises in the month of April.

Published April 21, 2014

TransAct Signs Epicentral Deal

TransAct Technologies has signed an agreement to install the Epicentral promotion and bonusing system on 900 slot machines of a multi-site operator.

Published April 21, 2014

Traffic Generation, Evolution Gaming Form Alliance

Traffic Generation and Evolution Gaming International announced a joint-venture product that allows casinos to communicate with customers during play.

Published April 21, 2014

Borgata Sues Ivey

The Borgata in Atlantic City is suing professional poker player Phil Ivey (l.), alleging that he cheated the casino in a baccarat game with an edge-sorting technique, a claim...

Published April 21, 2014

Sin Ban

The administration of Governor Susana Martinez and the New Mexico Human Services Department have made it illegal for people who receive welfare benefits to use their cash assistance cards...

Published April 21, 2014

NEWS & NOTES

Small Nuggets of News

Published April 21, 2014

Melco in Talks for $5 Billion Tokyo Casino

Melco Crown Entertainment says it will spend $5 billion or more to open a resort casino in Tokyo. The Macau casino giant (Crown Macau at left) envisions a joint...

Published April 14, 2014

New Hampshire House Mulls Two-Casino Plan

The New Hampshire House’s Ways and Means Committee has begun holding hearings on a proposal to allow two casinos in the Granite State, a bill that has already passed...

Published April 14, 2014

Kerzner to Retire

Sol Kerzner (l.) will retire as chairman of South Africa’s Kerzner International Holdings after a 45-year career in the casino hotel industry.

Published April 14, 2014

Mass. Gaming Commission Delays Key Decisions

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission has bowed to circumstances and voted to delay two key decisions, the issuance of gaming licenses in the southeastern and Boston metro casino zones. The...

Published April 14, 2014

Aquis Discounts Environmental Concerns

Environmentalists are worried about the fragile ecosystem of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef if Tony Fung’s $4 billion Aquis megaresort goes ahead in northern Queensland as planned. Aquis contends its...

Published April 14, 2014

Unauthorized Offshore Gambling Sites Trying to Poach New Jersey Online Gamblers

The head of bwin.party, which is licensed to provide online gambling in New Jersey, says several unlicensed international online gambling sites (raketherack.com at left) are trying to lure in...

Published April 14, 2014

Senator Introduces Carcieri ‘Fix’ Legislation

For five years the Carcieri v. Salazar decision by the U.S. Supreme Court has been an irritant and an outrage to many Indian tribes. Senator Jon Tester (l.), chairman...

Published April 14, 2014

Federal Crackdown Alarms Casinos

The United States federal government is planning to take a closer look at large cash transactions. That’s making casino owners nervous, because it could discourage high-rolling whales from patronizing...

Published April 14, 2014

New York Casino Developers Must Act Fast

Bidders for New York State’s first four Class III gaming licenses have until April 23 to pay a $1 million application fee, and an additional two months to provide...

Published April 14, 2014

Atlantic City Hotel Values Questioned

The sale price for an Atlantic City hotel, combined with a study from a local union, has raised questions about what Atlantic City casinos are really worth. The previously...

Published April 14, 2014

Ohio Casinos See Revenues Improve

One of the worst winters in decades on the eastern part of the U.S. hammered down profits at Ohio’s four casinos and at its racinos. March saw casinos such...

Published April 14, 2014

South Korea’s Provinces Want In

At least four local governments in South Korea are planning or considering hosting resort-scale casinos. Each wants its piece of the expanded industry envisioned by the government of President...

Published April 14, 2014

Casinos in Colorado Call For Local Votes On Horse Track Proposals

The Colorado casino industry has formulated eight proposals calling for local votes and preventing gaming monopolies.

Published April 14, 2014

India’s Largest Casino Set To Open

Delta Corporation has opened a destination resort in Daman on India’s Arabian Sea coast and is awaiting licensing for the resort’s casino. A Delta official said that will happen...

Published April 14, 2014