LV Convention Business Returns Slowly

Conventions are one of Las Vegas’s biggest moneymakers. The massive CES convention (l.) won’t return this year. Shows are not expected to resume at least before next June.

Published November 23, 2020

Station Casinos Plans New Las Vegas Valley Casino

Station Casinos is mulling developing a new property on South Durango Drive in Las Vegas, even though the Las Vegas locals operator has still not reopened four of its...

Published November 23, 2020

Wisconsin Judge Holds ‘Skill Games’ Legal

A Wisconsin judge has ruled that video gaming machines in convenience stores (l.) are not gambling devices, because of a preview feature that involves a choice by the player.

Published November 23, 2020

Nebraska Gambling Initiatives Will Benefit Racing

Nebraska voters overwhelmingly approved three initiatives that will greatly benefit horseracing. Purses at Fonner Park in Grand Island will increase, said Chief Executive Officer Chris Kotulak (l.), similar to...

Published November 23, 2020

Urbana, Illinois Approves Video Gambling Terminal Increase

In a 4-1 vote, the city council in Urbana, Illinois approved allowing bars and restaurants to offer six video gambling terminals, not five. The increase was authorized by gambling...

Published November 23, 2020

Hard Rock Hotel Transitions to Virgin Hotel

Hard Rock Hotel is being rebranded to Virgin Hotels Las Vegas. But the transition is much more than a cosmetic makeover and few sections of the property are unaffected...

Published November 23, 2020

Former MGM CEO, Who Heads Nevada COVID Task Force, Believes Vegas Will Bounce Back

Jim Murren (l.), head of the Nevada task force on COVID-19 Response, Relief and Recovery is confident that Las Vegas will bounce back better than ever once Covid has...

Published November 23, 2020

FanDuel To Finance ‘Full Revitalization’ At Fairmount Park

Fairmount Park Racetrack in Collinsville, Illinois will undergo a major renovation and be rebranded to the FanDuel Sportsbook and Horse Racing following a multi-million-dollar investment by FanDuel. The company...

Published November 23, 2020

Virginia Cities Certify Casino Referendums

Two-thirds of voters in Bristol, Danville and Portsmouth, Virginia approved a casino in recent referendums, and Norfolk voters came close. Local electoral boards certified the election results and those...

Published November 23, 2020

MGM Growth Plans to Raise $750 Million in New Debt

MGM Growth Properties, which owns most MGM properties, including MGM Grand (l.), announced it will seek to raise $750 million in new debt, but did not disclose plans for...

Published November 23, 2020

Cordish Opens Live! Casino Pittsburgh

Cordish Companies staged a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week to celebrate the opening of Live! Casino Pittsburgh at the Westmoreland Mall in Western Pennsylvania. Cordish will open two more Pennsylvania...

Published November 23, 2020

WEEKLY FEATURE: Regulators Delay Crown Sydney Casino Opening

More damaging revelations concerning money laundering have prompted regulators in New South Wales to force Crown Resorts to forego gaming operations when it opens its luxury Darling Harbour resort...

Published November 23, 2020

Wrestling, Basketball Face Uncertain March in Atlantic City

Organizers of the annual New Jersey state wrestling championships still plan on returning to Jim Whelan Boardwalk Hall (l.) in March. So do the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference men's...

Published November 16, 2020

Las Vegas CVA Extends Partnership with Speedway

Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority extended a sponsorship contract with the Las Vegas Motor Speedway through 2031. The extension, while for fewer dollars, keeps two NASCAR races a...

Published November 16, 2020

Bellagio Gallery Reopens with Art from top Local Collectors

The Gallery of Fine Arts at Bellagio Reopened with a collection of works donated by local enthusiasts.

Published November 16, 2020

Deadwood Could Take Bets by July 1

Now that voters said yes to sports betting in Deadwood, the state must develop regulations for mobile and retail sportsbooks.

Published November 16, 2020

Penn Resumes Mini-Casino Construction at York Galleria

Penn National Gaming has resumed construction of its mini-casino (l.) at the York Galleria in Pennsylvania’s Springettsbury Township, with a projected opening in mid-2021.

Published November 16, 2020

Virgin Tests Futuristic LV Transportation System

The first human passenger test of the Virgin Hyperloop occurred Sunday near North Las Vegas. Two company executives climbed into a pod for a short 100 mph test.

Published November 16, 2020

Pennsylvania Releases Casino Worker Covid-19 Data

Regulator in Pennsylvania have reported only 108 cases of Covid-19 out of 16,000 casino workers, meaning less than 1 percent of workers have tested positive.

Published November 16, 2020

Illinois Gaming Board Extends Application Process

The Illinois Gaming Board announced it may take another six months to process casino license applications from the six communities approved for casino gambling under the expanded gambling bill....

Published November 16, 2020