Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge Plans 38,000-square-foot expansion

Hollywood Casino of Baton Rouge (l.) is planning a 38,000-square-foot addition as it moves its gaming facilities to a land lot which will total 100,000 square feet. The expansion...

Published October 19, 2020

Hard Rock in Fight Over Land for Indiana Project

Though construction is already underway, Hard Rock casinos is fighting court battles over land ownership for its $300 million Gary casino project (l.). Many of the battles are over...

Published October 19, 2020

Nevada Stops Covid-19 Exposure Reports

A mid-September report on exposure to Covid-19 in greater Las Vegas was obtained through a records request pinpointed specific businesses and the number if coronavirus positive test results. Health...

Published October 19, 2020

Las Vegas Wins Bids for Major NCAA Events

Las Vegas will host the 2023 men’s regional basketball games in 2023 and the Frozen Four in 2026 at T-Mobile Arena (l.), part of a number of events the...

Published October 19, 2020

Kansas City Casino Denied Covid Rent Relief

Harrah’s Kansas City Hotel & Casino (l.) in North Kansas City, Missouri recently asked the city to forgive its rent for the land the casino sits on for the...

Published October 19, 2020

Live Entertainment Returning to Strip

Caesars Entertainment will return live shows to its Strip properties beginning with the X Country adult revue at the Harrah’s Cabaret on October 22. Producers for the show, “Absinthe,”...

Published October 19, 2020

Cosmopolitan Deploys Metal Detectors, Restricts Entry

Las Vegas’s Cosmopolitan casino has deployed metal detectors and will filter access to its casino on weekends. This is in reaction to recent violence on the Strip.

Published October 19, 2020

MGM Secures $750 Million in Fresh Credit

Coming on the heels of a major investment in the company by media giant IAC, Corey Sanders (l.), CFO of the Las Vegas-based resort operator MGM Resorts, said the...

Published October 19, 2020

Norfolk Referendum Will Impact Portsmouth Casino

If voters in Portsmouth, Virginia approve a casino resort, developer Rush Street Gaming could change the timeline for building the hotel phase of the project, if voters in Norfolk—just...

Published October 19, 2020

Amendment Would Give Colorado Gaming Towns Control of Their Destinies

Colorado’s three casino towns—Black Hawk, Central City and Cripple Creek (l.)—are seeking to gain the autonomy to decide betting limits and what games are allowed to operate with their...

Published October 19, 2020

Court Decision on Historic Races Devastating

Faced with a devastating loss of funding for the horse racing industry, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission would like the state Supreme Court to reconsider its decision that historic...

Published October 19, 2020

PA Lawmakers Hear Testimony on Skill Games, VGTs

A committee of the Pennsylvania state House heard testimony at a public hearing on the legalization of so-called “skill games” (l.) and an expansion of the video gaming terminal...

Published October 19, 2020

$1.2 Billion Biloxi Casino Resort Planned

A $1.2 billion casino with a 1,000-room hotel (l.) and "stunning" performance venue will be developed in Biloxi by Universal Music Group and the Dakia U-Ventures investment group. The...

Published October 19, 2020

Georgia Cracking Down On Gaming Machine Payoffs

Currently about 25,000 electronic gambling machines operate throughout Georgia. They pay out winnings in credits to be redeemed for lottery tickets, fuel and store merchandise. But some illegally pay...

Published October 12, 2020

Poker in Atlantic City May Return. Or Not.

While the casinos have reopened and table games are back—with capacity limitations—poker has not returned, including the popular room at Borgata (l.). Las Vegas has provided safeguards and brought...

Published October 12, 2020

Affinity Gaming Raising Money for SPAC

Affinity Gaming is planning to raise $150 million for a special-purpose acquisition company, to target a firm ideally valued at $500 million or more.

Published October 12, 2020

Two Iconic Atlantic City Restaurants Fold

Uber restauranteur Stephen Starr cashed in his chips on two iconic restaurants in Atlantic City located in the former Pier at Caesars (l.). The Continental and Buddakan will not...

Published October 12, 2020

Bond Sale Will Enable LA to Vegas High Speed Rail

Bond sales have begun for the XpressWest high speed rail link that would serve Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Brightline has launched the $3.2 billion effort to fund the...

Published October 12, 2020

Las Vegas Union Workers Hold Rally

The Save Our Jobs union coalition in Las Vegas held a rally in support of a Right to Return ordinance it's pressuring the Clark County Commission to pass. The...

Published October 12, 2020

Atlantic City Employment Falls in August

August employment in Atlantic City’s nine casinos declined nearly 22 percent year over year. But the numbers also decreased between July and August. Since in-restaurant dining returned September 4,...

Published October 12, 2020