Problem Gambling Awareness Month Hosts N.Y. Events
The National Problem Gambling Awareness Month celebrated its 20th anniversary in March. The month included conferences and discussions to shine an important light on the options for those...
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Bally’s Chicago To Offer Dealer Training
Partnering with City Colleges of Chicago, Bally’s Chicago casino will offer dealer training school for local residents beginning this spring. The new $1.7 billion casino will require hundreds of...
Two Groups Propose Missouri Casino
In Missouri, the Lake Ozark, Missouri board expressed support for a local investor group’s proposed casino. However, the Osage Nation also has bought and cleared acreage for its own...
Caesars Entertainment Reveals Nebraska Racino Plans
Caesars Entertainment officials shared renderings of Harrah’s Columbus Racing & Casino in Nebraska (l.), set to open in 2024 with the state’s only 1-mile thoroughbred racetrack. A temporary casino...
10 Years After Genting’s Bargain, Strip Land Values Higher than Ever
When Genting purchased the plot of land that eventually became Resorts World Las Vegas (l.), it probably didn’t imagine that it would be looked at 10 years later as...
Chicago Bears Land Deal Might Skate Around Gaming Ban
Da Bears saw a better option than Soldier Field in the 326-acre Arlington Park (l.), a former race track. Churchill Downs put a covenant barring a casino on the...
Fertitta Exec: No Decision on Strip Development
A top executive of Fertitta Entertainment says no decision has been made on the development of six prime acres on the Las Vegas Strip acquired last year (l.).
Judge Rules Wynn Resorts Lawsuit May Proceed
U.S. District Judge Andrew P. Gordon (l.) ruled a class action lawsuit against Wynn Resorts may proceed. Shareholders accused management of deceiving investors by failing to disclose Steve Wynn’s...
Reno’s Sands Regency Rebrands as J Resort as Renovations Continue
The former Sands Regency in Reno has been rebranded as the J Resort (l.), as owners Jacobs Entertainment look to inject new life into one of the older properties...
Smoking Ban Gains Momentum in New Jersey, but Not Nevada
As of now, it would appear that the momentum has reached the point where a full smoking ban in Atlantic City casinos is more likely than ever. With that...
Renderings Revealed for ‘The Coney’ Casino, Nassau Casino
Thor Equities has released details and the first renderings of its proposed casino at Brooklyn’s Coney Island (l.), which would be called “The Coney,” while Las Vegas Sands...
Gaming Industry Once More Becomes Leading NV Political Donors
During the pandemic, contributions to political candidates fell sharply from the gaming industry. But now that the casinos are raking in money again, the amount of political cash has...
Hard Rock’s New York Casino Bid in Question
The planned bid by Seminole Hard Rock to build a casino near the Citi Field stadium (l.) in Queens, already the subject of local protest, is in question because...
Pedestrian Gaming Regulatory Websites
When a regulatory agency is asked to present its market for a transparent website or a full accounting of the year’s gross gaming revenues, they usually can’t—or won’t—because they...
Colorado Gaming Commission Approves Grants
The Colorado Limited Gaming Control Commission approved its first distribution of grants totaling more than $1.5 million to nonprofits providing problem gambling services.
Cordish Challenges Nittany Mall Casino Award
Cordish Companies, a losing bidder for the Category 4 license won by Ira Lubert for a casino near the Pennsylvania State University campus, has appealed the license award to...
Minnesota Court Strikes Down Pulltab ‘Open-All’ Feature
A Minnesota appellate court has held that the “open-all” feature on electronic pulltabs, which opens all lines to play at once, is illegal under the state’s gaming law.
Boyd Applies For Kansas Historic Horse Racing License
Boyd Gaming applied for a license to build and operate a $160 million historic horse racing facility in Park City, Kansas. The venue would offer 1,000 HHR machines, a...
TMB Racing Terminates Attempt to Revive Oregon Horse Racing
Travis Boersma (l.), who made his billions by founding the lucrative Dutch Bros coffee company, has abandoned efforts to revive Oregon’s horse racing industry. He has informed Josephine County...
In 2022, MGM National Harbor was Best U.S. Casino Outside of NV
Eat your heart out, Atlantic City—MGM National Harbor (l.), which is less than 10 years old, was the highest-grossing U.S. commercial casino outside of Nevada last year, per the...
