UNITED STATES GAMING
Developers recently added a casino to their proposed hotel in East Biloxi, Mississippi. But the $300 million Tullis Gardens Hotel & Casino (l.) faces challenges including the pending tidelands...
Kentucky Proposes New Gambling Corporation
The Kentucky Senate passed a bill creating a new standalone corporation to regulate live horse racing, parimutuel wagering, sports betting and charitable gaming, replacing the Kentucky Horse Racing and...
Arkansas Attorney General Approves Casino Ballot Language
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin approved revised ballot language for a proposed constitutional amendment that would let local communities decide if they want a casino and repeal licenses previously...
Bally’s Executives Appear Before NGC Ahead of Tropicana Closure
Bally’s Corp. is completing the final steps necessary for the permanent closure of the Tropicana Las Vegas (l.), which will officially shut its doors this week. However, that isn’t...
Group Proposes Suburban Chicago Racetrack
The development group Lincoln Land Downs has proposed a $180 million racino in the south Chicago suburb of Richton Park. It plans to apply for a horse racing license...
Virginia Businesses Pressure Governor on Skill Games
A group of business owners and other advocates of legalizing “skill games” rallied at the Virginia Capitol to pressure Governor Glenn Youngkin (l.) to deliver on a 2021 promise...
Skill Games Secure Another PA Court Victory
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has affirmed its decision holding that so-called “skill games” produced by Banilla Games can be operated legally in the state.
NYC Casino Licensing Far Off
The New York Gaming Commission estimates that applications for three downstate licenses for commercial casinos in and around New York City will not be accepted before Q1 2025.
NJ: iGaming, Sports Betting Up; Casino Revenues Down
New Jersey reported soaring February revenue numbers for online casinos and sports betting, but a slight year-on-year decline for Atlantic City brick-and-mortar casino revenues.
Poll Indicates Support for North Carolina Casinos
A new Survey USA poll showed 55 percent of North Carolina residents strongly or somewhat support casino gambling in rural areas, mirroring an earlier poll indicating 57 percent of...
Metro Line Stations Suggested for DC Suburban Casino
A message on the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce blog suggests Silver Line stations on the DC Metro commuter line as potential casino sites.
NY Senate Advances Problem Gambling Bills
A key committee of the New York state Senate has cleared three bills designed to identify and diminish problem gambling, including an increase in funding treatment.
Editorial States Bally’s Chicago Concerns
The Chicago Sun Times published an editorial outlining numerous concerns about Bally’s Chicago, including its need for $800 million for construction, falling stock price, underperforming temporary casino, revised hotel...
Site of Famed Strip Landmark Goes Unclaimed at Auction
A recent land auction involving the plot of the Diamond Inn Motel on the Strip, home of the famous pink elephant statue (l.), was closed after potential buyers failed...
MGM Considers Selling Ohio, Massachusetts Properties
Industry insiders said MGM Resorts International is working with financial advisors regarding the sale of casinos in Northfield, Ohio and Springfield, Mass., due to disappointing financial results.
New Jersey Launches Responsible Gaming Campaign
New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin (l.) marked March’s Problem Gambling Awareness Month by announcing a new campaign to direct $300,000 to problem gambling research and treatment.
Fontainebleau Fires Back with Counterclaim in WLV Feud
Representatives from Fontainebleau Las Vegas have filed a counterclaim in response to a recent contract infringement lawsuit from Wynn Las Vegas, saying that Wynn is simply jealous of the...
Bill Would Allow PA go Join Multi-State Poker Compact
A bill introduced in the Pennsylvania Legislature would allow the state to join the Multi-State Internet Gaming Agreement, to pool online poker pots with other states.
Stockton University Graduates First 23 from Casino Program
A new program based at Stockton University in Atlantic City just graduated its first 23-student class. It offers an eight-week Integrated Casino Resorts Operations Certificate.
Mississippi Riverboat Gambling Bill Dies
A bill that would have authorized riverboat gambling in Jackson, Mississippi on the Pearl River, or along adjoining bodies of water, died in the Senate Gaming Committee.