West Virginia Posts July Results

The West Virginia Lottery Commission announced July results for its online casino, sports betting, lottery, video lottery, casinos and racinos. The lottery reported gross revenue of $93.9 million in...

Published september 7, 2020

Harrah’s Philadelphia Poker Room to Close Permanently

Sources have confirmed to a Pennsylvania gaming news site that Harrah’s Philadelphia’s (l.) closure of its poker room due to the Covid-19 pandemic will be permanent.

Published september 7, 2020

Miami-Dade Reopens Commercial Casinos—Again

Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos A. Gimenez (l.) gave commercial casinos the all-clear to reopen for the second time last Monday. Officials also permitted restaurants to bring back indoor dining....

Published september 7, 2020

California Card Clubs Move to Parking Lots

San Jose, California’s two card clubs, Bay 1010 and Casino M8trix (l.), have been given permission by the city council to move outside into their parking lots and operate...

Published september 7, 2020

Illinois Casinos Cut Hours, Capacity

Hollywood Casino Joliet (l.) and Harrah's Casino Joliet were directed by the Illinois Gaming Board to temporarily limit hours, decrease occupancy, make masks mandatory and suspend food service as...

Published september 7, 2020

Casino Revenue Loss Delays Missouri Projects

City officials in La Grange, Missouri have put several municipal projects on hold due to decreased tax revenue following the temporary closure of the Mark Twain Casino (l.) and...

Published september 7, 2020

Illinois City Awaits Gaming Board Decision

The Illinois Gaming Board is vetting three applicants for the casino gaming license in Waukegan. They are Full House Resorts and North Point Casino. The third applicant is Midwest...

Published september 7, 2020

Kansas Casinos Down $20 Million For June, July

Kansas' four casinos, including Kansas Star (l.), lost more than $90 million in June and July compared to 2019, and the state missed out on $20 million in gaming...

Published september 7, 2020

In Vegas, Unions, MGM, Caesars Agree to Benefits Deal

The agreements secure health coverage and other protections for around 36,000 active and furloughed members of the Culinary and Bartenders locals in Las Vegas. The unions are trying to...

Published september 7, 2020

MGM Lays Off 18,000

Job cuts at MGM Resorts properties had been expected since May. What wasn’t known was that they’d total 25 percent of MGM’s workforce nationwide𑁋another stark indicator of the uphill...

Published september 7, 2020

Indoor Dining Returns to AC But Not Smoking

MGM is sending out layoff notices at a time when New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy gave the green light to permit in-restaurant dining in Atlantic City. Eateries such as...

Published september 7, 2020

Slots Boost PA Pandemic Recovery

Strong play at slot machines, despite casinos operating at 50 percent capacity, is helping Pennsylvania casinos survive the slump caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. At Mount Airy Casino (l.),...

Published september 7, 2020

LVCVA Buying Strip Monorail

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority will spend up to $24 million to buy the financially troubled network whose main stop is the Las Vegas Convention Center. Plans...

Published september 7, 2020

Rush Street Wins PA Mini-Casino

Ira Lubert (l.), a principal in the Rush Street Gaming subsidiary that holds the license for Pittsburgh’s Rivers Casino, submitted a winning bid of $10 million for the state’s...

Published september 7, 2020

Chicago Seeks Input on Downtown Casino

The city of Chicago sent out a nine-question Request for Information to gaming industry insiders, asking for recommendations "to develop and operate a world-class casino in Chicago." A downtown...

Published september 7, 2020

NJ Regulators Face Backlash Over AC Deed Restrictions

As part of hearings on the Eldorado-Caesars merger, the New Jersey Casino Control Commission ignored a recommendation from the Division of Gaming Enforcement to lift deed restrictions on three...

Published september 7, 2020

Lockdown Nightmare Ends for NY Casinos

After nearly six months, the longest gaming industry shutdown in the U.S. is finally over. The first of New York’s 12 casinos and racinos, including Rivers in Schenectady (l.),...

Published september 7, 2020

Wynn Grants Stock to Keep Management in the Fold

The gaming giant has distributed around 176,000 shares previously granted to board members and corporate executives like CEO Matt Maddox (l.) to more than 200 employees at the management...

Published august 31, 2020

GLPI to Move Baton Rouge Riverboat

A new Hollywood Casino Baton Rouge (existing facility, l.) will open in early 2022, Gaming and Leisure Properties has announced. Officials said the new $21 million to $25 million...

Published august 31, 2020

Still No Poker in PA

Poker players are lighting up social media asking when Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf (l.) will allow casinos to reopen poker rooms, which remained closed when the state permitted casinos...

Published august 31, 2020