Florida Seniors Undeterred From Visiting Casinos

Florida is known for its large population of senior citizens. Now it’s becoming known for a large population of seniors who won’t let Covid-19 get in the way of...

Published June 22, 2020

Nevada Says Table Players Must Wear Masks

Nevada is now requiring players at casino table games to wear face masks. The move is in response to customers who are ignoring safety guidelines in large numbers as...

Published June 22, 2020

Eldorado $17.3 Billion Caesars Purchase Progressing

Eldorado Resorts' $17.3 billion acquisition of Caesars Entertainment is advancing, but probably won't be completed until late June or July. The deal still needs approval from Indiana, Nevada, New...

Published June 22, 2020

Atlantic City Casino Losses Hurt State Agencies

Atlantic City’s casinos took a long-term hit when Governor Phil Murphy ordered them to close in March. In turn, the loss of revenues from gaming and other tourism took...

Published June 22, 2020

U.S. Casino Reopenings Continue

Casinos in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and elsewhere are continuing to reopen, all under similar but location-specific guidelines for patron and employee safety. Some properties are advancing into new,...

Published June 22, 2020

Resorts World, Wynn Plan Tunnels to LV Convention Center

Resorts World Las Vegas, slated to open on the Las Vegas Strip next summer, wants to build an underground people-mover to connect with the Elon Musk system (l.) under...

Published June 15, 2020

LVCVA Lights Up Strip in New TV Ad

A new TV spot from the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority features a person throwing a switch that rekindles the iconic “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign, then...

Published June 15, 2020

TI Las Vegas Sues Insurer for Covid Losses

Treasure Island on the Las Vegas Strip has filed a Covid-19-related claim under a business interruption and property damage policy worth up to $1.18 billion. The insurer denied the...

Published June 15, 2020

Ruffin’s Kansas Casino Dream Ends

Billionaire casino owner Phil Ruffin will not turn the shuttered Woodlands racetrack (l.) in Kansas City, Kansas into a racino. He's selling the property to an Indianapolis developer for...

Published June 15, 2020

Icahn Agrees to Demolish AC Casino

Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small (l.) told reporters last week that Carl Icahn, owner of the former Trump Plaza Hotel & Casino, has submitted plans and a timeline for...

Published June 15, 2020

Indiana Hard Rock Opening Delayed

Despite Covid-19, construction continues at the Hard Rock Casino (l.) in Gary, Indiana but the originally scheduled opening of December 31 is unlikely. The $300 million, 200,000-square-foot casino will...

Published June 15, 2020

Atlantic City Approves Open Containers

After legislators failed to approve an open-container law in Atlantic City, Mayor Marty Small got it done, at least for now. Small took advantage of the closure of casinos,...

Published June 15, 2020

U.S. Casinos Continue to Reopen

Face masks. Social distancing standards. Reduced capacity on slot floors, at table games and in restaurants. Everyone knows the drill by now, but as casinos reopen across the U.S.,...

Published June 15, 2020

Sahara First on the Vegas Strip to Dump Resort Fees

Times being what they are, operators on the Las Vegas Strip are having to take a hard look at their value proposition. First to go was paid parking. Resort...

Published June 8, 2020

PA Court Strikes Down Ban On Political Contributions

A federal appeals judge has ruled that the Pennsylvania gaming law that prohibits casino licensees from making political contributions is unconstitutional. The case was brought by shareholders in Sands...

Published June 8, 2020

Groups Petition For Arkansas Casino Amendment

The group Arkansas Wins 2020 has begun a petition to allow a total of 16 casinos in the state, including three that are already operational: Southland (l.), Oaklawn and...

Published June 8, 2020

Another Coronavirus Victim: The Drew Las Vegas

For more than a decade the building has stood unfinished at the north end of the Las Vegas Strip, 67 stories of blue glass gleaming in the desert sun,...

Published June 8, 2020

Illinois Horse Racing Makes A Comeback

Fan-free horse racing began June 6 at tracks in Illinois, thanks to protocols that lessen likelihood of Covid-19 flare-up. Hawthorne Race Course (l.) re-opens on June 6, with racing...

Published June 8, 2020

Maryland Track Resumes Live Racing

The Maryland Jockey Club approved the resumption of live racing—without spectators, due to the coronavirus—with a meet that began May 30 at Laurel Park (l.).

Published June 8, 2020

AC Casinos May or May Not Reopen by July 4

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is inching closer to green light for Atlantic City casinos to reopen. He said he’d like to see the gaming halls ready to roll...

Published June 8, 2020