Some states have turned to casino gaming to prop up their horse racing industries. Speculation abounds that the Lone Star State could take that tack as well. It worked...
Las Vegas Sands has asked the government of Singapore for more land to expand its hotel offering at Marina Bay Sands by 1,500 more rooms. The company says the...
During the depths of the recession, Las Vegas’s largest casino owner faced a precarious financial future. Now, under the leadership of Chairman and CEO Jim Murren, the outlook for...
Macau’s Legislative Assembly is considering additional limits on smoking in the city’s casinos. But one lawmaker says the current restrictions are a failure and is pushing for a total...
This November, Colorado voters in Kiowa, Pueblo and Mesa counties, plus Aurora and De Beque may see casino initiatives on the ballot. Currently commercial casinos are authorized Black Hawk...
A dramatic new tower is being planned for Macau’s City of Dreams. Melco Crown, the property owner, has contract with renowned architect Dame Zaha Hadid to design an eye-catching...
Kansans in Sedgwick County may not get to vote on a casino or slots at Wichita Greyhound Park until 2032, if a Senate-passed measure passes the House. County voters...
With South Korea’s first foreign-owned casino looking like a go, analysts like the country’s potential as a destination. They don’t like the government’s continued ban on domestic play.
Philadelphia City Council could ask Pennsylvania lawmakers to approve slot machines at Philadelphia International Airport, with profits going to city schools.
A major expansion under way at Vietnam’s Lao Cai hotel casino is one of several big-ticket foreign investments in the country’s nascent resort industry. The government may even rescind...
The president of Atlantic City’s Revel Casino Hotel says potential buyers for the casino have all showed interest in continuing to run the property as a casino. Casino workers...
A trade group representing Nepal’s casinos has petitioned the government to reconsider a slew of fee increases the industry must pay to stay in business. The alternative, the group...
Nebraska legislators defeated a filibuster to kill a measure allowing voters to decide if they want historic horseracing at the state's racetracks. The constitutional amendment would not require the...
Pennsylvania regulators have denied a request by Mount Airy Casino Resort (l.) founder Louis DeNaples to lift a ban on him doing business with the property.
Gaming regulators in the Silver State have approved Caesars Entertainment’s plan to sell off four of its casino properties—including Bally’s Las Vegas (l.)—to a company-owned subsidiary. The deal frees...
South Dakota voters will decide in November if craps, roulette and keno should be allowed in Deadwood casinos. The state Senate killed a bill allowing 24-hour alcohol sales in...
Many states are looking at banning or severely curtailing internet or sweepstakes cafes. Among the states taking the most extreme action are California and Ohio, which have both recently...
In the past few years, Nevada gaming regulators have levied three separate seven-figure fines against casino companies. Gaming Control Board Chairman A.G. Burnett says it’s “sending a message to...
The judge-executive of Kenton County, Kentucky, Steve Arlinghaus, urges voters to contact legislators and ask them to support casino gaming in the state. He said, "500 feet is all...