AC Relief Bill Moves Forward in Trenton

A casino relief bill to permit casinos and racetracks to deduct a portion of sports betting revenue taxes move out of the Assembly Appropriations Committee. A second bill which...

Published september 28, 2020

Vegas Jobless Rate Worst in Nevada

The pandemic continues to exact a toll on Nevada’s tourism-dependent economy. Unemployment is down by more than half since the spring, and at 15.5 percent it’s still the highest...

Published september 28, 2020

Virginia To Ban Electronic Gaming Machines In 2021

Virginia lawmakers were set to ban the 9,000-plus electronic gambling machines that operate in the state, but the ban was moved to 2021 since the machines provide additional revenue...

Published september 28, 2020

Louisiana Casinos Reeling From Pandemic, Laura

The Louisiana Gaming Control Board posted gloomy figures for August. New Orleans had the worst casino revenues, falling 36.3 percent year-on-year. Statewide, 14 riverboat casinos, Harrah’s New Orleans and...

Published september 28, 2020

Five Strip Casinos Top List for Covid Infections

August data compiled by the state of Nevada show the Cosmopolitan (l.) with the highest number of known positive test results, at 304. But state officials say it’s impossible...

Published september 28, 2020

Caesars Gets $400 Million From VICI

The funds came in the form of a mortgage loan secured by the gaming giant’s new Caesars Forum Convention Center (l.) on the Las Vegas Strip. VICI is also...

Published september 28, 2020

Cash-Strapped Casinos Get Creative to Get Coin

Coin-operated slots are few and far between, but the nationwide coin shortage is still a problem for casinos, which must cash out TITO vouchers and give change at restaurants....

Published september 28, 2020

Station Loses Another Union Battle, But War Drags On

Labor officials have rejected Station Casinos’ bid to invalidate the Culinary Union’s election victory at Fiesta Henderson. In the last four years, eight casinos operated by the Las Vegas...

Published september 28, 2020

Saracen Casino Urged to Go Smoke-Free

The American Lung Association is leading a coalition of health organizations in urging Arkansas’s Saracen Casino Resort (l.) to reopen as a permanent non-smoking facility. Saracen expects to reopen...

Published september 21, 2020

Federal Bill Advances to Ensure Horseracing Safety

A bill that would set up procedures to impose uniform medication and safety standards on racetracks is moving briskly in Congress. It has bipartisan support.

Published september 21, 2020

Face-Off Continues Between Two AC Casinos

Atlantic City’s Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa is pursuing legal action against two former employees who left to work at Ocean Casino Resort (l.). The issue revolves around whether...

Published september 21, 2020

Kansas Casino Revenue Falls

Revenue at Hollywood Casino at Kansas Speedway (l.) fell 29 percent from $13.16 million in August 2019 to $9.34 million in August 2020, although that total was $800,000 higher...

Published september 21, 2020

Cordish Revises Florida Casino Plan

Pompano Park, Florida lawmakers will consider the Cordish Companies' request to reduce proposed office space and add a large industrial facility at its Live Resorts Pompano development, the site...

Published september 21, 2020

Nebraska Supreme Court Allows Casino Ballot Initiatives

On November 3, Nebraskans will vote on three ballot initiatives that would allow casino gambling at horseracing tracks in select counties. If approved, the initiatives would amend the state...

Published september 21, 2020

Louisiana Casinos Remain At 50 Percent Occupancy

Louisiana restaurants can open at 75 percent capacity, but casinos, including the Golden Nugget in Lake Charles (l.), must remain at 50 percent under Governor John Bel Edwards' move...

Published september 21, 2020

NJ Lawmakers to Take Up Atlantic City Relief

The New Jersey Assembly Appropriations Committee plans to address two relief bills which grew out of the Covid-19 pandemic and the casino shutdown. One bill allows changes to the...

Published september 21, 2020

Mississippi Coast Casinos Reopen After Sally

Hurricane Sally was predicted to make landfall in the Biloxi, Mississippi area September 16, causing the Mississippi Gaming Commission to order the 12 coast casinos to close two days...

Published september 21, 2020

AC Regulators Splits Bally’s, Wild West

Twin River will acquire Bally’s Atlantic City, but not the Wild Wild West Casino (l.) that adjoins it. That property which will become part of the Caesars Entertainment empire,...

Published september 21, 2020

Judge Allows Lawsuit Challenging Miami Gaming Room

A Florida Miami-Dade County judge has allowed a lawsuit against the City of Miami and West Flagler, owner of Magic City Casino (l.), to proceed. Plaintiffs are businesses who...

Published september 21, 2020

Colorado County Allows Casino Tables to Return

Gilpin County in Colorado, has obtained permission from the state for its two casino towns, Black Hawk and Central City (l.) to offer table games again. Teller County, home...

Published september 21, 2020