GGAM Sheds Interest in Manila Casino

Global Gaming Asset Management, the original managers of Bloombury’s Solaire Resort Casino (l.) in Manila, has sold its interest in the property just months after being ousted by Bloombury’s...

Published January 20, 2014

Vegas Cowboy Saga Continues

Will the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association saddle up for Florida, or remain in Las Vegas, 10-year home of the National Finals Rodeo? The decision could signal a significant decline...

Published January 20, 2014

Funding Complete for Planned Cotai Resort

Louis XIII has secured a key loan to allow it to proceed with construction of a super-luxury hotel on the Cotai Strip. Still missing from the picture is a...

Published January 20, 2014

Rich Get Richer on Macau

The gaming boom has added billions to the net worth of several well-known people who own a piece of it. Forbes’ latest list ranks Galaxy Entertainment Chairman Lui Che...

Published January 20, 2014

Timetable for Argosy License Still Pending in Iowa

The challenge from Penn National Gaming over the awarding of a new license for Sioux City is getting more serious. As required by law, Penn has partnered with a...

Published January 20, 2014

Casino Talk Proves Cheap in Malaysia

Property giant Berjaya denies any interest in a casino for a resort it plans to build in the Malaysian state of Johor on the border with Singapore. The state’s...

Published January 20, 2014

Nevada Casinos Down $135 Billion in 2013

Nevada’s leading casinos have posted their fifth straight fiscal year of net losses, but some of the decline is tied to increased expenses.

Published January 20, 2014

PAGCOR Bullish on 2014

The Philippines’ state-owned gaming operator looks to be falling short of its revenue forecast for 2013 but is expecting better days in 2014. Increases in gaming revenues, coupled with...

Published January 20, 2014

Caesars to Target Super Bowl Fans

The head of Caesars Entertainment’s Eastern division says the operator will try to capture business from those attending Super Bowl XLVIII at the MetLife Stadium (l.) in North Jersey.

Published January 20, 2014

Hengqin Ramps Up for Chinese New Year

Hengqin Island’s first hotel opens this month as the largest in China, and will be joined by a theme park and circus. The attractions will boost visitation to Macau,...

Published January 20, 2014

More Development for Downtown Vegas

One developer plans a boutique hotel (l.) in Downtown Vegas, and Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh continues to stoke investment in the neighborhood.

Published January 20, 2014

Committee Denies Illinois Video Gambling Reforms

A little known legislative panel, the Illinois Joint Committee on Administrative Rules, recently voted to reject video gambling reforms proposed by the Illinois Gaming Board last fall. Aaron Jaffe,...

Published January 20, 2014

$1 Billion Invested In South Mississippi

Casino operators and developers are spending more than $1 billion to buy, build and renovate Mississippi Gulf Coast casinos, which have weathered Hurricane Katrina, the recession and BP oil...

Published January 20, 2014

DeNaples Seeks Lift of Pennsylvania Ban

Pennsylvania businessman Louis DeNaples is asking the state Gaming Control Board to lift a ban imposed in 2012 that prohibits him from doing business with the casino he founded.

Published January 20, 2014

Cordish’s Vegas Arena Raises Eyebrows

Despite the pending development of an MGM arena (l.) in Las Vegas, the city continues to work a deal for a second arena with developer David Cordish.

Published January 20, 2014

Revel Revamps Player’s Rewards

Atlantic City’s struggling Revel casino debuted a new player’s lounge and launched a new player’s card in the hopes of attracting more customers to the casino. Revel officials acknowledged...

Published January 20, 2014

$50 Million in Bonds for LVCVA Business District

A planned bond issue would generate $50 million to fund the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Authority’s long-deferred Global Business District project.

Published January 20, 2014

Miss America Pageant Expects Big Things in 2014

The Miss America Pageant made a triumphant return to Atlantic City in 2013 and with more time to prepare, pageant organizers expect and even better showing and marketing effort...

Published January 20, 2014

California Tribe Goes Hollywood

San Diego County, which has more Indian casinos than another other county in the U.S., may get another one since the Jamul Indian Village has broken ground on a...

Published January 20, 2014

UK’s FOBTs Safe for Now

Britain’s governing coalition defeated a bid by the Labor Party to force it to adopt limits on the spread of a controversial type of electronic casino-style table game in...

Published January 20, 2014