Danville, Virginia and Caesars Discuss $400 Million Casino

Danville, Virginia and Caesars Entertainment Corp. are discussing a $400 million casino resort (l.) at a former industrial complex. The project could generate $30 million in annual gaming revenue...

Published May 25, 2020

MGM Springfield Foresees Heavy Layoffs

The employees of the MGM Springfield are facing layoffs. Two months after closing in response to the coronavirus, MGM is contemplating laying off as many as 1,887 workers, at...

Published May 18, 2020

Golden Entertainment Likes Montana Slots Demand

Golden Entertainment Inc. CEO Blake Sartini (l.) is encouraged by the heavy activity his casinos enjoyed when they opened May 4 in Montana. He thinks it’s a harbinger...

Published May 18, 2020

Indiana Considers Spectacle Application

The Indiana Gaming Commission was set to hold a virtual public meeting Friday, May 15 to consider Spectacle Jack LLC's application for a Vigo County gaming license. If Spectacle...

Published May 18, 2020

Hard Rock Releases Virginia Renderings

Hard Rock International has released two new architectural renderings of its proposed Bristol Hard Rock (l.), to be developed in a vacant mall in Virginia. Hard Rock was the...

Published May 18, 2020

Missouri Senate Approves Truck Stop Pull-Tabs

One hundred pull-tab machines may show up at Missouri truck stops if the House approves a $30 billion Senate bill with a provision allowing the games. Missouri Senator Eric...

Published May 18, 2020

AC Tourism Goes South

2019 was a very good year in Atlantic City, and 2021 may be too. But 2020, the year of the pandemic, will go down in history as a uniquely...

Published May 18, 2020

Eldorado’s CEO Foresees Closing Merger by Next Month

Barring any delay, Eldorado Resorts CEO Tom Reeg (l.) foresees closing the company’s merger with Caesars Entertainment by the end of June. When that happens, Reeg will be the...

Published May 18, 2020

Penn National Regroups After $600 Million Loss

Penn National Gaming CEO Jay Snowden (l.) told investors the operator is rethinking its strategy after reporting a first-quarter 2020 loss of more than $600 million. Online gaming and...

Published May 18, 2020

Caesars Details Phased Reopenings

During its first-quarter earnings report, Caesars Entertainment proposed a phased opening of its casinos in four markets, including nine in Las Vegas and three in Atlantic City. The plan...

Published May 18, 2020

Nevada Casinos Still On Waiting List to Reopen

The first phase of Nevada’s return to limited normalcy is under way. But the gaming industry isn’t part of that yet, and it doesn’t appear that Governor Steve Sisolak...

Published May 18, 2020

Coronavirus Takes a Bite Out of Atlantic City Convention Business

Atlantic City and Las Vegas depend on conventions and trade shows to boost tourism, especially in the off-season. But the coronavirus that closed casinos has also decimated that part...

Published May 18, 2020

More U.S. Casino Markets Poised to Reopen

Two months after U.S. casinos shut down due to the coronavirus, many have opened or are planning to do so. Tribal casinos have been opened in California, Arizona and...

Published May 18, 2020

Thousands Face Layoffs in Las Vegas

Since March, nearly 63,000 MGM Resorts workers have been furloughed at the company’s two dozen U.S. resorts, all of which are currently closed. The Las Vegas gaming giant now...

Published May 11, 2020

Pennsylvania Reports 3,000 Layoffs at Two Casinos

Notifications to Pennsylvania labor officials indicate that there were 3,000 employees laid off between Parx Casino in Bensalem and Harrah’s Philadelphia (l.) on the Chester waterfront.

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NJ Bills Promise Help for Casinos

New Jersey lawmakers have introduced two bills to help Atlantic City casinos. One lets them borrow interest-free loans. The other grants tax and fee breaks. “It was heartbreaking to...

Published May 11, 2020

New Mexico Horse Racing Hopes for Quick Return

Horse racing in New Mexico faces an uphill battle to come back to life after the Covid-19 pandemic shut down the state tracks. The state also closed the...

Published May 11, 2020

GLPI Moves Protect Quarterly Results

Gaming and Leisure Properties Inc. (GLPI), through proactive moves such as buying the Las Vegas Tropicana property from Penn National Gaming, has achieved first quarter results that hold up...

Published May 11, 2020

Oregon Collects Taxes for Shut Down VLTs

Hundreds of bars and restaurants in Oregon are shuttered because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The ones that have video lottery terminals (l.) are being ordered to pay taxes on...

Published May 11, 2020

Pennsylvania, Maryland Push for Racing

Racing fans and industry officials are looking forward to the resumption of live racing, conducted to empty grandstands with only essential personnel.

Published May 11, 2020