Twin River Finalizes Buy of Kansas City Isle Of Capri

Isle of Capri Casino in Kansas City, Missouri will become Casino KC next year. Twin River Worldwide Holdings recently closed on its $61 million acquisition of the market's lowest-performing...

Published July 27, 2020

Louisiana Gaming Revenue Off 19.5 Percent

Louisiana’s 14 riverboat casinos, four racinos and Harrah’s New Orleans (l.) generated $164.4 million in June--down 19.5 percent from 2019. But according to Louisiana Casino Association Executive Director Wade...

Published July 27, 2020

Virginia Cities Move Closer to Casino Referendums

The Virginia Lottery Board has pre-certified casinos in Bristol (proposed Hard Rock at left), Portsmouth and Danville, paving the way for voter referendums November 3. The state previously OK’d...

Published July 27, 2020

Colorado Casinos Have Strong Reopening

Cripple Creek, Colorado, one of the state’s three casino towns, saw a strong first month after reopening in June. More customers showed up than anticipated to the town’s 12...

Published July 27, 2020

Connecticut Casinos Do Well, Despite Partial Reopenings

Foxwoods and the Mohegan Sun (l.) casinos in Connecticut earned impressive revenues in June, the first month they operated after the pandemic. This despite reopening without many of their...

Published July 27, 2020

Vegas Is Back—and So Is Covid-19

The city is pacing a statewide surge in new cases of the potentially deadly contagion at rates that far exceed the national average and is seriously pressuring hospital capacity....

Published July 27, 2020

Casino Measure Aims to ‘Keep the Money in Nebraska’

A group called Keep the Money in Nebraska has qualified three measures for the November ballot that collectively would authorize casinos in the Cornhusker State. Lance Morgan (l.), CEO...

Published July 27, 2020

Casino Officials Discuss Employee, Patron Mask Use

Human resources officials recently gathered virtually for the ICE North American conference. Among the topics discussed was mask-wearing among employees and guests. According to a Nevada OSHA report, about...

Published July 20, 2020

Resorts World Completes Gigantic LED Sign; Announces Partnership with AEG

One of the largest LED building displays in the U.S. recently was completed at the $4 billion Resorts World Las Vegas casino on the Strip, expected to open in...

Published July 20, 2020

Table Games Could Return to Colorado

One county in Colorado is looking at allowing table games to return to its casinos. Gilpin County, the home of Black Hawk (l.), has submitted a proposal for safe...

Published July 20, 2020

Tiverton Proposes Restricting Casino Revenue

Having been burned by a Rhode Island state promise that if it lost casino revenue it would be paid back, the town of Tiverton faces a financial “pickle.” The...

Published July 20, 2020

LVCVA in Talks to Acquire Monorail Company

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is in discussions to acquire the Las Vegas Monorail Company, and operate the currently idle monorail as conventions and meetings return.

Published July 20, 2020

Borgata to Open July 26

After electing to forego the early July re-openings of its fellow casinos, Borgata has come up with a date: July 26. The delay was due to efforts to provide...

Published July 20, 2020

Mohegan Las Vegas Casino Making Progress

Work continues at the future Mohegan Sun Casino at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, the market's first tribally managed casino, set to open before January 1. The former Hard Rock...

Published July 20, 2020

Nevada Secures $4 Billion in Fed Loans

The U.S. Treasury offered more than $4 billion in loans to 42,000 recipients in Nevada in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Much of that aid went to the...

Published July 20, 2020

Detroit Suffers Financially As Casinos Remain Closed

Detroit's three casinos await Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer's approval to reopen. Closed since March 16, Whitmer recently extended Covid-19 lockdowns. Meanwhile, the state and the city have received $0...

Published July 20, 2020

Pennsylvania Lawmakers Adjourn with No VGT Bill

Last-minute efforts by Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati (l.) to craft a bill legalizing and regulating skill games and VGTs in bars failed, as the legislative session adjourned...

Published July 20, 2020

Mississippi Casino Operators Express Optimism

Customers are returning to Mississippi casinos in numbers that make operators hopeful about the summer and fall. The state's casinos reopened May 21 and posted decent numbers through Memorial...

Published July 20, 2020

NY Casinos Warn of Massive Layoffs

The four commercial casinos in upstate New York warn that unless they are permitted to reopen, some 5,000 workers who are currently furloughed could be laid off permanently. American...

Published July 20, 2020

Virginia Board Pre-Certs Hard Rock for Casino Resort

The Virginia Lottery Board pre-certified Hard Rock International and two local groups to build and operate a casino hotel (l.) in the former Bristol Mall. The city followed with...

Published July 20, 2020