PA High Court to Rule on Skill Games

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will hear the appeal of the state of Pennsylvania challenging the legality of so-called skill games, with the state seeking to overturn a lower court’s...

Published July 1, 2024

New York Extends Bid Deadline for Casino Applicants

The New York agency charged with licensing three downstate casinos has extended the August 31, 2024 deadline for bids, set by a recent law, to June 27, 2025.

Published July 1, 2024

Atlanta Kroger Stores Offer Slot-Like Games

Slot-like “coin-operated amusement machines” have appeared in several Atlanta-area Kroger stores. The games pay out in gift cards, not cash, and help fund the state’s HOPE Scholarship program, Kroger...

Published June 24, 2024

New Mavs Owner Confident Texas Will Welcome Gambling

It may not happen next year. Or 2026. Or 2030. But the new Dallas Mavericks ownership group can afford to wait and expect to be rewarded with a new...

Published June 24, 2024

Advocacy Group Reports Shareholder Support to Study Smoking Impact

Americans for Nonsmokers’ Rights reports that 57 million votes cast by shareholders of Bally’s Corp., Boyd Gaming and Caesars Entertainment favor studying the financial impact of continuing to allow...

Published June 24, 2024

Feds Lose Steve Wynn Foreign Agent Case

The Department of Justice has lost its case against Steve Wynn (l.) that had attempted to force Wynn to register as a Chinese foreign agent. A lower court’s dismissal...

Published June 24, 2024

Red Rock Ordered to Bargain with Culinary After Labor Board Ruling

The epic rivalry between Red Rock Resorts and the Culinary Union rolled on last week when the company was ordered by a federal labor board to bargain with the...

Published June 24, 2024

Casino Resort at Niagara would be Taller Than Anything in City

A two-tower, 58-story hotel, residential and casino complex has been proposed for Niagara Falls, New York. The complex would be the tallest building in the resort city.

Published June 17, 2024

Charges Against Colorado Casino Heist Suspect Dismissed

Charges of theft against a Monarch Casino cage employee who delivered $500,000 to a scam artist have been dismissed, the judge holding that she thought she was following a...

Published June 17, 2024

Arkansas Regulators Reject Gulfside Application

The Arkansas Racing Commission rejected Gulfside Partnership’s Pope County gaming license application because it lacked a letter of support from the local government. Cherokee Nation Entertainment remains the sole...

Published June 17, 2024

Illinois Hard Rock Opening August 29

The Hard Rock Casino (l.) in Rockford, Illinois will open with a “guitar smashing” gala on August 29. The new venue will feature 1,300 slots, 60 table games, poker...

Published June 17, 2024

LVCVA Agrees to New Sale Agreement for North Strip Plot

Las Vegas officials have approved an amended sale agreement for a 10-acre plot on the north side of the Las Vegas Strip. Instead of a single purchase, the land...

Published June 17, 2024

Boyd Eyeing Penn?

The appointment of a new member to the board of Boyd Gaming has sparked rumors that the company is considering a takeover/purchase of rival Penn Entertainment. But there are...

Published June 17, 2024

New York Lawmakers Pass Casino Bid Deadlines

The New York Legislature has passed a bill that sets hard deadlines for submissions and approvals of three downstate casino licenses through next year.

Published June 17, 2024

Alabama Official Wants Gambling Special Session

Alabama legislators failed to pass a lottery and casino gambling but David Bronner at Retirement Systems of Alabama said he hopes Gov. Kay Ivey will call a special session...

Published June 10, 2024

Florida Casino Employees Arrested For Alleged Illegal Gaming

Port Charlotte, Fla. police arrested two suspects after an investigation found alleged illegal gambling on slot machines at two casinos. They had been tipped off that law enforcement was...

Published June 10, 2024

Louisiana Casino Is Latest To Move Ashore

The 30-year-old Treasure Chest in Kenner, Louisiana moved from a riverboat to a land-based $100 million facility (l.). The new venue offers a 48,000-square-foot casino, four restaurants and convention...

Published June 10, 2024

Investor Speculation Sends Caesars, Penn Soaring

Two of the biggest U.S. operators saw their stocks jump more than 15 percent due to investor speculation. For Caesars, that involved the potential reintroduction of Carl Icahn and...

Published June 10, 2024

Texas Senators Unlikely To Support Gambling Legislation

Texas’ Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (l.) has stated he will not bring gambling legislation to the Senate floor unless a majority of Republican senators support it. He’s concerned casino...

Published June 10, 2024

Hard Rock Delays Opening of Permanent Bristol Casino

Bristol, VA bettors will have to wait a little longer for the city’s permanent casino, as Hard Rock officials announced last week that the property will host a full...

Published June 10, 2024