Colorado Pledges More Money for Problem Gaming
Colorado Speaker of the House Alec Garnett (l.) has promised the state will devote more resources to responsible gaming programs. The question, of course, is when.
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Bally’s KC Opens VIP Gaming Lounge
Bally’s Kansas City has introduced an exclusive VIP gaming area, the Celebrity Casino & Lounge. The lounge offers 30-plus slot machines plus blackjack, roulette and dining.
Developer Breaks Ground on AC Water Park
Philadelphia developer Bart Blatstein and Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. recently broke ground on a $100 million water park at the Showboat. The attraction will feature slides, lazy...
New Jersey Rejects Mediation in PILOT Suit
New Jersey Judge Joseph Marczyk asked state lawmakers to decide if meditation would settle a lawsuit against the state filed by Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson (l.) . The...
Aria Reveals Redesigned Sky Villas, Suites
The Aria in Las Vegas has unveiled its ultra-elite, recently upgraded Sky Villas and Sky Suites. The fancy digs go for $1,000 per night and up for suites and...
New Jersey Reintroduces Smoke-free Casino Bill
Cynthia Hallett (l.), president of Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights, says 2022 will be the year lawmakers in New Jersey approve a casino smoking ban. On January 12, six senators...
Nebraska Racetrack Awaits Legislature’s Approval
Fonner Park (l.) in Grand Island, Nebraska, hoped to open a temporary facility in December, following regulatory approval. But it’s still waiting for the rules to be approved the...
Las Vegas Earmarks $40 Million for 2024 Super Bowl
Hosting a Super Bowl doesn’t come cheap. But the revenue it means for Las Vegas must be worth the $40 million price tag to be paid by the Las...
Wynn May Not Expand in Boston
Wynn Resorts is reconsidering plans for an entertainment venue, restaurants and parking garage on land across the street from Encore Boston Harbor (l.). It has so informed the Massachusetts...
Vegas Trade Show a Barometer of Covid Impact
Las Vegas’ biggest trade show was cut short this month by a surge in the omicron variant of Covid-19. It could point to a much longer economic recovery for...
Richmond, Virginia Could Face Competing Referendums
Richmond, Virginia voters narrowly defeated the $565 million One Casino and Resort. Now Councilwoman Reva Trammell (l.) wants a do-over, and state Senator Joe Morrissey wants Petersburg voters to...
Georgia Speaker Considers Expanded Gambling Bill
Georgia Speaker of the House David Ralston (l.) may propose a referendum on expanded gambling. The details on approved gambling would be addressed later if the measure gets enough...
New York State Moves to OK Three Downstate Casinos
With mobile sports betting finally underway, New York officials are working to get three downstate casinos up and running. Legislators, unions and others lead the charge.
Showboat Waterpark to Break Ground in Atlantic City
For those who doubted Bart Blatstein would build it, the Philadelphia developer expected to break ground January 12 on a 103,000-square-foot year-round waterpark at the onetime Showboat casino in...
NFL Opens First Store in Las Vegas
Think of it as a Disney store, but for football fans. The first retail store devoted to all things NFL will open at the Forum Shops at Caesars Palace....
Martha Stewart-Branded Restaurant Coming to Las Vegas
Lifestyle icon Martha Stewart’s (l.) first-ever restaurant venture will launch at Paris Las Vegas in the spring. Stewart has partnered with Marquee Brands on the concept, to be known...
Tahoe Beachfront Property to Become Casino Resort
A California developer has purchased the Beesley Cottages lakefront Tahoe property in Tahoe Vista, California. The property will become part of a much larger “Beach Club” casino property (l.).
A Decade Later, Developer to Complete Vegas Fontainebleau
Ten years after selling the Fontainebleau in Las Vegas, the original developer, Jeffrey Soffer, has returned to finish the giant casino tower and 3,700-room hotel.
Coffee King Challenges Oregon on License Delay
Coffee mogul Travis Boersma (l.) wants to make his Grants Pass Downs racetrack profitable racino with “historical horse racing.” He is frustrated with Oregon’s Racing Commission for slow-walking his...
Virginia Supreme Court to Rule on Skill Games
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring (l.) has asked the state Supreme Court to overturn a circuit court judge’s order that prohibiting state officials from enforcing its ban on slot-like...
