VICI Completes Equity Offering
VICI Properties has completed its $3.4 billion equity offering intended to aid in the acquisition of rival REIT MGM Growth Properties and the Las Vegas Strip assets of Las...
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Bally’s Atlantic City Finishing High-Limit Room
Bally’s Atlantic City will open the first phase of its new high-limit room (l.) in October with the rest to be completed in November. The room has table games...
Wayne Newton Back Onstage in Vegas
Fans of Wayne Newton (l.) will say “Danke Schoen” to the entertainment legend, who will mark his 58th anniversary at the Las Vegas Flamingo with a series of stage...
Station-Culinary War: No Sign of Truce
When it comes to holding a grudge, the Hatfields and McCoys had nothing on Station Casinos and the Culinary Union. Their feud has been ongoing for more than two...
Iowa Greyhound Park Announces Shorter, Final Season
Iowa Greyhound Park will close following a shortened 2022 season, due to a shortage of dogs following the end of Florida racing. Also, subsidies keeping the track solvent will...
PA Township Approves Nittany Casino Plan
The College Township Council in Pennsylvania has unanimously approved a land development plan for the Nittany Casino, a satellite facility coming to the Nittany Mall near Pennsylvania State University...
Louisiana Casino Referendum Set for December 11
Voters in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana will vote on a proposed $329 million Camellia Bay casino resort (l.) on December 11. The outcome could overturn a 1996 referendum rejecting...
Caesars Presents Danville, Virginia Plans
Caesars Entertainment has presented plans for its $500 million Caesars Virginia in Danville, set to open in 2023. The project calls for 1,400 slots and table games, 500-room hotel,...
PA Casino Execs: Unlicensed Games Hurting Profits
Two executives of Mount Airy Casino (l.) in Pennsylvania told the state Gaming Control Board that unlicensed so-called “skill games” are a major reason slot demand in the state...
Caesars, Nobu Announce Expansion
Caesars Entertainment and Nobu Hospitality will open two new Nobu Hotels and restaurants in New Orleans (l.), Atlantic City and Las Vegas, and renovate the original Nobu Hotel at...
Missouri AG Returns Campaign Donations
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt (l.), who is running for U.S. Senate in 2022, returned campaign contributions from the owner of controversial video gambling company Torch Electronics.
Vaccines A Must for New Hires at Resorts World
Want to work at Resorts World Las Vegas? Be prepared to get a Covid-19 vaccines. The Genting property, Las Vegas’ newest resort, has announced it will require all new...
In Downtown Vegas, Foot Traffic Surges
Downtown Las Vegas, bucking a national trend of reduced foot traffic in casino districts, experienced a surge in foot traffic in August.
Ocean Casino Sues Live! Philadelphia Over Slogan
Atlantic City’s Ocean Casino Resort has sued Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia (l.) over use of the slogan “Go for the win” and its associated marketing campaign.
Station Casinos, Culinary Clash on Casino Plan
Nevada’s powerful Culinary Union is working to halt a proposed new casino development planned by Station Casinos. Station has owned the development site on Durango Road (l.) in...
Alabama Track Owners Launch Ad Campaign
The owners of Alabama’s four racetracks, including Birmingham Race Course (l.), have formed an association and launched an ad campaign highlighting the revenue the state’s losing by not allowing...
Mississippi’s Gulfside Announces Resort Partners
Biloxi-based Gulfside Casino Partnership announced new partnerships with five Arkansas firms to work on its proposed $254 million River Valley Casino Resort in Pope County.
AC Council Supports Casino Smoking Ban
City Council in Atlantic City approved a resolution to support a Senate bill that closes the loophole that allows smoking on the casino floor. The casinos went smoke-free during...
Plainridge Park Pitches Expansion to Massachusetts Lawmakers
Penn National Gaming, owner of Plainridge Park slot parlor, has asked Massachusetts lawmakers to let it add table games and expand its number of machines to better compete against...
Hard Rock Table Play Surpasses Horseshoe
According to the Indiana Gaming Commission, Hard Rock in Gary surpassed Horseshoe Casino in Hammond in table game win. But Horseshoe bet Hard Rock in slot play.
