Penn to Acquire Operations of Maryland’s Hollywood Casino

Penn National Gaming will acquire Hollywood Casino Perryville in Maryland from Gaming and Leisure Properties, its affiliated real estate investment trust, for $31.1 million.

Published December 21, 2020

Georgia Lawmakers Pre-File Gaming Legislation

When the Georgia legislature convenes in January, lawmakers will consider legalizing sports betting, horseracing and casinos. Rep. Ron Stephens (l.) says it’s time the state gives Georgians what they...

Published December 21, 2020

AGA Executive: Hope for Lower IRS Slot Threshold

Chris Cylke (l.), the senior VP of government relations for the American Gaming Association said that prospects are “better than ever” for the Internal Revenue Service to raise the...

Published December 21, 2020

Maryland County Restricts Casinos, Restaurants

Maryland’s Prince George’s County responded to a record number of new Covid-19 tests by banning indoor dining at bars and restaurants, and by limiting capacity at MGM National Harbor...

Published December 21, 2020

Nevada Governor Won’t Close Casinos Amid Latest Covid Surge

Nevada is battling record numbers of new Covid infections. The state’s per capita rate of virus-related hospitalizations is the highest in the country. But gaming is too important to...

Published December 21, 2020

Michigan Casinos Given OK to Reopen

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (l.) last week said the state would allow high schools, theaters, bowling alleys, casinos and some other venues to reopen from the pandemic lockdown but...

Published December 21, 2020

Gaming Operators: Lone Star State Is ‘Biggest Plum’

Gaming companies see Texas as the ultimate “plum” that has so far resisted plucking among the United States. It is as big a potential market as Japan, Singapore or...

Published December 14, 2020

Cirque du Soleil May Reopen With ‘O’

Cirque du Soleil, which has gotten a new lease on life with a restructuring of its debts will emerge from bankruptcy able to reopen its first show next year....

Published December 14, 2020

MGM Sells Portion of Real Estate Arm

MGM Resorts has sold more than 3.5 percent of its stake in MGM Growth Properties, its real estate investment trust. The sale added $700 million to its balance sheet...

Published December 14, 2020

DraftKings Could Rebrand Belle of Baton Rouge

Casino Queen’s purchase of the Belle of Baton Rouge (l.) could set the stage for the Louisiana riverboat rebranding as a DraftKings casino. East Baton Rouge Parishioners approved sportsbooks...

Published December 14, 2020

Vegas Unemployment Rate Is Tops in U.S.

It’s a dubious distinction, but hardly a surprise in a city so reliant on tourism. With the impact of Covid-19 on the economy, Las Vegas now leads all other...

Published December 14, 2020

Covid-19 Takes Toll in Atlantic City

Atlantic City has suffered in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Revenue all but disappeared during a four-month closure. Online gambling helped offset some of the loss, but added...

Published December 14, 2020

Downtown Vegas New Year’s Eve Party Scratched

Health officials in Las Vegas have cancelled the annual Fremont Street Experience (l.) extravaganza due to Covid-19 cases. Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman and Fremont spokeswoman Cassandra Down both...

Published December 14, 2020

Baltimore Halves Casino Occupancy Amid Covid Surge

The city of Baltimore has banned indoor dining at restaurants and slashed the allowable capacity for casinos in half, by the first order of new Mayor Brandon Scott (l.).

Published December 14, 2020

LVS Halts Bookings at Palazzo

The Palazzo (l.) on the Las Vegas Strip stopped accepting weekday reservations back in the summer. It’s now closed for weekends, too, as midweek demand in the resort corridor...

Published December 14, 2020

Michigan Extends Casino, Dining Ban Another 12 Days

In an effort to mitigate the potential spread of Covid-19 as a result of the Thanksgiving holiday, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer (l.) will extend the closure of casinos, theaters,...

Published December 14, 2020

New Yorkers Say iGaming, More Casinos Needed

New York Yankees Prez Randy Levine (l.) is just one Empire Stater urging lawmakers to OK mobile sports betting and more casinos in to stem budget shortfalls related to...

Published December 14, 2020

Virgin Delays Vegas Opening Due to Pandemic

Virgin Hotels Las Vegas has once again delayed its grand opening due to a rise in Covid-19 cases in Nevada. The original fall opening pushed to mid-January is now...

Published December 14, 2020

Danville, Virginia Competitive Bidding Process Pays Off

Voters in the Virginia cities of Danville, Bristol, Norfolk and Portsmouth approved casino gaming in November. Only Danville used a competitive bidding process and chose Caesars Entertainment to develop...

Published December 14, 2020

Despite Coronavirus, Indiana Gaming Surprisingly Strong

Despite lower volumes, Indiana casinos in September posted $170 million in win, down just $8 million from September 2019. Sports betting handle surpassed $200 million for the first time...

Published December 14, 2020