New Hampshire Kills Casino Bill Again

Members of the House in New Hampshire reaffirmed their longstanding opposition to casino gaming last week. They voted 173-144 to kill a bill that would have authorized a single...

Published March 17, 2014

Scott Opens Talks With Seminoles

Compact negotiations have begun between Florida Governor Rick Scott (l.) and the Seminole Tribe. At stake is a provision that will expire in mid-2015 giving the tribe exclusive rights...

Published March 17, 2014

Saipan Casino Bill Passes

After four failed attempts in the four years, lawmakers in the western Pacific island of Saipan finally have agreed on a bill to legalize casinos. The big question now...

Published March 17, 2014

Caesars Takes $1.9 in Write-Downs

Las Vegas-based casino operator Caesars Entertainment is reporting a $1.9 billion asset impairment charge related to sinking revenues in Atlantic City (Bally’s AC at left); its abrupt exit from...

Published March 17, 2014

Kentucky Pro-Casino Groups Divided

The main pro-casino advocacy groups in Kentucky are divided over which of the three gaming expansion bills before the legislature they will support. House Speaker Larry Clark (l.) wants...

Published March 17, 2014

First Casino in Massachusetts Breaks Ground on Slots Parlor

Penn National Gaming Inc. wasted no time after being awarded the first casino license by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, and scheduled its groundbreaking for a week later in Plainville...

Published March 17, 2014

New York Casinos: Yes and No

Sullivan and Ulster counties are in favor of casinos. So are Albany and Rensselaer counties. Saratoga County said yes at the polls, but the city of Saratoga Springs says...

Published March 17, 2014

Initiatives May Expand Colorado Gambling

Colorado voters may have a chance to approve initiatives that would allow slots, table games and video lottery machines at Arapahoe Park Racetrack (l.) in Aurora, and at two...

Published March 17, 2014

Tam: No New Macau Concessions

Macau’s Economy Secretary Francis Tam (l.) says the territory’s casino concessions will remain at six when they come up for renewal beginning in 2020. The terms of renewal, however,...

Published March 17, 2014

Ohio’s Casinos Have Wrought Great Changes

It’s been a year since the last casino resort the Horseshoe Casino (l.), opened in Ohio in Cincinnati, and they have brought about great changes in the communities they...

Published March 17, 2014

Macau Money Trail Leads to Prison

Carson Yeung, the Hong Kong owner of England’s Birmingham City football club, has been sentenced to prison by a court in his native city for money laundering. The exact...

Published March 17, 2014

Riviera, Trop, TI Reach Contracts with Culinary

It’s three down, 12 to go as Las Vegas’s Culinary and Bartenders unions continue to negotiate new contracts with the city’s stand-alone resorts. All the casinos owned by MGM...

Published March 17, 2014

No Casinos on Hainan

A short-lived sweepstakes-style casino on Hainan had pundits wondering if the popular south China resort island would become the country’s second legal gaming market. It won’t, say local officials,...

Published March 17, 2014

Boom Time at Boomtown

With a $20 million upgrade, the 50-year-old hotel-casino in the Reno-Sparks region has come back to life. M1 Gaming bought the historic property last year from Pinnacle Entertainment. With...

Published March 17, 2014

Lagerfeld Joining SJM on Cotai

Macau casino giant SJM has signed its second global fashion name to the Lisboa Palace resort the company is developing on Cotai. Karl Lagerfeld will be joining Versace as...

Published March 17, 2014

Aqueduct in Jeopardy?

The New York Racing Association is questioning whether Aqueduct in Queens, New York, can or should continue as a horseracing venue. In addition to declines across the industry, the...

Published March 17, 2014

MGM to Pay Half-Mil for Drug Activities at HOB

MGM Resorts International has agreed to pay $500,000 plus costs to settle a five-county complaint regarding drug sales and prostitution at the House of Blues’ Foundation Room (l.) at...

Published March 17, 2014

Lower Casino Attendance Sounds Alarm in Missouri

Funding for veterans' homes and education have taken a hit in Missouri as visitors and tax revenue have declined. Officials blame the especially harsh winter, the economic downturn and...

Published March 17, 2014

Mixed Results for South Dakota Gaming Bills

The South Dakota Senate approved a constitutional amendment allowing Deadwood casinos to offer roulette, keno and craps. Voters will decide the issue in November. Senators killed a bill allowing...

Published March 17, 2014

Centaur Rebrands Shelbyville Racino

Visitors at the former Indiana Grand Casino and Indiana Downs will notice new signage and much more at the now-named Indiana Grand Racing & Casino in Shelbyville. Owners Centaur...

Published March 17, 2014