New York Gears Up for Gaming Tax Fight

Controversy is likely to abound next year when the New York Gaming Commission releases its comprehensive study of the statewide gaming market, which has grown over the last decade...

Published November 11, 2019

MGM Continues Selloff

MGM Resorts International has added MGM Springfield (l.) to the list of casinos it could sell but retain as part of a lease agreement. Bellagio, MGM Grand, Aria and...

Published November 11, 2019

The Next Big Strip Deal—How About Tropicana?

Penn National Gaming says it’s entertaining interest from a number of prospective buyers who want to peel off segments of the Tropicana’s prime south Strip acreage. It’s a safe...

Published November 11, 2019

Another Vegas Buyer Passes on Historic Moulin Rouge

The head of the Southern Nevada Regional Housing Authority has withdrawn his pitch for the agency to bid on the site that once hosted Las Vegas’ only racially integrated...

Published November 4, 2019

Say Goodbye To Horseshoe Southern Indiana Riverboat

Caesars Entertainment will throw a farewell celebration for the Horseshoe Southern Indiana Casino riverboat on the Ohio River in Elizabeth, Indiana on Saturday, November 30. The vessel, opened in...

Published November 4, 2019

California Approves Bonds for Bullet Train to Vegas

The California board responsible for approving bonds for private state and public projects has approved of a $3.25 billion bond request by Virgin Trains USA to build a bullet...

Published November 4, 2019

Twin River, Rhode Island Settle Licensing Dispute

Twin River Worldwide Holdings has settled a dispute with the state of Rhode Island over a licensing issue. But the operator’s battle with Governor Gina Raimondo over her proposed...

Published November 4, 2019

SugarHouse Is Now Rivers Philadelphia

Philadelphia’s SugarHouse Casino is now Rivers Casino Philadelphia, as owner Rush Street Gaming institutes consistent branding between its three gaming properties.

Published November 4, 2019

New Casino at Atlantic City Showboat?

Showboat Atlantic City owner Bart Blatstein has applied to the New Jersey Casino Reinvestment Development Authority (CRDA) to subdivide his property into five lots, reportedly to circumvent a deed...

Published November 4, 2019

Hard Rock Investors Submit Illinois Application

Fifty-three investors in a proposed $311 million Hard Rock casino in Rockford, Illinois electronically submitted 10,000 pages of documents to the Illinois Gaming Board to apply for a gaming...

Published November 4, 2019

Live! Philadelphia: Built to Last

Cordish Companies’ Stadium Casino celebrates the topping-off of Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia, which will open next year in the heart of South Philadelphia’s Stadium District. The location of...

Published November 4, 2019

Illinois Communities Address Video Gambling

Des Plaines, Illinois Mayor Matthew Bogusz (l.), without explanation, has tabled an ordinance that would have ended the long-running ban on the games. Business owners want them to better...

Published October 28, 2019

34th Horse Dies at Santa Anita Racetrack

The Santa Anita Racetrack has continued the bad run of luck that began last December. On October 19, a 34th racehorse died. The horse was put down after it...

Published October 28, 2019

Chicago Suburbs Select Casino Developers

In Illinois, Waukegan, Rockford, Lynwood, Danville, Williamson County, Matteson and Calumet City—which just endorsed the Delaware North Southland Live project (l.)—are moving forward on casino proposals, which are due...

Published October 28, 2019

Memphis Track Ending Greyhound Racing

Delaware North, owners of Southland Casino Racing (l.) in West Memphis, Arkansas, has announced that live greyhound will end there in 2022. The phase-out will take three years while...

Published October 28, 2019

Illinois Stops Tinley Park Sale

Following a Chicago Tribune investigation, the state of Illinois canceled the sale of state-owned land to developer Rick Heidner for a proposed racino in Tinley Park. The newspaper detailed...

Published October 28, 2019

Oklahoma Renews Racetrack License

Remington Park Racing & Casino (l.) in Oklahoma City received unanimous approval from the Oklahoma Horse Racing Commission to renew its license for 2020. Owned by Global Gaming Solutions,...

Published October 28, 2019

Blue Chip Indiana Expands, Terre Haute Study Released

In Northwest Indiana, the Blue Chip Casino (ll.) unveiled its $11 million, 11,000 square foot Fremont Ballroom, expanding the Stardust Event Center to more than 45,000 square feet. Also,...

Published October 28, 2019

MGM Keeps Hopes Alive for Connecticut Casino

A renewed option to buy and develop land in Bridgeport Harbor indicates that MGM Resorts International is still on the hunt in its proposed $675 million casino (l.) proposal...

Published October 28, 2019

Virginia Casino Backers Spreading the Word

The Virginia legislature has given preliminary approval to casinos in five cities. In Bristol, the Betting on Virginia Jobs political action committee donated $450,000 to legislative campaigns in August...

Published October 28, 2019