Ohio Casinos, Racinos Post Dramatic Declines

A surge in Covid-19 cases combined with new curfews from Governor Mike DeWine (l.) caused gaming revenue to plummet at Ohio's 11 casinos and racinos, down 17.2 percent to...

Published December 14, 2020

Nebraska State Senators Discuss Expanded Gaming

Following Nebraska voters' recent approval of expanded gaming, state legislators have begun to address the topic. State Senator Ray Aguilar (l.), whose district includes Fonner Park racetrack, said he...

Published December 14, 2020

Pennsylvania Casinos Shuttered for Rest of Year

Citing increasing positive numbers in Covid 19 cases, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf (l.) imposed sweeping restrictions on state businesses, closing all entertainment facilities, including the state’s 12 casinos and...

Published December 14, 2020

New York Casino Tops $3 Billion for Education

Resorts World Casino (l.) at Aqueduct Raceway in Queens has generated more than $3 billion for education funding since it opened in 2011. In the past fiscal year alone,...

Published December 7, 2020

Casinos in Mississippi Suffer Millions in Hurricane Damage

Hurricane Zeta in October caused millions in damage to Mississippi’s Gulf Coast casinos, according to the properties. Mississippi-based Yates Construction recently filed for $48 million in building permits to...

Published December 7, 2020

Former Suffolk Downs Owner Sues Wynn Again

Sterling Suffolk Racecourse, which once owned Suffolk Downs racetrack (l.) near Boston, is pursuing its legal battle for damages from losing the casino license to serve the Greater Boston...

Published December 7, 2020

The Plaza Hotel & Casino Announces Greyhound Station Redevelopment And Symphony Park Connectivity Projects

The Plaza will also partner with the City of Las Vegas to build a pedestrian-friendly pathway that leads to a new elevated bridge connecting the hotel-casino on Main Street...

Published December 7, 2020

Clark County Taps Stadium Reserve Fund To Make Stadium Bond Payment

Drastic measures taken to ensure Clark County’s latest $16 million payment on the Las Vegas Raiders’ stadium bonds can be made on the $2 billion structure, even in the...

Published December 7, 2020

Maine Casino Revenues Near Bottom of U.S.

The two casinos in Maine are recording some of the most severe drops in gaming revenue of casinos in the United States. Revenues dropped 55 percent since March.

Published December 7, 2020

Atlantic City Casino Jobs Shrink Again in October

For the fourth straight month, employment in the Atlantic City casino industry declined by double digits. The sharp fall off speaks to capacity and other constraints, the need to...

Published December 7, 2020

Illinois To Further Study Gambling Amid High Sports Betting Numbers

The Illinois Department of Human Services announced it will conduct a year-long, $500,000 study on gambling and gambling addiction within the state. Officials said the recent accessibility of sports...

Published December 7, 2020

More Than 20 Online Travel Firms Sued For Avoiding Taxes In Nevada

Fraud alleged against some of the biggest names in the online hotel booking industry amid accusations the industry underpaid taxes by hundreds of millions of dollars.

Published December 7, 2020

VICI Donates Former Kentucky Racetrack Land

The 58-acre site of the former Bluegrass Downs Racetrack (l.) in Paducah, Kentucky will become a sports recreation facility for the 1,200 youth of McCracken County, thanks to VICI...

Published December 7, 2020

Atlantic City’s Credit Getting Stronger

New Jersey’s oversight of Atlantic City’s municipal operations has helped improve the city’s overall economic outlook according to Moody’s Investor Services. The credit agency affirmed Atlantic City's Ba3 credit...

Published December 7, 2020

Black Hawk Council Lifts Bet Limit

The city of Black Hawk, Colorado (l.) has decided to lift the city’s $100 betting limit. This goes into effect May 1.

Published December 7, 2020

Nevada Regulators Mull Appeal in Wynn Case

Steve Wynn (l.) has no interest in returning to the gaming industry in the aftermath of his resignation over allegations of sexual misconduct. But the Nevada Gaming Control Board...

Published December 7, 2020

LA County Towns Call Cardroom Closures ‘Final Nail’

Officials of Los Angeles County cities that rely heavily on casinos for government revenue are condemning the action last week by the county to close cardrooms in the county,...

Published December 7, 2020

Virginia Lottery Expects Casinos In 2022

Casinos in Virginia, recently approved in voter referendums, continue to make progress. Lottery Executive Director Kevin Hall said the earliest the Hard Rock Bristol Casino (l.) could open a...

Published December 7, 2020

Las Vegas To Bounce Back Like The Roaring ‘20s, Wynn CEO Predicts

Post-pandemic, Wynn Resorts CEO Matt Maddox sees a “bright” future and an ability to bounce back and re-establish itself, just as the country did after the 1918-1919 pandemic.

Published December 7, 2020

Caesars Sells Belle Of Baton Rouge

Caesars Entertainment will sell the operations of the Belle of Baton Rouge (l.) in Louisiana, leaving it with three casinos in that state. The new owner will be the...

Published December 7, 2020