Harveys Lake Tahoe Completes Room Renovation

A $41 million renovation has been completed at Harvey’s Lake Tahoe Hotel & Casino. It include upgrading 519 guest rooms and balcony suites (l.).

Published October 12, 2020

LVS to Stop Paying Dividends for Time Being

Las Vegas Sands Corp. will stop paying dividends to the end of its loan term in 2021. In return one of its lenders, the Bank of Nova Scotia, has...

Published October 12, 2020

Caesars Completes Sale of Harrah’s Reno to CAI Investments

The sale of Harrah’s Reno to Las Vegas-based CAI Investments by Caesars Entertainment is not completed. The sale price was $41.5 million.

Published October 12, 2020

Violence Plagues Las Vegas Strip

Casinos are reacting to increased violence on the Las Vegas Strip. Marilyn Spiegel (l.), president of Wynn Resorts, says she is expanding security protocols at the Wynn and Encore...

Published October 12, 2020

Delaware North Sells Jumer’s To Twin River

Delaware North will sell Jumer's Casino & Hotel (l.) in Rock Island, Illinois for $120 million to Twin River Worldwide Holdings Inc. Jumer's opened in 1992 and was acquired...

Published October 12, 2020

LA County Cardrooms to Open Outdoors

Los Angeles County cardrooms have been allowed to reopen in the great outdoors. The seven casinos will operate under large tents and without food and beverage.

Published October 12, 2020

Atlantic City Deed Restrictions Don’t Boost Competition

The Eldorado-Caesars merger offered a chance to lift deed restrictions against three properties, including the former Atlantic Club (l.), in Atlantic City. But it didn’t happen. Lifting restrictions offered...

Published October 12, 2020

Amendment 77 Would Grant Local Control to Colorado Casino Towns

On November 3, Colorado voters will have their say on Amendment 77, which would allow voters in the three cities where gambling is permitted—Black Hawk, Cripple Creek and Central...

Published October 12, 2020

Virginia Casino Campaigns Ramp Up

In Danville, Virginia, the anti-casino group Defend Danville said Caesars Entertainment, is guilty of "emotional blackmail" by pledging $17 million for a new police station if residents pass a...

Published October 12, 2020

Indiana Casino Partner Indicted In Campaign Contributions Scandal

A federal indictment charged Spectacle Entertainment Vice President John Keeler (l.) with participating in a scheme to direct illegal corporate contributions through straw donors to the unsuccessful 2016 congressional...

Published October 12, 2020

Atlanta Speedway Hopes Race Boosts Casino Prospects

The Atlanta Motor Speedway (l.) in Hampton, Georgia will get a second NASCAR Cup Series race, which officials hope will improve the chances for a $1 billion casino resort...

Published October 12, 2020

Virgin Will Open Casino Hotel in January

Delayed by the coronavirus pandemic, Virgin Hotels Las Vegas (l.) will get to receive patrons on January 15, 2021. The former Hard Rock underwent a $200 million renovation and...

Published October 12, 2020

Nebraska Casino Referendum Drawing Opposition

Conservative politicians in Nebraska, including Governor Pete Ricketts (l.), are lining up against ballot measures to legalize casino gambling in the state. They claim casinos will lead to an...

Published October 12, 2020

AC Casino Exec Files Wrongful Termination Suit

Loretta Pickus (l.) has filed suit against Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City for firing her from her job as senior vice president and general counsel. Pickus claims her...

Published september 28, 2020

Hard Rock Scores In USA Today Awards

Hard Rock International received numerous accolades in USA Today’s 2020 Casinos Readers' Choice Awards. Hard Rock Atlantic City (l.) ranked second and Seminole Hard Rock in Tampa placed in...

Published september 28, 2020

Plainridge Park In Massachusetts Seeks License Extension

Massachusetts’s Plainridge Park Casino(l.) has made many friends since it first opened its doors in 2015. Many of those friends lined up to testify last week when the...

Published september 28, 2020

New Mexico Casinos Ask to Reopen

Commercial casinos in New Mexico have been closed for six months, longer than any other casinos in the U.S. due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The casinos are asking Governor...

Published september 28, 2020

Kentucky Partnership Seeks Casino, Racetrack License

The Keeneland Association in Kentucky and the majority owners of Kentucky Downs applied for a license to build a new harness track and a casino. Kentucky still has two...

Published september 28, 2020

Arkansas Casinos Recuperating From Covid-19 Losses

Closed for months due to Covid-19, Arkansas' three casinos lost $1.4 billion, according to Department of Finance and Administration figures. But in July, Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort, Saracen Casino...

Published september 28, 2020

Philadelphia Casino Workers Pan Covid-19 Secrecy

Employees at Rivers Casino Philadelphia (l.) revealed the operator’s policy of secrecy and lax enforcement of CDC guidelines in relation to fighting Covid-19 since the casino has reopened.

Published september 28, 2020